Friday, August 25, 2006 Residents in the city of Port Harcourt said that Nigerian troops burnt down hundreds of slum dwellings, allegedly as reprisal after an Army sergeant was killed in Thursday’s abduction of oil workers in the area. Residents told news agencies that troops poured petrol over slum houses located near a compound belonging […]
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Thursday, January 4, 2007 Bicycle sales in Australia have recorded record sales of 1,273,781 units for 2006, exceeding car sales by 32 percent. It is the fifth year in a row that the bicycle industry has sold more than one million units, a figure yet to be realised by car manufacturers. The Cycling Promotion Fund […]
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Searchers of pig farm for pig digested human remains receive counseling
Tuesday, July 11, 2006 The Vancouver Sun obtained two reports relating to the search of a British Columbia pig farm believed to be the location of 26 murders where the women’s bodies were fed to the pigs which later went to market. Police have said the investigation was “unprecedented in Canadian history” for its investigative […]
Report urges Kenya to ban plastic bags
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TGV makes 574.8 km/h on rails
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Australian Federal Police say Wikileaks committed no crime
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Venezuela opens granite processing facility in Bolívar
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