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Disney animator Ollie Johnston dies at 95

Wednesday, April 16, 2008 American animator Ollie Johnston, the last of Disney’s so-called “Nine Old Men”, has died at the age of 95. Johnston died of natural causes on Monday in Sequim, Washington, according to Walt Disney Studios Vice President Howard E. Green. Johnston worked on many of the Disney’s classic films, including Snow White  Disney animator Ollie Johnston dies at 95

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UK company “seriously considering” GPS tracking devices in school uniforms

Saturday, August 25, 2007 The leading supplier of school uniforms in the United Kingdom, Lancashire-based manufacturer Trutex, has announced it is “seriously considering” including GPS tracking devices in future ranges of its uniform products after conducting an online survey of both parents and children. “As a direct result of the survey, we are now seriously  UK company “seriously considering” GPS tracking devices in school uniforms

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Preliminary hearing against Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal delayed

Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews, October 2, 2006 “Court date  Preliminary hearing against Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal delayed

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Greek debt deal reached

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Saturday, March 27, 2010 A meeting in Brussels has produced a plan, supported by all 16 countries in the eurozone, to make available up to 22 billion euros in financing to support Greece, which is laden with debt. The deal would come into force only if Greece was unable to borrow money from commercial lenders,  Greek debt deal reached

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Bird flu resistant to anti-viral drug

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Thursday, December 22, 2005 In an article in the December 2005 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), researchers from Oxford University report that two recent avian flu fatalities in Vietnam were patients who had been treated with the anti-viral medication Tamiflu. There has been one other reported case of Tamiflu-resistance in Vietnam.  Bird flu resistant to anti-viral drug

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China’s premier visits Cairo ahead of China-Africa summit

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Saturday, November 7, 2009 File photo of Chinese Premier Wen Jibao China’s Premier Wen Jiabao is in Cairo, Egypt, where he held talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in preparation for the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation that begins on Sunday in Sharm el-Sheikh. The leaders of 49 African countries are gathering in the Egyptian Red  China’s premier visits Cairo ahead of China-Africa summit

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Daughter of Yuko Ikeda kidnapped to ransom in Tokyo; freed 13 hours later

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Tuesday, June 27, 2006 Ikeda Kanako, a 21-year-old senior student of the Meiji Gakuin University and the first daughter of celebrity surgeon Yuko Ikeda, was kidnapped at about 1225 (UTC+9), June 26, 2006, in Shibuya, Tokyo. A bullet was fired and one officer slightly cut when police stormed a Kawasaki apartment to rescue the girl.  Daughter of Yuko Ikeda kidnapped to ransom in Tokyo; freed 13 hours later

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Bush nominates a new ambassador to Australia

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Sunday, March 12, 2006 United States President George W. Bush has nominated Robert Davis McCallum, Jr. to be the new US Ambassador to Australia. The ambassadorship has been vacant for 12 months and 28 days. McCallum is an associate attorney-general for the Department of Justice and previously represented big tobacco companies at an Atlanta law  Bush nominates a new ambassador to Australia

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City of Buffalo, N.Y. fighting lawsuit against hotel proposal

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Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews, October 2, 2006 “Court date  City of Buffalo, N.Y. fighting lawsuit against hotel proposal

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NATO oil tanker torched in Pakistan

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Wednesday, February 3, 2010 Militants in north-west Pakistan blew up a fuel tanker carrying supplies to NATO forces in Afghanistan on Monday. More than ten armed men shot at the tanker and fired a rocket at the vehicle outside Peshawar city, and the driver and a passenger were injured in the attack, although no loss  NATO oil tanker torched in Pakistan

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