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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (usually shortened to the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain) is a country and sovereign state that lies to the northwest of Continental Europe with Ireland to the west. It occupies the majority of the British Isles and its territory and population are primarily situated on the island of Great Britain and in Northern Ireland on the island of Ireland. The United Kingdom is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, and its ancillary bodies of water, including the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea, and the Irish Sea. The mainland is linked to France by the Channel Tunnel, with Northern Ireland sharing a land border with the Republic of Ireland.

Princess Diana museum to close

Source: Movie Balla   |   May 7 2013, 9:48am CDT

Princess Diana museum to close
Los Angeles, May 7 (IANS) Charles Earl Spencer, brother of late princess Diana, says he will close the museum he had set up in the honour of his sister.
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Regulating Banks the Austrian Way

Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute  |   May 19 2013, 10:39pm CDT

Most people — from young to old and from all ends of the political spectrum — are united by a common bond. The idea that banks are deserving of taxpayer support is viewed as morally repugnant to them. Business owners see ...

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Styles car outside my house: Rod Stewart
Styles car outside my house: Rod Stewart
London, May 20 (IANS) Singer Rod Stewart accepts that he saw band One Direction member Harry Styles' car parked outside his house one morning, but didn't confirm that the teen sensation is dating his daughter Kimberly.
 
Johansson's directorial debut ready for shoot
Johansson's directorial debut ready for shoot
Los Angeles, May 20 (IANS) Actress Scarlett Johansson's directorial debut will go on the floors this years, after being delayed for almost two years.
 
Beyonce Knowles idolised Whitney Houston
Beyonce Knowles idolised Whitney Houston
Los Anegles, May 20 (IANS) Singer Beyonce Knowles says she always wanted to be rich and famous like late singer Whitney Houston.
 
 

Govt dumped departure tax plan

Source: Stuff.co.nz  |   May 19 2013, 10:31pm CDT

The Government was planning to slap a departure tax of up to $35 on travellers but dumped the idea in the months leading up to the Budget. The "border charge" would have raised up to $169 million, with $79m ...

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Georgetown trio wins national model rocket competition

Source: ABC-KVUE Austin  |   May 19 2013, 10:25pm CDT

Georgetown - Launching model rockets into the skies over Georgetown is second nature for homeschooled brothers Matthew and Mark Janecka, and their friend Daniel Kelton, a sophomore at East View High School. Together, they make up the Georgetown 4-H mod ...

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ERBA Diagnostics: Rooted in Mumbai, growing in Miami

Source: Miami Herald  |   May 19 2013, 10:19pm CDT

By Joseph A. Mann Jr. An Indian entrepreneur with an international network of healthcare and diagnostic equipment companies has made a big bet on Miami-Dade County. Mumbai-based Suresh Vazirani bought control IVAX D ...

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Conference on Syria very soon: UN chief

Source: Sify  |   May 19 2013, 10:11pm CDT

Moscow, May 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said that a conference on the Syrian settlement will take place "very soon", possibly at the beginning of June, after consulting UN Security Council per ...

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Hewlett-Packard and 9 Stocks Making Deal Buzz This Week

Source: Wall Street Cheat Sheet  |   May 19 2013, 10:07pm CDT

SAP (NYSE:SAP) Co-Chief Executive Bill McDermott has told The Times that HP tried to offload the United Kingdom software house Autonomy onto SAP sometime prior to April. The latter had been approached by HP following its being advised that the business w ...

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RI among least racially tolerant countries

Source: The Jakarta Post  |   May 19 2013, 9:56pm CDT

Indonesia, a country that has been recognized for nurturing hostility against religious minorities, has now also been acknowledged for its low tolerance of people of different races. A report released by the World Value ...

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