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United States economy growth revised up to 0.4% in last quarter of 2012

12 February, 2021

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Sunday, March 31, 2013 The United States economy grew at a 0.4% annual rate in the last three months of 2012 according to statistics released on Thursday by the United States Department of Commerce (USDOC). The revised figures are better than 0.1% previously estimated. Per the report, the increased estimate of economic growth is partly […]

Interview with BBC Creative Archive project leader

12 February, 2021

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Thursday, June 22, 2006 The Creative Archive project is a BBC led initiative which aims to make archive audio and video footage available to be freely downloaded, distributed, and ‘remixed’. The project is still in a pilot stage, and is only available to UK residents, but the long-term future of the project could have a […]

U.S. restores full diplomatic relations with Libya

12 February, 2021

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Tuesday, May 16, 2006 The U.S. has announced full diplomatic relations will be restored with Libya and the country removed from the list of nations the U.S. considers to be state sponsors of terrorism following a 45-day open comment period. Renewal of diplomatic relations between the two states comes after extended diplomatic efforts by both […]

Delta flight makes emergency landing at JFK, no injuries

12 February, 2021

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Sunday, September 26, 2010 Delta Airlines flight 4951 made a safe emergency landing at JFK International Airport in New York City yesterday after the aircraft’s right landing gear failed. There were 64 passengers and crew members aboard as well as 3,000 gallons of flammable fuel. The pilot maintained composure as he radioed air traffic control. […]

Dead children found in car in Sussex, UK

12 February, 2021

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Wednesday, January 27, 2010 The bodies of two children were found this morning in a car in Heathfield, East Sussex, in the United Kingdom. A 43-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of the murders. The boy and girl were both less than five years old, and were discovered at 11:46 this morning (GMT) when […]

Hundreds of thousands rally in Australia against IR legislation

12 February, 2021

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Tuesday, November 15, 2005 People rallied in 300 locations across Australia today to protest the Federal Government’s proposed changes to industrial relations laws, WorkChoices. According to police, around 150,000 people congregated in Melbourne, from where speeches were broadcast throughout the country. In Sydney, thirty thousand gathered in Belmore Park and Martin Place to watch the […]

CNN medical correspondent to be named US Surgeon General

12 February, 2021

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Wednesday, January 7, 2009 United States president-elect Barack Obama has chosen Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a medical correspondent from the American television station CNN, to be the next United States Surgeon General. Gupta, also a neurosurgeon, was reported to be chosen because of his background in broadcasting and skills in communication. He is currently the host […]

Cleveland, Ohio clinic performs US’s first face transplant

12 February, 2021

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Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, have successfully performed the first almost total face transplant in the US, and the fourth globally, on a woman so horribly disfigured due to trauma, that cost her an eye. […]

2006 “Stolenwealth” Games to confront Commonwealth Games in Melbourne

12 February, 2021

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Friday, March 3, 2006 The possibility of large-scale protests in the face of the 3,000 journalists covering the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games, has event organisers and the Government worried. The group “Black GST” – which represents Indigenous Genocide, Sovereignty and Treaty – are planning demonstrations at prominent Games events unless the Government agrees to a […]

Transport for London wins first Anti-Social Behaviour Order against graffiti vandal

12 February, 2021

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Tuesday, September 25, 2007 Billy Murrell, a persistent graffiti vandal from South East London, has become the first recipient of an Anti-Social Behaviour Order (Asbo) granted to Transport for London (TfL) by Greenwich Magistrates. The civil order also bans him from the top deck of buses throughout England and Wales for three years. Murrell, a […]