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Sep 4, 2010

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Lady Gaga Channels Lady Liberty

Lady Gaga and Marc Jacobs on the cover of V Magazine’s “The New York Issue”
September 03, 2010
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
Lady Gaga is pledging her allegiance to New York City – dressed as the city’s most famous lady!
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ROLL CALL: Britney & Jason Taking It ‘Day By Day’

Britney Spears and boyfriend Jason Trawick look happy together in Sydney, Australia on November 14, 2009
September 03, 2010
By Jesse Spero
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
Plus, “Jersey Shore’s” Sammi explains why she took Ronnie back. Bjork stuns in an outlandish getup! And, Rachel Uchitel takes a tumble!
Your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans!
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ROLL CALL: Is A Teresa Relative Coming to Jersey ‘Housewives’?

“Real Housewives” Teresa Giudice, Dina Manzo, Caroline Manzo and Jacqueline Laurita attend the after party for the opening night of “My Big Gay Italian Wedding” at Etcetera Etcetera Restaurant in New York City on September 1, 2010
September 02, 2010
By Jesse Spero
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
Plus, The Situation gets a new ride and a new pooch! And, Happy “90210” Day!
Your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans!
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Ex-CBS Producer Who Tried To Blackmail David Letterman Released After 4 Months In NYC Jail

Joe Halderman
September 02, 2010
NEW YORK, N.Y.
The former television producer who tried to blackmail David Letterman over the comedian’s office affairs was freed from jail Thursday, city Correction Department records show.
Robert “Joe” Halderman served four months of his six-month sentence in the case, which exposed Letterman’s personal life to public scrutiny. Halderman got time off for good behavior during his stint at the Rikers Island jail complex, but he isn’t done with his sentence: He still has to complete 1,000 hours of community service.
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Bethenny Frankel Quits ‘Real Housewives Of NYC’

Bethenny Frankel shows her yoga skills
August 31, 2010
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
For years Bethenny Frankel was the single lady on “The Real Housewives of New York City,” but now that she’s finally a housewife in real life, she has quit the Bravo reality show.
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Snooki And Cast Of ‘Jersey Shore’ Helping Lift MTV And Parent Viacom Out Of Ratings Slump

“Jersey Shore” cast members Sammi “Sweetheart” Giancola, Vinny Guadagnino, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, Jenni “Jwoww” Farley, Pauly “Pauly D” Del Vecchio, Deena Nicole Cortese, Ronnie “Fist Pump Brah” Magro and Michael “The Situation” Sorrentino are seen during the MTV Networks Summer TCA Tour held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel, LA, August 6, 2010
August 31, 2010
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
MTV is finally getting its mojo back, thanks to the tanned twenty-somethings of “Jersey Shore.”
Ever since its December debut, the show’s buzz has been huge — even making it into one of President Barack Obama’s speeches. The July 29 start of the second season, shot in Miami, drew 5.3 million viewers, nearly quadruple the original opener. And audiences have been staying put ever since.
“Jersey Shore” is just one contributor to a ratings rebound that MTV has enjoyed since January. It marks MTV’s first consistent gainin three years.
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Lindsay Lohan Wants Her Career Back; Says ‘You Learn From Your Mistakes’

Lindsay Lohan appears on the October 2010 cover of Vanity Fair
August 31, 2010
Lindsay Lohan says she’s learned from her past mishaps and wants to get her career back on track.
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ENTERTAINMENT

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Gaga’s Racy Lady Liberty

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Sofia Vergara Thinks Madonna Looks Like a Freak

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Oprah Most Powerful Celebrity By Landslide - Oprah

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Lady GaGa Hospitalized Six Times Due to Extreme Diet

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LADY GAGA BECOMES MOST POPULAR ON TWITTER

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World news, breaking world news, latest world news from the US, Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa - Telegraph

New Zealand earthquake: state of emergency declared

New Zealand earthquake: state of emergency declared
Curfew announced in Christchurch after magnitude 7.1 earthquake destroys hundreds of buildings.

Protest over French Roma policy

French trade unions took to the streets to protest against tough measures against immigrants, launching a week of action against tightening security and pension reforms on which President Nicolas Sarkozy has staked his political reputation.
French trade unions took to the streets against the government's policy on immigrants, tightening security and pension reforms on which Sarkozy has staked his political reputation.

Jacob Zuma to become a father for the 22nd time after he has wed his next wife

Jacob Zuma to become a father for the 22nd time after he has wed his next wife
South Africa's polygamous president, Jacob Zuma, is to become a father for the 22nd time after news that his fiancée is pregnant.

