English jury returns mix of verdicts in policeman’s serial rape trial

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Thursday, November 25, 2010 A jury in Newcastle Crown Court, northeast England has cleared a police officer of some charges in a trial over serial rapes and related offences, and convicted him of others. Northumbria Police’s Police Constable Stephen Mitchell faced five counts of rape, six of indecent assault and 15 of misconduct in public […]

Australia sends more troops to Afghanistan

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Tuesday, February 21, 2006 The Australian government has confirmed it will send an extra 200 troops to Afghanistan as part of a security and reconstruction team. Prime Minister John Howard says troops will leave from late July and will spend about two years in Afghanistan separate from the Special Forces and commandos already serving there. […]

New Zealand raises interest rates in second straight month to 0.75%

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Thursday, November 25, 2021 The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 0.75% during its last policy meeting of the year yesterday, after the rate of consumer price inflation was recorded at 4.9% in the third quarter, the highest since December 2007. The hike to the national official […]

The Reality About House Plans You Have To Know}

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Read An Opinion On: Solar Passive House Design Australia Submitted by: Bramhall Odessa Have you been thinking about developing a house? Do you have a certain kind of house that you want to build but have no idea how to go about it? Or have been hunting with no success for home builders nz? You […]

Study observes masturbation and other sexual trends among US teens

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Wednesday, August 3, 2011 A recently published nationwide survey of US teenagers indicates boys tend to masturbate more — and start younger — than girls. It also finds boys who masturbate are more likely to engage in safe sex than boys who don’t. Dr. Cynthia L. Robbins, the study’s lead author from Indiana University in […]

Australian men, women win 2013 Asia-Oceania Wheelchair Basketball Championships

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Sunday, December 1, 2013 Thai-Japanese Bangkok Youth Center, Bangkok —The Australia men’s national wheelchair basketball team, known as the Rollers, and the Australia women’s national wheelchair basketball team, known as the Gliders, won gold medals on Friday, the final day of the Asia–Oceania Zone Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. The eight day championship was […]

Colombia releases detailed report about the FARC

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Tuesday, February 1, 2005 Colombia — The Colombian Caracol Radio reported on January 31, 2005 that the government of Colombia released a detailed document which describes how the FARC operates in Colombia and around the world.[1] The report was prepared by the Unidad Administrativa Especial de Información y Análisis Financiero del Ministerio de Hacienda(Special Administrative […]

Australian remake of Iron Chef launched

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Saturday, August 21, 2010 In the wake of the season finale of MasterChef Australia, The Seven Network has announced that they shall be airing an “Aussie” remake of the Japanese cult classic Iron Chef. Production starts in September in Melbourne, Victoria, with Neil Perry, Guy Grossi, and Guillaume Brahimi as the incumbent “Iron Chefs”. Grossi […]

Enron founder Ken Lay dies in Aspen, Colorado

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Wednesday, July 5, 2006 Kenneth L. Lay, the Enron ex-chief executive and ex-chair, died early Wednesday morning at his vacation home at the age of 64 after a massive coronary attack, according to a family spokesperson. Lay was found guilty of six counts of fraud and conspiracy related to the Enron scandal on May 25, […]