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British polar explorer Hadow takes on Arctic Ocean trek

British polar explorer Hadow takes on Arctic Ocean trek - 2010-02-25

LONDON - British polar explorer Pen Hadow on Thursday unveiled his latest challenge, leading a team of scientists to investigate rising acid levels in the Arctic Ocean that threaten marine life....
Valentines couples get hitched at Mandela's prison

Valentines couples get hitched at Mandela's prison - 2010-02-15

ROBBEN ISLAND- South African icon Nelson Mandela's former prison Robben Island held its tenth annual Valentine's Day wedding ceremony on Sunday in which 25 couples tied the knot. Dressed in...
European freeze hits transport as Britain limits gas

European freeze hits transport as Britain limits gas - 2010-01-09

LONDON, Sam Reeves - Europe was faced with grounded planes and axed trains Friday amid bitter winter weather and hard-hit Britain was forced to curb industrial gas usage to save dwindling supplies....
US blizzard puts crimp in holiday sales, travel

US blizzard puts crimp in holiday sales, travel - 2009-12-21

WASHINGTON, Stephanie Griffith- Americans pining for a white Christmas got more than they bargained for, as a record-breaking snowstorm closed airports and roadways across the northeastern United...
US to end travel ban on HIV-positive visitors: Obama

US to end travel ban on HIV-positive visitors: Obama - 2009-10-31

WASHINGTON, Karin Zeitvogel- The United States is poised to lift a decades-old ban on HIV-positive visitors from abroad that was based on fear and ignorance of the facts, President Barack Obama said...
Austria is pensioners' paradise: magazine survey

Austria is pensioners' paradise: magazine survey - 2009-10-28

VIENNA - Austria beats even Thailand and Italy as the world's favourite place to retire to, according to a new survey by Forbes magazine. The high quality of life and medical care, the "elegant...
On UN mission, Bill Clinton promotes tourism in Haiti

On UN mission, Bill Clinton promotes tourism in Haiti - 2009-10-04

CAP-HAITIEN- Former US president Bill Clinton, visiting Haiti in his capacity as a United Nations special envoy, wrapped up a two-day trip with a call for tourists to visit the Caribbean country....
US Senate approves pro-tourism campaign

US Senate approves pro-tourism campaign - 2009-09-09

WASHINGTON - Brushing aside strenuous European objections, the US Senate on Wednesday approved plans for a national tourism campaign to be funded partly by a 10-dollar fee paid by some foreign...
The last of their kind: the nomads of Borneo

The last of their kind: the nomads of Borneo - 2009-08-31

LONG NEN, Sarah Stewart - In the language of the nomadic Penan there is no word for forest, it is simply their universe, and its destruction is snuffing out the ancient lifestyle of this tribe who...
Sleepless in Beirut, sin city of the Middle East

Sleepless in Beirut, sin city of the Middle East - 2009-08-17

BEIRUT, Natacha Yazbeck - From nudist beach parties and wild bashes hosted by the likes of Paris Hilton, to gay clubs, gambling and showgirls, Beirut is rapidly earning a reputation as the sin city...
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Geldof attacks BBC report on Ethiopia aid

Geldof attacks BBC report on Ethiopia aid
LONDON - Anti-poverty campaigner Bob Geldof on Sunday lashed out at a BBC report that claimed millions of pounds raised for famine relief in Ethiopia by Band Aid in 1985 were used by rebels to pay for weapons. "About Band Aid, not a single penny...