Hamid Karzai sets up 'peace council' to pursue talks with the Taliban

Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, has set up a peace council to pursue talks with the Taliban, his palace has announced
Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, has set up a peace council to pursue talks with the Taliban, his palace has announced.

British skydiver among nine killed in New Zealand plane crash

British skydiver killed in New Zealand plane crash
A British holidaymaker was among nine people who died when a light aircraft crashed and burst into flames in New Zeala
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Will Prince Charles finish what he has started?

Will Prince Charles finish what he has started?; The Prince of Wales examines vegetables on display in Waitrose; Getty Images
The Prince of Wales examines vegetables on display in Waitrose
He's the second most senior member of one of the highest-consuming families on the planet, and yet he is about to launch a campaign to persuade us to "lead more sustainable lives". It's no surprise that the Prince of Wales is already being berated for so-called "Let them eat Duchy Original cake" comments as he embarks ....
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Tony Blair: the best President the United States never had?

Tony Blair: the best President the United States never had?
Tony Blair: More self-disciplined that Clinton, more analytical than Bush and more practical and centrist than Obama
Photo: EPA
It was fitting that Tony Blair should have been in Washington taking part in the Middle East summit when his startlingly candid memoir A Journey was published in the USA.
While he left office as a derided and ...
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Barriers to access for EU businesses in China

The European Chamber of Commerce in China has launched a 650-page report detailing the protectionist hurdles that still impede foreign businesses nearly 10 years after China's accession to the World Trade Organisation. European business leaders want greater market access to the world's largest emerging economy and a level the playing field for foreign investors. We highlight four examples of hurdles ....
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BA-Iberia could buy Indian airline, says Willie Walsh

Slumdog Millionaire actor Dev Patel and BA Chief Executive Willie Walsh pose by the new British Airways Boeing 777 300ER, on its inaugural flight to Mumbai, at Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 on September 3, 2010 in London, England
BA chief executive Willie Walsh and Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel with the new British Airways Boeing 777 300ER
Mr Walsh, speaking in the Indian city of Mumbai, said he would not dampen speculation International Airlines Group (IAG) – to be formed from the merger of BA and Iberia – would be interested in investing in the Indian market.
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EU austerity policies risk civil war in Greece, warns top German economist Dr Sinn

EU austerity polices risk civil war in Greece, warns top German economist Dr Sinn

Hans-Werner Sinn, head of Germany's prestigious IFO Institute, said it was impossible to cut wages and prices by 30pc without major riots.
Photo: EPA
“This tragedy does not have a solution,” said Hans-Werner Sinn, head of the prestigious IFO Institute in Munich.
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Primary schools short of 350,000 places

The projected rise in numbers has led to warnings that children starting school in the next few years will face classes of more than 30 pupils

The projected rise in numbers has led to warnings that children starting school in the next few years will face classes of more than 30 pupils Photo: ALAMY
Michael Gove, the Education Secretary, has been told by Whitehall officials that a surge in the birth rate has increased demand for places by about 15 per cent a year, The Daily Telegraph has learnt.
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Shoes and eggs thrown at Tony Blair as he attends book signing - Telegraph

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U2 | Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece

U2 continue taking their innovatively-designed 360° tour, on the back of latest album, No Line On the Horizon, around the globe. This date is at Athens' Olympic Stadium
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From sports to farming

SHE used to be a bodybuilding star but now she helps take care of her family and works on her family farm in Motusa Village on Rotuma.
Masina Fatiaki Paka has a farm on which she has planted pineapples, yams, cassava and dalo.
"The farm is our main source of income ....
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How to Become an Internet Land Baron

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When entrepreneur Juan Diego Calle asked the Colombian government to let him sell their Internet real-estate, he knew it was a long shot. The Harvard-educated Colombian native was battling over only two letters of the alphabet, but his request was tall: Let me commercialize the nation's Internet identity.
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Another loss for Tuvalu

Tahiti returned to winning form at the Oceania Futsal Championships after beating Tuvalu 4-0 on Monday night.

Tahiti after losing to Fiji 0-2 in its opening match on Sunday showed in the win over Tuvalu that they should not be taken lightly by the other teams.

