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    US blocks use of mapping technology in China

    Monday, April 4, 2005 The United States has blocked the use of its advanced technology for mapping mineral deposits in China, according to Australian mining operation BHP Billiton (BHP). “They can dictate where we can and can’t use it,” a…

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    Australian government announces study of tax system

    Monday, February 27, 2006 The Australian federal treasurer, Peter Costello, has announced a study to compare the Australian taxation system with those of other countries. It will include overall tax levels, as well as indirect tax, income tax and company…

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    At least 26 killed in another Brazil prison riot

    Tuesday, January 17, 2017 In the latest of a series of prison riots in prisons across Brazil, dozens of inmates, mostly rival gangs, were reported dead at the State Penitentiary of Alcaçuz, a state prison located in Natal, the capital…

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    New fossils from 10 million year old ape found in Ethiopia

    Thursday, August 23, 2007 Researchers say that new, ten million-year-old fossils found in Ethiopia, prove that the theory that humans may have evolved from a species of great apes eight million years ago, may not be true, but that humans…

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    New Zealand medical student funding to be reviewed

    Monday, February 20, 2006 The New Zealand government has announced that it will be reviewing funding for medical and dentistry students at Otago and Auckland Universities to certify the institutions’ standards and help staff retention. The dean of Auckland University’s…

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    Luis Soltren surrenders in 1968 hijacking of Pan Am 281

    Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Luis Armando Peña Soltren surrendered to United States law enforcement at 1:30 Sunday, at New York City‘s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). Soltren had arrived on a flight from Havana, Cuba, where authorities say he…