July, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Villa scores late to give Spain 1-0 win over Paraguay

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JOHANNESBURG—David Villa scored in the 83rd minute Saturday to give Spain a 1-0 win over Paraguay and its first ever berth in the World Cup semifinals. The ball fell to Villa in the area after […] […]

Iran remembers victims of airliner shot down by US

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BANDAR ABBAS, Iran—Iranian helicopters scattered flowers into the Persian Gulf waters on Saturday as family members and relatives remembered the 290 passengers killed when a U.S. warship shot down an Iranian airliner 22 years ago. […] […]

Cuba says hunger striker ‘in danger’ of dying

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HAVANA—Cuba’s state-run media said Saturday that an opposition activist who has refused food and water for 129 days has actually gained weight due to intravenous feeding, but that he has suffered a blood clot that […] […]

Doctor’s fears over children’s health in Third World London

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Thousands of children in parts of central London are suffering levels of malnourishment similar to those found in developing countries, a leading GP warned today. Dr Sam Everington laid bare the scandal of poor health […] […]

Bus lane driver exposes flaw in penalty notices

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The legality of thousands of bus lane fines has been called into question after a motorist overturned one by claiming it had used the wrong wording. Musician Phillip Morgan was caught on CCTV camera in […] […]

Indian official brought girl to US to work as slave

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AN Indian government official responsible for championing women’s rights illegally sneaked an underage girl into the US to serve as a personal slave for herself and her husband, it is claimed. Neena Malhotra and husband […] […]

Man wanted over gun attack named

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A man wanted in connection with a double shooting that left one man dead and a woman critically injured has been named by police. Northumbria Police said they were searching for Raoul Thomas Moat, who […] […]

Germany whips Argentina to reach World Cup semifinals

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Germany had an easier than expected 4-0 win over Argentina on Saturday, reaching the World Cup semifinals and sending both Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona home. Miroslav Klose scored […] […]

Vybz Kartel in police custody

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VYBZ Kartel, the dancehall DJ the police expressed an interest in interviewing as they move to stamp out criminality in the society, is expected to be questioned by detectives today, a day after he turned […] […]

‘I am not guilty’ says Al Miller

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EMBATTLED clergyman, the Rev Al Miller, yesterday pleaded not guilty to charges of harbouring a fugitive and perverting the course of justice in his first court appearance since his arrest last week when he was […] […]