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Officer: Americans jailed in Haiti tried taking other kids
U.S. missionaries in Haiti who face kidnapping charges for trying to take 33 children out of the country made an earlier attempt to take kids, says a Haitian police officer.
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Toyota in global recall of Prius
Toyota recalls thousands of Prius cars worldwide because of braking problems, in the latest blow to the carmaker.
BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition |
Comments by Guma spark fears of rate hike
Comments from Reserve Bank deputy governor Xolile Guma - implying that South Africa's rate cutting cycle may soon be reversed - took economists by surprise.
Business Report |
Toyota in global recall of Prius
Toyota recalls thousands of Prius cars in Japan because of braking problems, in the latest blow to the world's largest carmaker.
BBC News | Business | World Edition |
Feb. 9, 1870: Feds Get on Top of the Weather
President Grant signs the law creating what will become the Weather Bureau and eventually the National Weather Service.
Wired Top Stories |
Pompey 'close to evading wind-up'
Portsmouth say they are close to reaching an agreement to avoid being wound up in the High Court.
BBC Sport | Football | World Edition |
Cricket celebs take the cake in India
That Khanyi watsisname creature who so loves the spotlight has nothing on the pseudo-celebs of India. Even Gary Kirsten's six-year-old got in on the action, writes Stuart Hess in his exclusive IOL column from India.
IOL: Cricket |
Maties maul Vikings
The Maties have demolished the TUT Vikings in a one-sided Varsity Cup match in Cape Town.
IOL: Rugby |
Monday's F1 gossip column
Rubens Barrichello says this week's Jerez test will give better insight into who is quick, Fernando Alonso to open Jerez testing for Ferrari, plus other rumours.
BBC Sport | Motorsport | Formula 1 | UK Edition |
Horror movie sparks panic attacks in Italy
Low-budget US horror movie Paranormal Activity has kicked up a storm among politicians because it is terrifying teenagers and children across the country.
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Like I always say, there's no 'I' in "team". There is a 'me', though, if you jumble it up."
David Shore
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..Word of the Day..
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jitney
DEFINITION: (noun) A small motor vehicle, such as a bus or van, that transports passengers on a route for a small fare.
SYNONYMS: autobus, bus, charabanc, coach, double-decker, motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehicle.
USAGE: She rode the jitney to work every day.
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| FTSE 100 | 5092.33 | 0.62% | |
| Gold | 1069.90 | 0.74% | |
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| Brent Crude | 69.95 | -0.04% | |
| USD | 7.6714 | -0.64% | |
| Pound | 11.9621 | -0.63% | |
| Euro | 10.5273 | -0.42% | |
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..Today's Birthdays..
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William Henry Harrison (1773-1841)
William Henry Harrison (1773-1841): US president who served only 1 month before dying of pneumonia
Carole King (68)
Carole King (68): singer/songwriter, " You've Got a Friend "; plus, musicians Gasparo Angiolini (1731-1803) and Joe Ely (63),
Judith Light (61)
Judith Light (61): Claire Meade on Ugly Betty ; also, actors Kathryn Grayson (88), Janet Suzman (71), Joe Pesci (67), Mia Farrow (65), Charles Shaughnessy (55), Julie Warner (45), Jason George (38), Charlie Day (34), A.J. Buckley (33), Zhang Ziyi (31) and David Gallagher (25)
Alice Walker (66)
Alice Walker (66): Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Color Purple ; other writers born on this date include Amy Lowell (1874-1925) and J. M. Coetzee (70)
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