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Not only is the Vatican not buying Society of St. Pius X Bishop Richard Williamson’s apology, but now the Lefebvrite bishop may have a warrant out for his arrest.
First for the history: Williamson was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church in 1988 because of his illicit ordination. Pope Benedict recently lifted his excommunication and that […]
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Israel’s right-wing prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu has abandoned efforts to strike a deal with centrist Tzipi Livni to form a coalition government.
Tzipi Livni with Benjamin Netanyahu before negotiations on Friday
The decision, made after negotiations on Friday ended in disagreement, increased the likelihood that Mr Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party would turn […]
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Lemar has said that he hopes the underwear women throw at him is clean.
The ‘If She Knew’ singer told thelondonpaper about the thoughts that go through his mind when he is showered with knickers at his live shows.
Lemar said: “Err, I hope they’re clean! I hope I don’t get a rash on my forehead.
“On […]
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Bangladeshi troops searching the site of a mutiny in Dhaka have uncovered a grave thought to hold the bodies of at least 20 officers killed by mutineers.
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A businessman who dropped his cellphone on a beach in England thought it was gone for good until he got a shocking call a week later from a fisherman who said he’d found it - inside a fish he’d caught.
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We’ve reported that San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is setting off campaign sparks in his 2010 Democratic gubernatorial run by scheduling high-profile public events in rival cities like Los Angeles.
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So Elephants are off to the UK circus for the first time in ten years. The European Elephant act at the Great British Circus in Newark has sparked a big top debate.
The RSPCA has called it “a body blow for animal welfare” - ringmasters say it offers the creatures a safe haven.
What do you think? […]
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LONDON, Feb. 27 — Lloyds Banking Group said Friday that HBOS, the mortgage lender it acquired last month, lost 7.58 billion pounds, more than $11 billion, in 2008, a second blow to the British banking industry following Thursday’s historic losses reported by the Royal Bank of Scotland.
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President Obama yesterday fulfilled a campaign promise by setting a date for the withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from Iraq, declaring that while the country they will leave behind will not be perfect, the United States will have reached its “achievable goals” and must move on.
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NAIROBI, Feb. 27 — Rwandan troops began their promised withdrawal from eastern Congo this week following an operation with the Congolese army targeting Rwandan Hutu rebels who streamed across the border after the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
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BAGHDAD, Feb. 27 — The American soldier stepped out of the Baghdad nightclub. In one hand, he clutched his weapon. In the other, a green can of Tuborg beer. He took a sip and walked over to two comrades, dressed as he was in camouflage and combat gear.
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LONDON, Feb. 27 — In the British popular imagination, the global financial crisis now has a name, and it is Fred.
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DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh’s powerful army has reaffirmed its support for the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after a mutiny by paramilitary troops killed more than 70 people, mostly army officers.
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CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday he would end U.S. combat operations in Iraq in 18 months but leave up to 50,000 troops there to provide stability, a decision that riled Democrats who favored a larger withdrawal.
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President Barack Obama has announced the withdrawal of most US troops in Iraq by the end of August 2010.
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Could the FTSE 100 fall to 2,500 points?
When Morgan Stanley (AMEX:MWD) published its 2009 outlook for the UK market in December, it gave a 35 per cent probability to such an outcome. The bank’s bear case scenario assumed that problems in the global economy became so severe that the authorities were limited in their ability […]
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THE Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-80 that dropped from the sky in Amsterdam had malfunctioned two days before the crash that killed nine people on Wednesday.
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(Feb. 27) - A loving mother may have killed her own baby by kissing the newborn girl — and infecting her with the herpes virus.
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