July, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Two more UK deaths in Afghanistan

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A British marine and a British soldier have been killed in two separate explosions in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said. The marine, from 40 Commando Royal Marines, died while on foot patrol in […] […]

China awakens to sexual revolution

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SEXUAL mores are changing as the Chinese take control of the world’s sex toys. Seventy per cent of female graduate students in Shanghai say that one-night stands are not immoral, and that living together before […] […]

Rushdie to write his lost chapter

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SALMAN Rushdie has started work on perhaps the most anticipated literary memoir of them all: the story of his decade in hiding from a fatwa. No other leading writer has endured an experience remotely comparable […] […]

Ex-US official jailed for life in Cuban spy scandal

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A FORMER US State Department official has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in a conspiracy to provide classified data to Cuba. The Justice Department said the 73-year-old would also not be […] […]

US freezes Islamic cleric’s assets

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THE US government has slapped sanctions on American-Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaqi, accusing him of helping to plan a failed bombing. The Treasury Department froze the assets of Awlaqi, a dual national wanted for his part […] […]

Keyhole hysterectomy best – study

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WOMEN undergoing a hysterectomy via keyhole surgery are half as likely to suffer complications than those that opt for open abdominal surgery, a study has shown. The worldwide surgical trial results, which were published in […] […]

Passport row shuts out lacrosse team

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TIME has run out for a team of Iroquois lacrosse players who have been blocked from travelling to a tournament in England because of a passport dispute. The 23 members of the Iroquois Nationals – […] […]

Kenyan police arrest suspect in Uganda bombings

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Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the Uganda bomb attacks that killed 76 people watching the World Cup final on television, an official says. The man was arrested at a police checkpoint on […] […]

Woods relieved to maintain hope

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Tiger Woods was delighted not to play himself out of contention for an unprecedented third Open title at St Andrews on Friday. Woods added a second round 73 to his opening 67 to finish four […] […]

Police arrest manager and customers of City bar ‘that sold cocaine with cocktails’

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A members-only bar which allegedly sold cocaine to City workers alongside their cocktails has been raided by police. Officers swooped on the Bar 9 club on the edge of the Square Mile, seizing the bar […] […]