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Read More46 illegal Afghan immigrants suffocate in truck in Pakistan
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Read MoreConductor Jeffrey Tate dies aged 74
Monday, June 5, 2017 Conductor Sir Jeffrey Tate died on Friday. He was born on April 28, 1943 in Salisbury, England with spina bfida and […]
Read MoreHighly preserved mammoth presents scientists with blood sample
Friday, May 31, 2013 An extremely well preserved woolly mammoth has been found by Russian scientists in Siberia, announced Wednesday. The adult female was found […]
Read MoreNew study claims Stonehenge was a place of healing
Thursday, September 25, 2008 Archaeologists Timothy Darvill of Bournemouth University and Geoff Wainwright, President of the Society of Antiquaries, claimed to have found evidence that […]
Read MoreOldest ex-Major League Baseball player, Billy Werber dies at age 100
Thursday, January 22, 2009 Billy Werber, third baseman in Major League Baseball, has died at the age of 100. Werber died of natural causes on […]
Read MoreIcelandic Internet bank suspends UK accounts
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 The Icelandic internet bank, Icesave, has suspended all 300,000 of its UK customer accounts, leaving account holders in the United Kingdom […]
Read MoreP&G to acquire Gillette for US$57 billion
Friday, January 28, 2005 New York —American manufacturing giant Proctor & Gamble (P&G) plans to acquire Gillette Co. for US$57 billion in stock. The purchase […]
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