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MANILA, Philippines Former first lady Imelda Romualdez-Marcos may escape imprisonment, but that does not diminish her guilt, Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman said yesterday. Lagman, who lost a brother to martial law abuses, said the conviction of the widow of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos “is another.... |
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Joe started his degree in Trinity College in 1977. A couple of years later he was elected president of the Trinity College Students' Union and four years later he became a very outspoken president of the Union of Students in Ireland (USI). The young Ballyfermot man had fire in his belly, especially.... |
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WESTPORT Eco-Congregation have launched their awareness Green Christmas initiative for 2018 - the Christmas postcard project. As part of its efforts to promote awareness for our environment, Westport Eco-Congregation wants to reduce the amount of waste that is created at this time of year, especially the amount of paper used on Christmas cards. |
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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — One was a veteran police officer who didn’t hesitate to run toward danger. Another had survived the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Others were an “extremely nice” busboy, two friends who loved off-roading and a Marine veteran who dedicated his life to service. |
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From 2006 through 2017, Brazil’s part of the Amazon lost roughly 91,890 square miles of forest cover — an area larger than New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Connecticut combined, according to an analysis of satellite images by Thousands of square miles of forest have already been.... |
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The annual Red Nose Day campaign was organised for the 11th time on Friday. Image: Riikka Vaahtera. On Friday Finland celebrated Red Nose Day, the annual nationwide fundraiser for international development aid for children. Yle broadcast a full evening's TV show and a radio programme to help raise more than 2. |
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Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney has said it will be his "privilege" to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph in Belfast tomorrow to commemorate the centenary of the First World War Armistice.
Mr Coveney will attend the Remembrance Day service in the grounds of the City Hall alongside the Secretary of.... |
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‘Targeting’ former combatants for conversion ‘worrying’ WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Radio New Zealand International, May 13, 2009) – Christian churches in Malaita in Solomon Islands say conversions of people they believe are former militants to the religion of Islam pose a threat to the social stability of the country. |
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MANILA -- The graft conviction of Ilocos Norte 2nd District Rep. Imelda Marcos only showed that no one is above the law, Bataan Bishop Ruperto Santos said on Saturday. The Catholic prelate said the public, especially politicians and those who are looking to serve the people, should not take the.... |
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At least 9 dead as fire incinerates N. California town. PARADISE, Calif. (AP) � A fierce wildfire in Northern California incinerated most of a town of about 30,000 people with flames that moved so fast there was nothing firefighters could do, authorities said Friday. |
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ASSOCIATED PRESS. On this date in: 1775: The U.S. Marines are organized under authority of the Continental Congress. 1871: Journalist-explorer Henry M. Stanley finds Scottish missionary David Livingstone, who has not been heard from for years, near Lake Tanganyika in central Africa. |
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