12/04/2008 -
Woman stabbed in face in fight
A woman is stabbed in the face in Dorset and left with serious facial injuries requiring surgery.
Source:
BBC Dorset
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/dorset/7766146.stm
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12/05/2008 -
Sand hinders efforts to fight Island fire
Firefighters were monitoring a grass fire late Thursday on Padre Island after attempts to get through deep sand to reach it failed. Battalion Chief Abel Pulido said the fire started about 4:15 p.m. in an area that is about 100 acres.
Source:
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
http://caller.com/news/2008/dec/05/sand-hinders-efforts-fight-island-fire/?partn
er=yahoo_headlines
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12/04/2008 -
No simple solution for Africa's AIDS pandemic: UNAIDS chief
Peter Piot, who has been at the helm of UNAIDS since its creation in 1995, told an international conference Thursday to stop looking for a magic bullet to fight the AIDS pandemic in Africa.
Source:
AFP via Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081204/hl_afp/healthaidsunconference_081204130221
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12/03/2008 -
Nicole starts fight
Nicole Scherzinger sparked a fight after storming off stage during a performance.
Source:
iafrica.com
http://iafrica.com/entertain/news/1354400.htm
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12/04/2008 -
Tucson boxer hospitalized after fight in Phoenix
A 28-year-old boxer from Tucson remains hospitalized four days after collapsing in the ring. Johnathan Taylor's hands suddenly dropped to his side just moments before the fighter collapsed.
Source:
ABC 15 Phoenix
http://www.abc15.com/content/news/investigators/story/Tucson-boxer-hospitalized-
after-fight-in-Phoenix/XAOFcd28T0Omihpphe5aYQ.cspx
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12/03/2008 -
Colombian kids flee home rather than fight in war
Colombia's Marxist rebels, their ranks depleted by record desertions and military defeats, are stepping up recruitment of children in a desperate bid to prolong their war against the state.
Source:
Reuters via Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081203/lf_nm_life/us_colombia_children_1
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12/04/2008 -
Travellers granted legal aid to fight eviction 'bought £230,000 five-bedroom house - with CASH'
A family of travellers battling for the right to settle on an illegal camp were facing difficult questions last night over their ownership of a nearby five-bedroom home.
Source:
Daily Mail
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1091923/Travellers-granted-legal-aid-fig
ht-eviction-bedroom-230-000-house-road.html?ITO=1490
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12/04/2008 -
Stein prepares for fight in Winnipeg
A 138-pound professional mixed martial artist may not sound very intimidating.
Source:
Regina Leader-Post
http://www.leaderpost.com/sports/Stein+prepares+fight+Winnipeg/992892/story.html
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12/05/2008 -
U.N. "not fit" to lead poverty fight
LONDON (Reuters) - A British minister sharply attacked the United Nations Thursday, saying the organisation was not fit to lead the world's drive to eradicate poverty.
Source:
Scotland Today
http://www.stv.tv/articles/reuters/news/UN_not_fit_to_lead_poverty_fight_148603
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12/04/2008 -
TOPWRAP 9-Europeans make big rate cuts to fight recession
* Sweden, Britain, ECB make dramatic rate cuts
Source:
Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News
http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20081204/tbs-financial-7318940.html
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12/04/2008 -
We Must All Fight Terrorism: Lubna
DUBAI - It was an emotional Wednesday evening for the many who lit candles at the Shaikh Rashid Auditorium at the Indian High School (IHS), Dubai, to mourn for those who died in the recent Mumbai terror attacks.
Source:
Khaleej Times
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?col=§ion=theuae&xf
ile=data/theuae/2008/December/theuae_December101.xml
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12/04/2008 -
Scotland lose Norway tie battle
SFA chief executive Gordon Smith expresses disappointment after Scotland lose their fight to have their World Cup qualifier against Norway moved to October.
Source:
BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/football/internationals/7765792.stm
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12/04/2008 -
We Must All Fight Terrorism: Lubna
DUBAI - It was an emotional Wednesday evening for the many who lit candles at the Shaikh Rashid Auditorium at the Indian High School (IHS), Dubai, to mourn for those who died in the recent Mumbai terror attacks.
Source:
Khaleej Times
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2008/December/t
heuae_December101.xml§ion=theuae&col=
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12/04/2008 -
Rangers fight back to edge Pens in shootout
The New York Rangers outlasted the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 in a shootout after digging themselves out of a two-goal hole in regulation on Wednesday.
Source:
Reuters via Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081204/sp_nm/us_nhl_rangers_1
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12/04/2008 -
Bill Would End Manufacturers' Price-Setting Power
A fight is brewing in Washington over whether manufacturers should have the right to set minimum retail prices for the products they make. For nearly a century, courts have banned the practice under antitrust laws, but the Supreme Court overturned that in 2007.
Source:
NPR
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97826122&ft=1&f=100
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