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World Belly Boarding Championships Takes Place In Cornwall

Getty Images 156 days ago

ST AGNES, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 06: A belly boarder looks out to sea as she waits to take part in the World Belly Boarding Championships at Chapel Porth on September 6 2009 near St Agnes, England. Over a hundred surfers of all ...

7 convicted of killing Grenada leader released

AP Features 156 days ago

Seven men convicted of killing Grenada's leader in the 1983 coup that triggered a U.S. invasion strode out of prison on Saturday — the last of 17 who had been sentenced for the crime. Dozens of relatives cheered and clapped as former ...

Radiographers criticize Tesco health scan offer

Reuters Life! Online Report 158 days ago

LONDON (Reuters) - The Society of Radiographers has criticized Tesco for offering CT scans through its Clubcard reward scheme, saying it played on people's natural anxieties. Society Chief Executive Richard Evans has written to Tesco boss Terry Leahy raising concerns about the ...

Britain marks anniversary of child evacuations

AP News 161 days ago

British service marks 70th anniversary of child evacuations during WWII Britain held a service of thanksgiving Tuesday to remember the thousands of children who were evacuated to the countryside to protect them from German bombs during World War II. Over 2,000 people ...

City plans to use catacombs for swine flu victims

AFP European Edition 198 days ago

A city council said Saturday it was considering using underground burial chambers, currently a tourist attraction, to store the corpses of swine flu victims if the pandemic worsens. Exeter City Council said the empty 19th-century catacombs could become an emergency mortuary. A ...

Britain's last surviving WW1 veteran dies, aged 111

Reuters US Online Report World News 199 days ago

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's last surviving veteran of the World War One trenches, Harry Patch, has died at the age of 111, the Ministry of Defence said on Saturday. Patch, described by his biographer as having a good sense of humor and ...

Gibbons bids adieu to senior staffers

Las Vegas Sun 206 days ago

Departures clear office of expertise, counsel at critical time for Nevada CARSON CITY Gov. Jim Gibbons entire senior staff has in the past few weeks resigned or given notice of departure, including the final remnants of his original staff. On Wednesday, Mendy ...

AFP Global Edition 210 days ago

A windswept beach on the southernwestern coast of England which is thought to have inspired the Virginia Woolf classic 'To The Lighthouse', has been sold at auction for 80,000 pounds (93,000 euros, 130,000 dollars). Upton Towans beach in southwest Cornwall, which overlooks ...

AFP Global Edition 210 days ago

A windswept beach on the southern tip of Cornwall which is thought to have inspired the Virginia Woolf classic 'To The Lighthouse', has been sold at auction for 80,000 pounds. Upton Towans beach, which overlooks the lighthouse on Godrevy Island some 10 ...

Mohawks v. Canada: Bridge shutdown hurts business

AP News 218 days ago

Mohawks v. Canada: Standoff over arming guards brings NY bridge closure, loss of business Melinda Walk needs her Canadian customers back — so much so that she's willing to give them full value for their currency at her convenience store-gas station just ...

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