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Monthly Archives: January 2008
(The real faces of crime)Brooklyn narcotics cops benched over drug and sex for information charges
Brooklyn narcotics cops benched over drug and sex for information charges By ALISON GENDAR and WILLIAM SHERMANDAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS Tuesday, January 22nd 2008, 4:00 AM Lombard for News Deputy Chief James O’Neill… Torrie/News …and Inspector James O’Connell are among … Continue reading
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Africa before European slavery
Africa before European slavery The ‘Life in West Africa’ gallery at the International Slavery Museum includes a variety of traditional African artefacts and this recreation of part of a family Igbo compound. Photograph © Lee Garland. The peoples of West … Continue reading
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UK must challenge ‘damaging’ Caribbean/EU trade deals, says aid agency
UK must challenge ‘damaging’ Caribbean/EU trade deals, says aid agency Published on Thursday, January 17, 2008 Email To Friend Print Version By Andrew Hogg LONDON, England (Reuters/AlertNet): Christian Aid is calling on the British Government to push for a comprehensive review of … Continue reading
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Foods From Cloned Animals Safe to Eat: FDA
Foods From Cloned Animals Safe to Eat: FDA Agency says that no dangers are posed to American consumers By Steve Reinberg, HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Jan. 15 (HealthDay News) — Food products such as meat and milk that come from cloned … Continue reading
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St Lucia, a kinder and gentler isle of the Caribbean
News from St Lucia as of Monday January 14, 2008 St Lucia Prev Next Commentary: St Lucia, a kinder and gentler isle of the Caribbean Email To Friend Print Version By Jean H Charles My own empirical survey has revealed … Continue reading
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St Lucia one of the top 10 ‘it’ places to visit in 2008
Quote: http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/stlucia/stlucia.php?news_id=5433&start=0&category_id=20 St Lucia one of the top 10 ‘it’ places to visit in 2008 Published on Saturday, January 12, 2008 NEW YORK, USA (Reuters): Looking for a new vacation spot this year? Try St Lucia, which features on a list of … Continue reading
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Plea for Ghanaian woman’s return
Plea for Ghanaian woman’s return Ama Sumani was treated at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff Ama Sumani’s story Ghana’s High Commissioner in London has appealed to Britain to reverse its decision to fly a terminally ill woman back to … Continue reading
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Has football changed your life?
Has football changed your life? One of the biggest events in Africa, the 2008 Nations Cup, kicks off at the end of the month in Ghana. The BBC World Service is ensuring you don’t miss any of the action. The … Continue reading
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Helicopter shortage in overseas missions
Helicopter shortage in overseas missions By Jonathan Marcus BBC diplomatic correspondent The stalled deployment of a European military force to eastern Chad now looks as though it will go ahead at the start of February after the French government agreed … Continue reading
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Saudi Arabia beheads foreign maid
Saudi Arabia beheads foreign maid An Indonesian housemaid has been executed in Saudi Arabia after being convicted of killing her employer, the Saudi interior ministry has said. The woman was beheaded in the southern Asir province, in what was the … Continue reading
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La Place Ramz (the eclectic one) 