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She was the Arbroath missionary who was shot and held hostage in Iran for six months until she was rescued by Terry Waite. Jean Waddell, the one-time organist of St Mary’s Episcopal Church, was considered a “chief spy” during the Iranian Revolution when all westerners were looked on with suspicion. Shot twice. |
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Haaretz. 6:10 Rise in cases due to not observing rules, Health Ministry director general says Health Ministry Director General Moshe Bar Siman Tov said in a press conference that although Israel is carrying out the same amount of coronavirus tests, more Israelis are testing positive. |
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It’s a tale as old as time: callow youth, feelings of confinement growing each year towards adulthood, leaves small, rural community for the bright lights of London. Only, they quickly realise, the city streets aren’t paved with gold, indeed they’re rather dirty. |
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May 31 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini. They include:
-- Genghis Khan, leader of the Mongol Empire, in 1162. -- Poet Walt Whitman in 1819. -- Surgeon William Mayo, founder of the Mayo Clinic, in 1819. -- Pope Pius XI in 1857. -- Radio humorist Fred Allen in 1894. -- Clergyman/author Norman Vincent Peale in 1898. |
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Jools, 62, has lived an interesting life, from fame in the band Squeeze through to his iconic music show. Here, in his own words, he talks about the biggest lessons he's learnt along the way... As a child I was pretty ghastly and precocious. My grandmother, aunts and uncles all spoiled me. Then as a teen I was quite rebellious. |
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By Adam Harris I SPENT my childhood in some of the best communities. I lived at La Jalousie and Den Amstel, West Demerara, before I settled in the community of my birth, Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara. In each of these communities, I witnessed many things. Adam Harris. |
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The COVID 19 pandemic that has plagued the world today has not only brought about economic stagnation it has demoralized the citizens of many countries. Medical practitioners and their front line staff are playing a pivotal role with passion in taking care of the sick, Men of God are on their knees.... |
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It has always been an intriguing story... and it was back in the news last week. Namely that Steve Bannon, the man who masterminded Donald Trump's unexpected US victory four years ago, is sponsoring an academy for "cultural warriors" in a 13th century former Carthusian monastery, 60km south of Rome. |
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Funeral homes often submit obituaries as a service to the families they are assisting. However, we will be happy to accept obituaries from family members pending proper verification of the death.
RANTOUL — Emma “Jean” Birkey, 99, of Rantoul died at 8:42 p.m. Wednesday (May 27, 2020) at OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center, Urbana. |
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Sick with pneumonia, agitated and confused, Johnny Leija refused to return to his hospital room. Moments later, with three police officers pinning him on the floor, Leija was dead at age 34. Staff at the local hospital in tiny Madill, Oklahoma, had called the police in the early evening of March 24,.... |
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TIMES Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is now Sri Lanka’s Administrative Capital, located within ten kilometres from the Commercial Capital of Colombo. Kotte was the capital of Sri Lanka in the 15th century. Before becoming the capital, Kotte was first developed as a fortress in the late 14th century by.... |
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