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November 24, 2011
George Michael been forced to postpone a string of concerts, including a couple that were scheduled for this weekend in the Welsh capital Cardiff, after being rushed to hospital to receive treatment for pneumonia.
The 48-year-old singer was meant to perform in Vienna on Monday but cancelled just two hours before ...
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Tags: Careless Whisper, Czech Republic, George Michael, vienna
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Shows, Events & Gigs
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November 17, 2011
The Clash's bassist Paul Simonon today revealed that he was arrested this year as he worked as an undercover activist for Greenpeace on board a ship that belonging to the organisation.
After spending several weeks masquerading as a chef on the MV Esperanza, Simonon was arrested with 18 other ...
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Tags: Greenpeace, Paul Simonon, The Clash
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World News
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November 10, 2011
An alleged senior chief of Mexico's Sinaloa drugs cartel was arrested last night, according to officials.
Soldiers in Culican – Sinaloa state’s capital - captured Ovidio Limon Sanchez due to accusations that he has organised the arrival of huge shipments of cocaine and other drugs into the southern US while ...
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Tags: California, Felipe Calderon, Mexico, US
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World News
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November 03, 2011
Thousands of anti-corporate greed protestors have closed the closure of one of the US’ busiest ports.
A spokesman representing the Port of Oakland said that maritime operations were effectively halted. The shutdown marked a day in which thousands of city workers, including primary and high school teachers, joined the calls made ...
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Tags: Oakland, Oakland Police, Occupy Wall Street
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World News
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October 27, 2011
Coriano, a small Italian town, filled today with mourners attending the funeral of MotoGP star Marco Simoncelli, who was killed on Sunday as he competed at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Aged 24 at the time of his death, Simoncelli suffered injuries to his chest, head, and neck after he completely lost ...
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Tags: Coriano, Italy, Marco Simoncelli, Moto GP
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World News
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October 20, 2011
French President Nicolas Sarkozy described yesterday's birth of his baby daughter as an experience of "profound joy" that was also private.
Mr Sarkozy arrived at La Muette clinic in Paris several hours after his wife Carla gave birth. He had been at the clinic earlier on in the day, but had ...
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Tags: eurozone, france, Germany, Sarkozy
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World News
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October 13, 2011
Eight people were shot dead at a salon in Los Angeles yesterday afternoon, authorities say.
The fatal shooting took place in Seal Beach, California, which has a popular retail area just off the Pacific Coast Highway. Initially, six people were confirmed dead; however, two others died later from their injuries. Local ...
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Tags: LA, LAPD, Seal Beach
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World News
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October 06, 2011
Two people have been rushed to hospital after the "world's hottest curry" contest at an Indian restaurant in Edinburgh.
The emergency services were called out to Kismot restaurant on St Leonards Street at the weekend after some of the competitors became "very unwell". In order to compete, people must eat what ...
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Tags: Edinburgh, Kismot restuarant, St Leonards Street, USA
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World News
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September 29, 2011
Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand today lost his privacy action in the High Court over a story published by the Sunday Mirror regarding an alleged affair.
Ferdinand, an England international, sought substantial damages from the Mirror for misuse of his private information. An article was published by the paper’s Sunday edition ...
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Tags: Rio Ferdinand, Sunday Mirror, The Mirror
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World News
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September 22, 2011
German fashion company Hugo Boss has apologised for its maltreatment workers in forced labour conditions throughout WWII, during which time it supplied Nazis with uniforms.
The fashion giant issued an apology to coincide with a release of a new book that details the history of the company when Hitler was in ...
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Tags: Adolf Hitler, Germany, Hugo Boss, World War II
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World News