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January 25: Ip Ching , 83, Chinese martial artist. He was one of five living grandmasters of the Ip Man (Yip Man) family of Wing Chun Kung Fu. January 26: Kobe Bryant , 41, basketball player, considered by many to be the best player of his generation, and Oscar winner (2018). Helicopter crash. |
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Even though his rank rarely required him to respond to calls, former Denver police Chief David Michaud always wore his radio — just in case. If he was nearby when a call came in, he would respond himself and sometimes provided back-up for his officers. |
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The founder of the largest independent faith-based safeguarding charity in the UK has been awarded an MBE for services to safeguarding the vulnerable. David Pearson led Thirtyone:eight (known previously as CCPAS) until his retirement in 2010. From humble beginnings in a caravan parked on his.... |
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, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens of others. The quake, measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale, caused widespread damage in a number of towns close to the epicentre, 50 kilometres southeast of the capital Zagreb. “My town has been completely destroyed. |
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The strongest, a 4.7-magnitude tremor, was recorded near the heavily damaged town of Petrinja, some 25 miles southeast of the capital, Zagreb. Many people had spent the night in tents, their cars or military barracks.
A rescuer walks past a building damaged in an earthquake in Petrinja, Croatia, Tuesday, Dec. |
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11:00 am Mass chaired by the Greek-Melkite Catholic Bishop of Beirut and Jbeil, Cyrille Bustros, marking the New Year, at the Archdiocese Church of Beirut. ============R.H.
Follow the latest National News Agency (NNA) news on Radio Lebanon 98.5, 98.1, and 96.2 FM. |
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Gallup has been researching yearly for many years to seek out the reply to who was probably the most admired man of the yr in America. This yr’s ballot produced a really shocking end result. For males, the outgoing president, Donald Trump, got here in first. |
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People attending December 31st Prayers at Namboole Stadium. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | This year, millions of faithfuls will not usher in 2021 in Churches as is the norm due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions. For the first time in over 20 years, Pentecostal churches will not hold.... |
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Aftershocks rattle displaced Croatians. PETRINJA, Croatia -- Aftershocks jolted central Croatia on Wednesday, a day after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake killed at least seven people, injured dozens and left several towns and villages in ruins. Authorities warned that the coronavirus could spread in crowded shelters. |
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The year 2020 took many Arkansas notables from us -- the man who penned "True Grit," the coach who put Razorback basketball on the map, the father of the modern bass boat, the longtime cook to governors and the founding editor of this newspaper's High Profile section -- to name a few. More than 30,000 people die in Arkansas every year. |
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