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DHL Pizzas 4 Patriots Enter Guinness Book of World Records With Largest Pizza Delivery in History
PLANTATION, Fla., -- DHL Express, the world's leading international express services provider, has been entered in the Guinness Book of World Records for performing the largest pizza delivery in history for Pizzas 4 Patriots, a non-profit organization. Since 2008, DHL Express and Pizzas 4 Patriots have joined forces to bring a 'slice of home' to U.S. troops serving overseas.In ...
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Man dies from SARS-like virus in Saudi Arabia
A Saudiman who had contracted the coronavirus has died, raising the death toll in the kingdom from the SARS-like virus to 16, the health ministry announced on Monday on its Internet ...
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At least 70 people killed in Iraq bombings as Sunni and Shiite tensions rise
Iraq At least 70 people have been killed in a string of bombings in Iraq, as tensions increase between the Sunni minority and the Shiite dominated government.Nine people were killed in one of two car bombings in Basra, a predominantly Shiite city in the south of Baghdad, police and medics said. "I was on duty when a powerful blast shook the ground," a police officer near the site of ...
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Brazils Stadiums Ready for World Cup Soccer Warm-Up in June
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Council of Europe tells Putin of concern over Russian NGO law
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - The head of the Council of Europe told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday he was concerned a law requiring non-governmental organisations which received funding from abroad to register as foreign agents could have a "chilling ...
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Five dead as gunman storms bank
A GUNMAN has stormed into a bank in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba, killing four people in a gunfight and taking a hostage before killing himself, police ...
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Would you treat a terror suspect
THE nurses whose job it was to care for the injured Boston bombing suspect have told of their conflicting emotions at helping to save the life of a suspected ...
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Three killed in hot-air balloon crash
THREE Brazilian tourists have died and 22 other people were hurt after two hot-air balloons collided in central Turkey, officials ...
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Images show path of devastation
>Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. Shawnee, Oklahoma (CNN) -- [Breaking news update at 4:58 p.m. Monday]Areas of metropolitan Oklahoma City appeared to be in shreds Monday afternoon after a massive tornado moved through the ...
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Ecofabulous Shares 10 Eco-Friendly Practices In Celebration Of World Water Day
World Water Day: it's the day that we collectively stop and appreciate that only 3% of the water on this planet is potable. Water is life, so let's celebrate and protect it! There are many organizations devoted to our most precious ...
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U.S. says concerned with charges against Egyptian journalists
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday expressed concern over defamation charges brought against two Egyptian journalists critical of President Mohamed Mursi and called on the government to condemn actions that stifle freedom of ...
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Chief Palestinian peace negotiator backs Kerrys efforts
Saeb Erekat (R), a Palestinian senior politician and chief negotiator speaks during a visit to a tent set-up in protest against the construction of a road in the Arab neighbourhood of Beit Safafa in Jerusalem March 14, ...
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Video Vertical pianist plays midair
To mark the final day of festivities for the re-opening of the Red Cross Museum in Geneva, Switzerland, pianist Alain Roche was lifted into the air by a crane and played to onlookers ...
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Larry Page wants you to stop worrying and let him fix the world
During a Q&A following a rambling conclusion to Google I/O's marathon keynote, Google CEO Larry Page said a few things that hinted at his frustrations with the one platform he can't seem to find the right interfaces for: government. The Man is killing Page's buzz and keeping him from finding the answers to the world's biggest problems. If only Congress, the White House, ...
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Photos Buy Lady Gagas Acrylic Nail
A black acrylic nail worn by Lady Gaga during her "Born This Way Ball" tour and designed by Aya Fukuda is being auctioned for at least $712. A member of the stage crew for her concert in Dublin, Ireland on Sept. 15, 2012 listed the item. The seller said in the listing: "As I was about to start work I noticed an object on the floor of the stagewhen I picked it up, I saw it was ...
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Tumblr and Yahoo How It Affects You
see Facebook and Instagram ) there are big questions about what will happen to Tumblr as its users know it today. Some have started to jump ship by ...
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NYC LA May Get Women Mayors
Image credit: Angela Weiss/Getty Images Neither of the nation’s two largest cities, New York and Los Angeles, have ever had female mayors, but that could change big time this year, as both cities have strong female candidates with a chance of becoming mayor, in races where the incumbents are term-limited. 2013 could be a ';year of the woman'; in major city halls, in what ...
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Investigators Question Terror Suspects Attraction to Boston Suburb
Police presence grows in the neighborhoods of Watertown, Mass., April 19, 2013, as a massive search involving hundreds of heavily armed law enforcement officials continues for one of two suspects in the Boston Marathon ...
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World War II munitions with mustard agent found at Deseret Chemical Depot
This photo shows the empty above-ground storage igloos that once stored chemical munitions at the Deseret Chemical Depot in Stockton on Wednesday, January 18, 2012. Authorities have confirmed that 11 World War II-era cartridges discovered during the environmental cleanup of Deseret Chemical Depot contain liquid blister ...
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Pollution risks worse for developing world women
Environmental factors are responsible for 23 percent of the overall global disease burden, according to World Health Organization research. Addressing such pollution could save the lives of 6 million women a ...
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International markets roundup
A ROUNDUP of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - US stocks have closed slightly lower in thin trade ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony on the economic outlook to Congress. At the closing bell on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 18.35 points (0.12 per cent) at 15,336.05. The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index edged down 2.53 (0.07 per cent) to ...
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International markets roundup
A ROUNDUP of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - US stocks have closed slightly lower in thin trade ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony on the economic outlook to Congress. At the closing bell on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 18.35 points (0.12 per cent) at 15,336.05. The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index edged down 2.53 (0.07 per cent) to ...
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Venezuela opposition Audio suggest Cuban meddling
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuela's opposition has released an audio recording that it says contains a prominent member of the ruling party discussing political strategy with a Cuban intelligence ...
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Bombs tear through Baghdad in Iraqs bloodiest day for months
The worst of yesterday's violence took place in Baghdad's Shiite neighbourhoods, where 10 car bombs killed at least 48 people and wounded more than ...
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Opening Day at Strasbourg International Washed Out
STRASBOURG, France ...
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Australia the energy superpower?
A new boom in the extraction of Australia's natural gas reserves will have immense economic benefits for the country and especially the state of Western Australia, but conservationists warn of an environmental impact.
Australia is a country rich in natural resources, because of this its economy is an export driven one, and coal, iron ore, wool, meat, gold, and wheat are some of its main exports. It was in the 1920’s that Australia’s economic potential was underpinned by the gold rush that saw its population triple in size in just ten years. Read more
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