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Kurukuru crippled Tuvalu

An emphatic 21-2 victory over Tuvalu has seen Our Telekom Kurukuru claim the OFC Futsal Championship at Vodafone Arena in Suva on Saturday evening.
Kurukuru sensation Elliot Ragomo, 19, put away seven goals – six of which came in the first period.
It is the third consecutive title for the Solomon Islands, who represented Oceania at the FIFA Futsal World Cup in 2008.
Coach Dickson Kadau said the results and the performances all week have confirmed they are on the right track.
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New Visions of the Apocalypse (VIDEO)

Horizon Features, An image from "Acqua Alta in Venice, An image from "Beautiful Islands," Horizon Features"
A recent surge in apocalyptic films indicates the mood of the zeitgeist. With 2012 fast approaching, our oceans at peril and the gloom of global warming, the average recession-hit consumer cannot see past their shrinking funds to worry about other mammals going extinct.
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Additional EU funding to support economic activity

By Eric van Puyvelde | Thursday 02 September 2010
The European Commission approved, on 2 September, the first two financing decisions under the €264 million 2010 allocation of the V-FLEX mechanism to help the most vulnerable African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries cope with the impact of the financial and economic crisis. The V-FLEX mechanism is a short-term instrument with a budget of €500 million for 2009-2010.
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Tuvalu NGOs speak out at UN Conference

People in Tuvalu say their country is one of the places on the planet already feeling the impact of climate change. Tuvalu got a lot of attention on the world stage during the Copenhagen Climate Summit late last year, when its delegates spoke out about the effect actions in the developed world have on developing countries. Annie Homasi, from the Tuvalu Association
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Tuvalu disaster relief exercise shows a shift in New Zealand's aid strategy

Tuvalu Island Bound to Disappear Because of Global Warming

Threatened ... Tuvalu politician Bikenibeu Paeniu faces the swells of the South Pacific on Funafuti. Photograph: Matthieu Paley/Corbis
He likened it to the landing of the Americans during the second world war when suddenly, as if the sea had changed colour, the island was swamped by white men in military uniforms. Some 67 years later, like hundreds of other residents...
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Labor Day 30% in Stock Items

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Congenital Heart Disease

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International News - The New York Times

Syria Moves to Curb Influence of Muslim Conservatives

By KAREEM FAHIM
A veiled woman walked through Damascus’s Old City. This summer, more than 1,000 teachers who wear the niqab were transferred to administrative duties.
Bryan Denton for The New York Times
A veiled woman walked through Damascus’s Old City. This summer, more than 1,000 teachers who wear the niqab were transferred to administrative duties.
The country, which had sought to show solidarity with Islamic groups and allow religious figures a greater role in public life, has reversed course.

 

 

U.N. Raises Concerns as Global Food Prices Jump

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR
Food riots in poor countries prompted United Nations officials to call for a careful watch on prices, which climbed 5 percent globally in August, mostly because of the rising cost of wheat.

Blackwater Won Contracts Through a Web of Companies

By JAMES RISEN and MARK MAZZETTI
The security contractor created dozens of shell companies or subsidiaries in part to obtain U.S. contracts after it was criticized for its conduct in Iraq, officials and investigators said.

Italian Cities Plan to Shut Roma Camps

By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO
Dozens of Italian cities have been pursuing policies to expel the Roma, dismantling camps and evicting residents.

7.1 Earthquake Hits New Zealand

By REUTERS
A major earthquake hit west of Christchurch early Saturday morning, causing no immediate reports of casualties but widespread damage, authorities said.
 
Military Memo

Defense Secretary Offers Cautious Views on Wars

By ELISABETH BUMILLER
Robert M. Gates seems to be trying to lower expectations for a coming review of war policy.
Volunteers who took part in a trial of a microbicide listened to results in Vulindlela, Kwazulu-Natal Province, South Africa.

H.I.V. Prevention Gel Hits Snag: Money

By CELIA W. DUGGER
Donors have not yet committed enough money for even one of the two studies needed to confirm a promising South African trial of a vaginal microbicide and get the product into women’s hands.

 

 

 

 

Pessimism Permeates Mideast Media on Talks

By ETHAN BRONNER
Many Palestinian and Israeli commentators described this week’s talks in Washington as mere political theater.
The aftermath of an explosion during a Shiite procession in Quetta, Pakistan on Friday.

Suicide Bomber Kills 53 at Shiite Protest

By SALMAN MASOOD
The explosion, two days after another attack, killed at least 40 people, as militants intensify their campaign to destabilize the Pakistani government.

 

 

U.S. Withholds Millions in Mexico Antidrug Aid

By ELISABETH MALKIN and RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD
The decision was based on concerns that the country was not doing enough to protect its people from abuses by the police and the military.

