November, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Turn off easy street to spur progress (Ellie)

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Question: I’m involved with a married man in a one-year, long-distance relationship. He openly revealed he’s married with a daughter, 10, who lives in Houston. I accepted this. He lives in another U.S. city for […] […]

Actress, 11, in Broadway’s ‘Lion King,’ loses battle with leukemia

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NEW YORK, N.Y.—An 11-year-old girl who played young Nala in The Lion King on Broadway has died after a battle with leukemia. Katharina Harf, co-founder of the bone marrow donor centre DKMS, says Shannon Tavarez […] […]

U.S. election results a sign of America’s great leap inward

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WASHINGTON—One of the most polarizing U.S. elections in living memory ended in a hard lurch to the right, as voters beset by hard times took vengeance on Washington, steering the balance of power back to […] […]

Survey reveals the world’s most flirtatious women

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MADRID – Step aside sleek Parisiennes, fun-loving Britons and sultry Italians: Spanish women are the world’s greatest flirts, according to an online study released by a dating website yesterday. Spanish women are the most likely […] […]

Mail bomb fears paralyse Greece

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The parcel-bomb crisis emerging out of Greece has officials there so concerned, they have suspended all international mail out of that country for 48 hours. Suspected Greek terrorists unleashed an unprecedented two-day wave of mail […] […]

Iranian woman facing gallows

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Supporters of an Iranian woman facing the death penalty for adultery say that the sentence could be carried out in the next 24 hours, after her prison received authorisation to execute her. Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, […] […]

Princess Diana crash figure arrested

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A MAN who has always maintained that he was the first person on the scene of the crash in Paris that killed Princess Diana has been arrested. He was charged with robbing cash machines.- after […] […]

Earthquake hits Serbia, two killed – report

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AN earthquake struck Serbia early today, killing two people, wounding dozens and inflicting substantial damage on the city of Kraljevo where electricity and other services were cut, reports said. The 5.6-magnitude quake hit at 1.56am […] […]

Three in California on terror charges

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THREE California residents were indicted on charges of providing funding and other aid for the Shabab, a Somali-based Islamist group linked to al-Qaeda, US authorities said today. The Justice Department said an indictment named San […] […]

Israeli politician cancels visit to Britain

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LONDON—An Israeli government minister canceled a visit to London over fears he might be arrested on suspicion of committing war crimes, a British-Israeli group said Tuesday. Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor is the latest in […] […]