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Prime Minister's broadcast 10 November 2000 - Pre-Budget Report If your home or business is flooded, or your journey to work badly disrupted because of floods or work on the railways, it's not been a pleasant time. I saw for myself last week the dev
Audrey Hepburn was an award-winning actress. The American Film Institute considered her to be the third greatest actress of all time. She also became a fashion and cultural icon, and continues to be so today. She was also a magnificent humanitarian.
Grammar Girl here. Todays topic is whether the phrase have got is good English or not. And now, guest-writer Bonnie Trenga answers an e-mail from a listener, Lee, who says, A pet peeve of mine is the frequent use of the have got phrase, such as I hav
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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 10 April 2007 The U.N. refugee agency says as many as 400 people were killed in southeastern Chad 10 days ago during cross-border attacks by Sudanese Janjaweed militia. The death toll is far higher than previous estimates by Ch
By Larry London Washington, D.C. 03 November 2006 watch Peppers interview This year marks the 23rd anniversary of one of rock music's most popular bands. It's hard to imagine that the Red Hot Chili Peppers have been making music since 1983. From the
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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 13 December 2006 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees begins returning to south Sudan an estimated 11,000 refugees from Ethiopia, Wednesday, and another 8,000 from the Central African Republic, Saturday, to the ho
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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 13 June 2006 Italian fans watch Italy vs Ghana, Group E, World Cup 2006, soccer match, on a giant screen set up in downtown Duomo square in Milan Italians celebrated their victory over Ghana in the first soccer game in th