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Magnitude 5.8 earthquake in Virginia felt up and down U.S. east coast, Pentagon evacuated
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Nigeria swears in new president after death of Umaru Yar’Adua
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What To Consider When Selecting A Cosmetic Dentist?
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RuPaul speaks about society and the state of drag as performance art
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Greek parliament votes to legalise sex-change without operation
Friday, October 13, 2017 The Greek parliament on Tuesday voted in favour of a bill allowing people older than fifteen years to change their identified gender legally without undergoing any medical operations. 171 out of 285 votes favoured of the bill. Per the earlier laws, individual had to undergo an operation, which LGBT advocacy group […]
Candle knocked over during voodoo sex ritual causes apartment fire
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Train derailed by collision with semi in Saskatchewan, Canada
Tuesday, March 22, 2005 Twenty-four cars of a west-bound Canada Pacific train were thrown from the tracks after the train collided with a semi tractor-trailer in poor weather and visibility near Regina, Saskatchewan around 11 a.m. Tuesday morning. The driver was rushed to hospital. The accident took place on a level section of Highway 46 […]
EU, US declare intent to cooperate on climate change at summit
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 A European Union-United States summit held in Slovenia produced a draft declaration outlining the groups’ future cooperation on climate change, energy security and financial stability. Yesterday was the final day of the summit, the last EU-US summit that US President George W. Bush will attend in his current role. Hopes of […]