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University defeat Maroochydore in round five of 2020 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union season

8 February, 2021

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Tuesday, September 1, 2020 August 29, 2020 Maroochydore 10 University 22 Cotton Tree, QueenslandAustralia In Australian rugby, University have maintained top spot on the Sunshine Coast Rugby Union A grade ladder with a 22 points to 10 win over Maroochydore at Cotton Tree, Australia on Saturday. 1 2 3 Maroochydore played much of the first […]

US novelist Tom Clancy dies at age 66

8 February, 2021

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Wednesday, October 2, 2013 The bestselling US novelist Tom Clancy died yesterday in a hospital in Baltimore, according to his publisher. The sixty-six year old is best known for a series of novels themed around espionage, military affairs and geopolitical intrigue, many of which have been adapted into movies and video games. The Hunt for […]

Zarqawi shows face in new video

8 February, 2021

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Saturday, April 29, 2006 The first “visual issue” of the Emir of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, was issued April 25, 2006, by the Mujahideen Shura Council. A thirty-four minute video containing an approximately twenty minute oration by Zarqawi, footage of him leading mujahideen in training on the battlefield and in a war room, […]

Chelsea announces Nike sponsorship

8 February, 2021

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Friday, October 14, 2016 Yesterday, English capital football club Chelsea FC announced a long-term deal with US sports company Nike. Currently, German company Adidas made the kits for The Blues, a deal worth £30 million annually. Chelsea’s contract with Adidas runs till 2023. Chelsea is obliged to pay about £40 million to the German firm. […]

New study claims Stonehenge was a place of healing

8 February, 2021

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Thursday, September 25, 2008 Archaeologists Timothy Darvill of Bournemouth University and Geoff Wainwright, President of the Society of Antiquaries, claimed to have found evidence that Stonehenge was once a center of healing. In an excavation conducted at the site, a large number of human remains were found that display signs of physical injury or disease. […]

Sunni and Iraqi Shi’ite negotiators to meet in Finland

8 February, 2021

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Wednesday, August 22, 2007 Mediators will meet in Finland next week with the aim of ending violence in Iraq between Iraqi Shi’ites and Sunnis, two of the country’s largest population groups. The negotiations have been arranged by Finland’s Crisis Management Initiative (CMI), a non-profit, non-governmental organization founded by former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari in 2000. […]

Illinois high schools now required to buy insurance for athletes

8 February, 2021

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Tuesday, August 6, 2013 This past Sunday, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed into law a bill known as “Rocky’s Law” that requires Illinois high schools, through the local school district, to buy catastrophic injury insurance up to US$3 million or medical costs for up to five years, whichever one comes first, that covers student athletes. […]

Kids TV star Lunar Jim to tour malls in Canada

8 February, 2021

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Thursday, August 31, 2006 Lunar Jim, the star of an stop-motion animated series for preschooler, will be touring Canadian malls this fall. Produced by Alliance Atlantis, the tour will run from September 9 to October 14. The tour will feature part of Jim’s lunar village, an inflated replica of his home on Moona Luna. Also […]

Pacaya volcano erupts; “state of public calamity” declared

8 February, 2021

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Saturday, May 29, 2010 The Pacaya Volcano erupted on Friday. It is located 50 kilometers south of the capital of Guatemala, Guatemala City. Throughout the evening and night, volcanic ash fell in the municipalities of Amatitlán, Villa Nueva, and Guatemala City. President Álvaro Colom’s government has decreed a State of Public Calamity in the Escuintla, […]

PV Taiwan 2007 starts with photovoltaic solutions and applications

8 February, 2021

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Thursday, October 11, 2007 After the success of Taiwan Photovoltaic Forum 2006, the organizer Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) held PV Taiwan 2007 Forum and Exhibition at Taipei International Convention Center on October 11 and 12. This forum and exhibitions attracted 74 companies participating with 110 exhibition booths at TICC 1F and 2F, and […]