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An Egyptian truck driver held captive for two weeks by insurgents in Iraq was freed Monday, just hours after the Philippines withdrew the last of its 51 peacekeepers |
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The main crude oil contract in New York climbs to a seven-week high, nearing record levels amid worries about supply risks. |
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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger received criticism after calling Democratic legislators "girlie-men" and urging voters to "terminate" them in upcoming elections. Gov. Schwarzenegger is frustrated that the California budget is 19 days overdue on issues of local government funding and the repea ... |
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Israeli district court judge Adi Azar is shot dead in a suburb of the city of Tel Aviv. He is shot three times at close range in his car by a man on a motorcycle near his home in Ramat Hasharon. |
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A study carried out on behalf of the International Labor Organization reveals that 25,000 people are working as slave labourers in Brazil in conditions unfit for animals. Many slaves are used to clear Amazonian land for cultivation. |
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Spokespersons for Halliburton announce that it received a grand jury subpoena earlier this month seeking information about its Cayman Islands unit, which conducts operations in Iran. U.S. companies are prohibited by law from doing business with Iran. |
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A fuel tanker truck is rigged as a massive bomb and exploded near a Baghdad police station. The blast kills nine people, wounds 60, and levels a huge section of an industrial neighborhood. |
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The No. 3 U.S. brewer, Adolph Coors Company and Canadian brewing company Molson Inc. confirm their interest in a merger to better compete with rival market leaders SABMiller and Anheuser-Busch. |
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In a move to address rival products selling a lower price-points, Apple Computer Inc. announces lower-priced versions of its iPod digital music player with increased battery life. |
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Dr. Marilyn Albert, chair of the Alzheimer's Association's medical council, announces that midlife obesity, high cholesterol and high blood pressure appear to affect the brain as well as the heart. Those who avoid these conditions reduce their risk of Alzheimers disease. |
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Ghaleb Awali, a Hezbollah militia official, is killed in a car bomb explosion in a suburb of southern Beirut. The bomb exploded when started the engine to leave his home. Hezbollah attributes the incident to Israeli operations. |
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The U.S. department of agriculture recalls 19 million pounds of ground beef which are suspected of being contaminated by E. coli bacteria. |
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The Justice Department opens an investigation into Ed Meese's possible violation of federal ethics laws. |
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Aung San and six of his cabinet members are assassinated in Rangoon, Burma. |
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Maurice Garin wins the Tour de France. |
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The Empire of France under Napoleon III officially declares war on the Kingdom Prussia when provoked by chancellor Otto von Bismarck and the threat of a German prince on the Spanish throne. |
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American Naval forces under Captain Dudley Saltonstall suffer a disastrous defeat on the Penobscot River in Maine. 474 Americans are killed and Saltonstall is later court martialed and dismissed. |
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Henry Hudson and the crew of the Half Moon trade with natives while anchored in George's Harbour. |
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Scottish forces under Sir Archibald Douglas are slaughtered by the English while attempting to relieve the siege of the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed. The Scots approach through boggy ground and then climb up the hill to the waiting English archers. Douglas and 500 other Scottish nobles are killed |
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Berber Muslim general Tariq ibn Ziyad leads 7000 Muslim forces to defeat the Visigoths under king Roderic in the Battle of Guadalete in southern of Spain. Roderic is killed, Tariq is made governor of Spain, and the Moors go on to conquer most of the Iberian Pennisula in the next 5 years. |
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