Wednesday, June 21, 2006 Australian Prime Minister John Howard announced on Tuesday that Old Parliament House in Canberra has been heritage listed. It is the […]
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009 English actress Rachel Weisz thinks that Botox injections should be banned for all actors. The 39-year-old actress, best known for her […]
Read MoreNASA’s InSight Lander makes it to Mars
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Read MoreKiribati acquires international funding for solar power
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Read MoreAstronaut Steve MacLean talks with Canadian PM over phone
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Read More“Metric tonne” of date rape drug was bound for US
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Read MorePhiladelphia breaks 80 year old building lease; moves to evict Scouts
Friday, June 1, 2007 In an unannounced vote yesterday, the Philadelphia City Council in the United States voted 16-1 to endorse the eviction of, and […]
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