Turkey May Let U.S. Equipment Pass

By THE NEW YORK TIMES 12:02 AM ET
The country had refused in 2003 to let American troops pass through its borders on the way to Iraq.

Six Convicted of Sexual Crimes at Portuguese Children’s Home

By RAPHAEL MINDER
The six-year trial involved charges of rape and abuse of 32 children and of running a pedophile ring at a state-run home for needy children in Lisbon.
A car packed with explosives rammed into a police station in northern Tajikistan on Friday.

Attack in Tajikistan Highlights Fears of Militancy

By THE NEW YORK TIMES 9:47 PM ET
A car rigged with explosives rammed into a police station in northern Tajikistan, killing two people and wounding at least 25 others in an apparent suicide attack, Tajik police officials said.
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South Korea’s Foreign Minister, Yu Myung-hwan, Offers Resignation

SEOUL, South Korea — Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan of South Korea offered to resign on Saturday amid allegations that his ministry bent its regulations to hire his daughter during a period of high unemployment.
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Money Missing to Confirm Trial of Microbicide Against H.I.V.

Joao Silva for The New York Times
Volunteers who took part in a trial of a microbicide listened to results in Vulindlela, Kwazulu-Natal Province, South Africa.
JOHANNESBURG — When scientists celebrated the announcement in July that a vaginal microbicide had finally been found that significantly reduced H.I.V. ....
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Massive Quake Rocks New Zealand - CBS News Video

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7.1 Earthquake Hits New Zealand

David Alexander/NZPA, via Associated Press
A police officer is seen on a street blocked by rubble from a damaged building following a 7.1-magnitude earthquake in central Christchurch, New Zealand, early Saturday. More Photos »

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The New York Times
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WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities declared a state of emergency after a major earthquake hit New Zealand's second biggest city early on Saturday, bringing down power lines, ripping up roads and wrecking building facades, but authorities reported no deaths.
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New Zealand Earthquake 2010: Strong Quake Shakes Christchurch

A strong earthquake rattled New Zealand at 4:35 a.m. local time Saturday morning. The USGS posted a magnitude of 7.2.

The quake epicenter was four miles south-southeast from Christchurch, New Zealand, on the nation's south island. Local media reports there have been strong aftershocks and power outages throughout the city.

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Sep 3, 2010

Armed robber shot by attempted carjack victim

Thursday, 02 September 2010 16:21
A man who robbed a Five Cays business and tried to carjack a person in the parking lot was shot by that person, who was licensed to carry a firearm, police said.
On Aug. 28 the male masked gunman robbed Faltinto’s Store on Five Cays Road on Providenciales of a quantity of cash. He went outside and tried to carjack a vehicle from its owner.
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Derek Been resigns as Permanent Secretary

Derek Been resigns as Permanent Secretary
Derek “Pop” Been, one of the longest serving Permanent Secretaries in the Turks and Caicos Islands’ Public Service, has resigned.
Been, presently the PS in the Ministry of Housing, Works and Utilities, and who has spent close to 12 years in the Public Service, told The SUN that his resignation takes effect from September 7, 2010.
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Turks and Caicos Islands - "Paradise of the Caribbean"

Turks-and-Caicos-Adventure.com is a web site that portrays the first hand experience of one who loves the magnificence of the Turks and Caicos Islands, an Island paradise.
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Public to help combat climate change

HIGHLY anticipated plans for protecting TCI’s vulnerable shores from climate change will soon be released for public scrutiny.
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Earl barely misses TCI, Fiona will too

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Public to help combat climate change

HIGHLY anticipated plans for protecting TCI’s vulnerable shores from climate change will soon be released for public scrutiny.
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Albray Butterfield Jnr., credits his deputy leader pick to God

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Newly-elected Deputy Leader of the Progressive National Party (PNP) Albray Butterfield Jr
Newly-elected Deputy Leader of the Progressive National Party (PNP) Albray Butterfield Jr., said he wanted to enter elective politics while in his 50’s, but it appears that God has a divine purpose for him to enter the arena at this time, hence him being chosen by leader Clayton Greene.
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North Carolina under hurricane watch as Earl churns past Turks and Caicos

hurricane-earl-aug31-1pm.jpg A hurricane watch has been issued for a portion of the North Carolina coast as Hurricane Earl continues to move toward the East Coast of the United States.
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Trinidad to train Ugandans in oil industry skills

By JOE NAM
Trinidad and Tobago is to train 10 Ugandans in the oil and gas industry, its high commissioner to Uganda has said.
Ambassador Patrick Edwards said during the celebration to mark his country’s 48th independence day in Kampala that the training was part of Trinidad’s commitment to assist in the development of Uganda’s young oil industry.
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Oil leak threatens farmlands in Trinidad and Tobago

(AFP) – Aug 12, 2010

PORT SPAIN — A leaking oil pipeline belonging to state-owned Petrotrin has covered more than 30 acres of farmland in Trinidad and Tobago with some 200 barrels of crude, the country's energy minister said Thursday.

