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Mygripe FOR years, most Iraqis viewed US soldiers as unwelcome occupiers and suspected them of trying to steal their oil. But public opinion has undergone a dramatic change in the run-up to the departure of […] […]

Mygripe RUSSIA’S finance minister Alexei Kudrin has urged his fellow citizens to smoke and drink more, explaining that higher consumption would help lift tax revenues for spending on social services. “If you smoke a pack […] […]

Mygripe SAN JOSE MINE: An enormous drill has begun preliminary work on carving a 700m chimney through solid rock to free the 33 men trapped in a Chilean mine, their ordeal now having equalled the […] […]

Mygripe NEW YORK, USA — With the matter of his legal representation now settled, former Tivoli Gardens don and accused drug and weapons dealer Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke is now involved in intense preparations for his […] […]

Mygripe NEW DELHI, INDIA—Islamic militants have been buying paragliders and India’s top law enforcement official is afraid that they’re headed for New Delhi to attack its Commonwealth Games extravaganza that begins in four weeks. A […] […]

Mygripe She’s known for her frequent hair colour changes and cutting-edge styles.  But just like any other girl, singer Rihanna still manages to have a little hair accident every now and then. The 22-year-old singer […] […]

News IN its 322-year history, Lloyd’s of London has insured everything from the Titanic to Bette Grable’s legs. But never before has it written a policy for an American football player’s hair. The trademark locks […] […]

Mygripe A HIGH school gang on the warpath fired gunshots at a Bangkok public bus Wednesday, killing a 9-year-old boy as he bounded down the stairs on his way to school, police said. Violence between […] […]