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Gavin Blyth Emmerdale boss Gavin Blyth has explained his ongoing revamp plans to drive the Yorkshire soap back to its best and has urged viewers to “stick with it” as changes are afoot. Blyth, a former assistant producer at Coronation Street, joined the ranks of Emmerdale as series producer in January following the abrupt departure [...]
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I’ve written about China’s Green Dam censorware a couple of times, and there’s no doubt it’s drawn a great deal of criticism. On Tuesday, China announced it would be indefinitely delaying the rollout of the product, which it had earlier said would have to be installed (or at least provided) on all PCs sold in [...]
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The crisis in Honduras has once again made political bedfellows out of President Obama and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, as each leader roundly condemned the expulsion of Honduras President Manuel… Read more
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It is jokingly dubbed ‘the most expensive B&B in the world’. Then again the trailer camp is the only ‘bed and breakfast’ that also provides lunch, dinner, a gym, 24-hour Internet access and a relatively secure place to stay in Basra.Situated within the newly-acquired American military base in this southern-Iraqi province, the B&B provides private [...]
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Another school very evident at Chelsea Flower show was Writhlington School. Pupils embarked in March 2009 on a trip to Sikkim in the Himalayas to take part in the Gangtok Schools’ Orchid project. This has furthered the work of the botanical team at the school and resulted in a stand in the Continuous Learning area [...]
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En una cena durante el pasado fin de semana, un asesor del congreso le preguntó a una de las figuras más respetadas de la oposición venezolana sobre lo que podÃa hacer Estados Unidos para ayudar a la nación suramericana. Su consejo fue simple – no hagan nada. Read more
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BEIJING — Out of fear that history might repeat itself, the authoritarian governments of China, Cuba and Burma have been selectively censoring the news this month of Iranian crowds braving government militias on the streets of Tehran to demand democratic reforms. Read more
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, June 29 — The Pakistani military is at war with the Taliban, but the ambush that killed 16 soldiers in the tribal region of North Waziristan on Sunday was still somewhat unexpected. Read more
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President Obama said yesterday that the military ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was illegal and could set a “terrible precedent,” but Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the United States government was holding off on formally branding it a coup, which would trigger a cutoff of millions of dollars in aid to the [...]
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MEXICO CITY, June 28 — Soldiers stormed the presidential palace in the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa at dawn Sunday and forced President Manuel Zelaya into exile in Costa Rica. The military-led ouster sparked a regional crisis that thrusts the impoverished banana-growing country onto the international stage and revives painful memories of coup-fueled turmoil in Latin [...]
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UNITED NATIONS — When Luis Moreno-Ocampo charged Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir with war crimes last year, the International Criminal Court prosecutor was hailed by human rights advocates as the man who could help bring justice to Darfur. Read more
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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, June 29 — Honduras’s new government vowed Monday to remain in power despite growing worldwide condemnation of the military-led coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya. Read more
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TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran confirmed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president and said a row over his June 12 re-election was over, leaving opponents who cried foul with few options. Read more
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bernard Madoff was sentenced on Monday to 150 years in prison — the maximum penalty the judge could give him for “extraordinarily evil” crimes in Wall Street’s biggest and most brazen investment fraud. Read more
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A Yemeni airliner with 150 people on board has crashed in the Indian Ocean near the Comoros archipelago. Read more
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WASHINGTON (AFP) – The IMF has said it had increased by one billion dollars its assistance to Belarus to help it weather the greater than expected impact of the financial crisis, bringing the country’s total loans to 3.5 billion dollars. Read more
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BAGHDAD – Iraqi forces assumed formal control of Baghdad and other cities Tuesday after American troops handed over security in urban areas in a defining step toward ending the U.S. combat role in the country. A countdown clock broadcast on Iraqi TV ticked to zero as the midnight deadline passed for U.S. combat troops to [...]
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A LEADING doctor has claimed that the increasing profile of overweight celebrities such as James Corden and Beth Ditto was making obesity appear normal. Read more