September 27, 2008
China astronaut to walk in space
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Chinese astronauts orbiting the Earth are about to take part in a historic first space walk for their country.
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September 27, 2008
Somali pirates warn off rescuers
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Pirates who seized a Ukrainian ship off Somalia warn against any attempt to rescue the vessel’s crew or cargo of 33 tanks.
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September 27, 2008
Vow to pursue Sudan over ‘crimes’
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The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor tells the BBC he will not bow to pressure to drop charges against Sudan’s leader.
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September 27, 2008
Three arrested over Mexico blasts
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Mexican police arrest three people suspected of throwing grenades, killing eight people and injuring more than 100 on 16 September.
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September 27, 2008
Action against Moroccan preacher
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Morocco shuts down an association belonging to a religious leader who said girls as young as nine years old could marry.
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September 27, 2008
Edward Kennedy taken to hospital
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US Senator Edward Kennedy is briefly taken to hospital after suffering a seizure, a few months after undergoing brain surgery.
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September 27, 2008
Bush says bail-out will be passed
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President George W Bush says US lawmakers will pass his administration’s financial rescue plan despite disagreements.
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September 27, 2008
Brazilian serial speeder runs up $1.9m in fines
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Police in Brazil finally catch up with a serial speeder who owed $1.9m (£1m) in traffic fines.
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September 27, 2008
Chrysler resorts to layoffs to cut 1,000 jobs
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DETROIT: Chrysler LLC has resorted to firing 250 salaried workers in order to meet targeted job reductions as it shrinks its struggling US operations, the automaker said on Friday….
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September 27, 2008
Mamata banking on attachment to soil for political mileage
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27 Sep 2008, 0128 hrs IST, