Canadian activist June Callwood dies at 82

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Saturday, April 14, 2007 June Callwood, Canadian Journalist, humanitarian, and activist, died today of cancer at age 82. “The Casey House community is deeply appreciative to the Frayne family for sharing their precious mother and wife with us for so many years. “We send them our love and deepest condolences.” Callwood, born June 2, 1924 […]

News briefs:May 28, 2010

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News briefs:April 24, 2005

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Sunday, April 24, 2005 Contents 1 NYSE to merge with Archipelago; NASDAQ to buy Instinet 2 Bush nomination to UN post faces bi-partisan problems 3 Romanian reporters call for release of hostages in Iraq 4 5-year-old girl arrested and handcuffed by Florida police 5 British government considering new nuclear power stations

Solar powered plane completes first leg of transcontinental trip

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Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Solar Impulse, the world’s most advanced solar powered plane has just completed the first of the five legs of its trans-continental journey, flying fuel-free from San Francisco to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, in just over 18 hours. The plane was piloted by co-founder Bertrand Piccard, departing San Francisco dawn on Friday […]

5 Keys To Successful Options Trading}

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Read An Opinion On: Crm Wealth Management Best Crm For Insurance Agents Submitted by: Jason Ng The last decade saw explosive growth in the options trading market all over the world. Options are now available on almost every imaginable asset, from physical to financial assets. In fact, there are now more and more classes of […]

Car bombing kills Yemen government official; ISIS claims responsibility

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Monday, December 7, 2015 Yesterday, at least seven people including Aden, Yemen governor Jaafar Mohammed Saad died in a car bomb attack on their convoy in the city of Aden, according to local officials. An online claim of responsibility on behalf of militant group ISIS called Saad a “tyrant”. An online post purportedly from the […]

Spain beat Ukraine 4-0 in Group H

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Wednesday, June 14, 2006 Spain won its first World Cup Group H match against Ukraine 4-0 in Leipzig, Wednesday. Luis Aragones might like to play the yellow shirted Ukrainians again because after only one quarter of the match it looked effectively over as a contest. And a red card against the Ukraine team just after […]

Man commits suicide by jumping from Burj Khalifa

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Thursday, May 12, 2011 A man committed suicide on Tuesday by jumping from the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The unnamed man, believed to be in his twenties and of a South Asian ethnicity, jumped from the 147th floor and landed on a decking area of the 108th floor. His death would be […]

Gallery seeks Control themed mail art for exhibit

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Saturday, November 26, 2005 Canadian community art group Visual Arts Brampton is looking for entries for its international entry mail art exhibit “Control”. The exhibit’s entry information discusses the theme of the show: “Are you a control-freak, or more happy-go-lucky? What do you think of corporations’ control on the media and governments? Is your life […]