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Harry Winston Victim of Armed Robbery in Paris

Harry Winston Victim of Armed Robbery in Paris

Armed robbers stole diamonds valued at 85 million euros ($108 million) from the Paris branch of jeweler Harry Winston, the city prosecutors’ office said.

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Girls aged 5 sexualised by toys like Bratz dolls, MSPs told

Girls aged 5 sexualised by toys like Bratz dolls, MSPs told

YOUNG girls are being sexualised by inappropriate toys and magazines, a Holyrood committee was warned yesterday.

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Retronym Contest: What Do You Call a Non-Internet Librarian?

Retronym Contest: What Do You Call a Non-Internet Librarian?

Last year, Information Today, the organizers of the Internet Librarian conference, held a contest to find a “retronym” for a non-Internet librarian.

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Women arrested for virtual murder

Women arrested for virtual murder

A JAPANESE piano teacher has been arrested on suspicion of killing her “virtual husband” after becoming enraged that he suddenly divorced her in an online game.

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Martti Ahtisaari - Former Finnish President Wins Nobel Peace Prize!

Martti Ahtisaari - Former Finnish President Wins Nobel Peace Prize!

Martti Ahtisaari, the former Finnish president and United Nations envoy, has been awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for his work as a mediator in international conflicts.

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Hurricane Ike closing in on Texas coast, Houston

Hurricane Ike closing in on Texas coast, Houston

Hundreds of thousands of people fled coastal areas in the path of Hurricane Ike on Friday as the storm gathered strength on a collision course with the Texas Gulf Coast, threatening to swamp populous areas around Houston under a massive wave of water.

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3 dead, 1 missing in Coast Guard helicopter crash

A Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopter crashed last night during a search-and-rescue training exercise six miles off Sand Island, killing three of four crewmembers aboard.

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Hanna heads for Carolinas; Category 4 Hurricane Ike fiercer

Hanna heads for Carolinas; Category 4 Hurricane Ike fiercer

While Tropical Storm Hanna churned across the Bahamas and toward the U.S. coast on Thursday, hurricane Ike is now a fierce Category 4 storm with top sustained winds of 140 mph.

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Gustav: Plaquemines Parish in danger of levee collapse

In Plaquemines Parish, a levee was in danger of collapse, and officials scrambled to fortify it.

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Russia´s Putin saves TV crew from tiger

Russia´s Putin saves TV crew from tiger

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has saved a television crew from attack by an Amur tiger in the far east of the country.

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