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Rep. Clarke's Statement on the 48th Anniversary of Trinidad and Tobago's Independence

“As the representative of one of the most diverse constituencies in the country, it gives me great pleasure to congratulate the people of Trinidad and Tobago on celebrating the 48th Anniversary of their Independence. From the development of Calypso music, to Nobel Laureates, Sir Vidia Naipaul and Derek Walcott, I have seen firsthand how their culture has enriched our nation and the world.
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Trinidad & Tobago Converts Unused Air Force Base to...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- A place that once played an important role in the winning of the second World War will now play a critical role in winning new investments through the country's first Science and Technology Research Park – Tamana InTech Park. The Republic of Trinidad & Tobago has repurposed the Wallerfield Air Force Base (Wallerfield AFB), a former United States World War II Air Force base located in northeastern Trinidad, to satisfy the country's goal of transforming its booming energy-based economy to a knowledge-based one.

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Govt dealing with human trafficking

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Human trafficking is evolving at an "uncomfortable rate" in this country and as such, Government will move to put in laws in place to deal with this, National Security Minister Brigadier John Sandy said yesterday.

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BAE lays keel for Thai patrol vessel

BANGKOK, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- BAE Systems Surface Ships and its Thai partner Bangkok Dock laid the keel of what will be the country's most advanced offshore patrol ship
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Steel Bands Are Ready for New York Competition

David Goldman for The New York TimesTeshana Archer, left, and Allyssa McLean, right, both of Brooklyn, rehearsed on Wednesday with Despers USA.
By SAM DOLNICK

As the sun sets over a string of tire repair and auto body shops in Brooklyn, the first jaunty notes of a jangly symphony ring out. The roar of Atlantic ....
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FIFA.com - Trinidad on a wave of confidence

Tournament football is as much about momentum as skill, strength or luck. Trinidad and Tobago’s U-17s, getting set to participate in their first women’s world finals, are finding their rhythm at just the right time. With two days to go before the Soca Princesses open their FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup account at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, the hosts are on the crest of a successful wave.
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Opera in the forest

Opera in the forest

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Dvořák's Rusalka staged in Divoká Šárka in 2007.

The rustle of leaves and the babble of goats are sounds not usually associated with opera, but then again, Natural Theater Divoká Šárka is not your average opera house.
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HIV infection rates rising fast

HIV infection rates rising fast

Walter NovakPetr Sobek, himself HIV-positive, is shocked by the ignorance of young people.
Four years ago, Petr Sobek was like most anyone else - he knew HIV existed, but didn't pay much attention to it.
"I thought it could not happen to me, and it was my mistake that I allowed myself to have sex without a condom," the 39-year-old Sobek said, sitting in the garden at Lighthouse...
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Russian disaster sign of global warming

Russia's heat wave, drought and wildfires – which have killed dozens of people and destroyed millions of acres (hectares) of wheat - are another indication that global warming is causing more weather extremes around the world, a Russian official said Monday.
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Gunman shot dead at Discovery bldg, hostages freed

Police shot dead a gunman to safely free three persons ending hours of standoff after he had taken them as hostages at the Discovery Channel headquarters in the suburb of Silver Spring.
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NASA turns down Chilean miners request for alcohol, cigarettes

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has reportedly turned down requests for alcohol and cigarettes made by 33 trapped Chilean miners.
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Obama calls French President and Saudi King on Middle East

US President Barack Obama has called French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Saudi King Abdullah to discuss with them the crucial direct talks between Israeli and Palestine leaders that resumed after a gap of two years.
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Soldiers kill 25 in gunbattle near US-Mexico border

A shootout between soldiers and purported drug cartel gunmen killed 25 suspects in northern Tamaulipas state, near Mexico's border with Texas, the military said.
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Son of Iranian 'stoning' woman urges global pressure

The son of Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, pleaded on Friday for sustained international pressure to save her life.
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