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Britain should not be afraid of nuclear power
The earthquake and tsunami in Japan are tragedies of enormous proportions. Hundreds of thousands of people will need help in rebuilding their lives, and governments around the world will want to do all they can to help. In the past few days, much of the reporting of this tragedy has focused on...- whoosh
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Japanese media pull story of "miracle" tsunami survivor
TOKYO (Reuters) – It seemed too good to be true. A young man pulled alive from the rubble on Saturday eight days after Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami. Hours after the man made international headlines on Saturday, a glimmer of hope in Japan's worst tragedy since World War Two...- cybercore
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Victims' concerns put London 9/11 sculpture on hold
Link Removed due to 404 Error Plans to erect a sculpture in a London park using girders salvaged from New York's World Trade Center, which was destroyed in attacks on September 11, 2001, have been put on hold after victims' families complained. The memorial, designed by Japanese-Russian...- cybercore
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Voodoo candles burning during sex blamed for fatal fire (20 firefighters injured)
Candles arranged on the floor for a voodoo ceremony caused a five-alarm fire that ripped through a Brooklyn apartment building last week, killing a 64-year-old woman and injuring 20 firefighters, the FDNY said Friday. Fire marshals said the fire began around 6:40 p.m. on Feb. 20, when a...- cybercore
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British Teen Dies Moments After First Kiss
A British teenager collapsed and died minutes after kissing a boyfriend for the first time. Jemma Benjamin, 18, shared her first smooch with Daniel Ross in the hallway of his apartment in South Wales in April 2009, The Daily Mail reported. The pair had been friends for weeks and were...- cybercore
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New Zealand mine explosion: all miners believed dead after huge second blast
A massive second explosion at the Pike River mine in New Zealand has extinguished all hope of bringing the 29 missing miners back to the surface alive. The "enormous", blast, which took place at 2.37pm, was more violent than the first and was believed to have been caused by a large build up of...- whoosh
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Man, woman found slain at Mountain View dry cleaning shop ID'd as owners
Man, woman found slain at Mountain View dry cleaning shop ID'd as owners Mountain View police confirmed Monday that the two people found shot to death at an Escuela Avenue dry cleaning shop Friday were the business' owners, 70-year-old Chang Yong Cho and his ex-wife, 62-year-old In Ku Lee...- cybercore
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