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    Flash floods kill over a hundred in India, 500 missing

    Sunday, August 8, 2010 Five hundred people are missing and as many as 150 are reported to have been killed by flash floods in India, caused by a sudden cloudburst that hit Indian-controlled Kashmir on Friday. The downpour struck the…

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    Making Ends Meet}

    More On This Topic: Ute Racks Sydney Making Ends Meet by Wilkinson Smith In the construction industry there is a very famous photograph of a bridge construction. The construction programme called for the bridge to be built from both sides…

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    40 alleged drunken Santas accused of running amok

    Monday, December 19, 2005File:Santarchy new zealand.jpg The conduct by a group of ‘Santas’ making an unclear statement last Saturday is not appreciated in the business district of Auckland, New Zealand. The event, organized in the discussion forum of an online…

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    Nine thousand Romanian miners to be laid off in 2006

    Tuesday, May 3, 2005 Approximately 9,000 Romanian miners will be made redundant in 2006, slightly more than the 7,000 which are expected to be laid off this year. This comes as part of a government program for 2005-2008 which seeks…

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    RTÉ’s Eddie Hobbs attracts massive audience

    Thursday, August 25, 2005 In Ireland, RTÉ’s new “Rip Off Republic” TV series has attracted a record audience of 667,000 for its second show, making it one of Ireland’s top TV programs. The second show broadcast on Monday 15th August…

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    High percentage of US patients on placebos without knowing it

    Friday, January 4, 2008 A new study amongst doctors in the United States on the use of placebos—pills with no medical effect—shows that almost half of the questioned practitioners prescribe placebos, most of them within the last year. The majority…