June, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Defeat pushes South Africa close to exit

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PRETORIA, South Africa — Diego Forlan scored two goals to help give Uruguay a 3-0 victory over South Africa today and push the World Cup host team closer to becoming the first to go out […] […]

Thanks for the goal, Winston!

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Winston Reid’s whanau say they’re bubbling with pride after watching their man become New Zealand soccer’s most famous name. The 21-year-old All White sent the country into raptures early yesterday when he headed home a […] […]

Stand by for unbearable teasing from the Kiwis

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JUST when you thought the World Cup couldn’t get any more annoying, what about this: on day five of the tournament as things currently stand it’s New Zealand 1 and Australia nil. And no amount […] […]

Tears on both sides as PM David Cameron makes a heartfelt apology

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THERE were tears in the British parliament yesterday, and fears. But we saw true leadership from Prime Minister David Cameron, who talked of the Bloody Sunday report with stark simplicity, abandoning any attempt at sophistication. […] […]

Israel to relax Gaza blockade

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JERUSALEM: Israel was expected to significantly ease its blockade of the Gaza Strip last night to blunt the international criticism over the deadly Israeli commando raid on a blockade-busting flotilla. Senior cabinet ministers were meeting […] […]

Shannon abduction ‘not foreseeable

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Social workers and other agencies which worked with Shannon Matthews’s family for 13 years could not have prevented her abduction by her own family, a report has concluded. A summary of the serious case review […] […]

Scotland Yard officers face misconduct hearing over handling of rape inquiries

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Three Scotland Yard officers could possibly face the sack over the handling of two separate rape inquiries, it was revealed today. A police watchdog announced the officers were to face a misconduct hearing over how […] […]

Men come and go – Children are for life

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By Sandrea- MY GRIPE It seems that more and more these days women have the tendencies to put men above their children and this is a feat that I find difficult to understand. In most […] […]

Robert Semrau’s trial resumes in Kandahar

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KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, AFGHANISTAN—Back in Afghanistan to face the first battlefield murder charge in Canadian history, Capt. Robert Semrau looked relaxed in camouflaged fatigues as he chatted with members of his regiment. Semrau’s second-degree murder trial […] […]

Innocent Iraqis claim $17.6m from British

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The British Government has paid off more than 1000 innocent Iraqis hit by botched British military operations that resulted in deaths, injuries and major damage to property. An investigation by the Independent shows that the […] […]