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    Mumbai officials demolish 39K shanties; 200K homeless

    December 25, 2004 Officials in Mumbai, India, demolished over 6,000 shanties today in a push to eradicate the capital city’s slums. In total, 39,000 shanties have been flattened, displacing over 200,000 people, in the city’s biggest-ever demolition drive, which began…

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    Glasgow cannabis enthusiasts celebrate ‘green’ on city green

    Tuesday, April 22, 2014 Coinciding with Easter Sunday, Glasgow Cannabis Social Club’s annual 420 event was held on Glasgow Green, under sunny blue skies, and overlooking the river Clyde. Despite the city’s council attempting to revoke permission for the gathering…

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    New method of displaying time patented

    Saturday, October 14, 2006 An American inventor has patented a pair of new time formats with a footprint less than 50% of that of conventional four-digit time. The more unusual of the two new formats, called “TWELV”, dispenses with numerals…

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    Home of controversial book publisher set ablaze

    Sunday, September 28, 2008 Four people have been arrested on terrorism charges in Islington, London, England, after a suspected petrol bombing on the house of Martin Rynja, owner of book publishing company Gibson Square. HAVE YOUR SAY Should books that…

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    Automotives: Purchasing Vs. Leasing

    More On This Topic: Goulburn Off Road Carts & Generators Buggy Spare Parts Submitted by: Chris Johansen You can get a vehicle through these two popular methods: by buying or leasing. To clear things up, it s important to note…

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    Passenger plane crashes in Nepal killing 18

    Wednesday, October 8, 2008 A passenger plane carrying tourists, has crash-landed at an airport near Mount Everest killing 18 of the 19 people on board. Of those killed were 12 German, two Australian and two Nepalese tourists. The remaining three…

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    Volkswagen emissions scandal may affect thousands more cars

    Wednesday, November 4, 2015 The Volkswagen emissions scandal continued yesterday with the company announcing 800,000 mainly diesel vehicles may also be affected by carbon dioxide emissions problems. The company stated “the safety of the vehicles is in no way compromised”.…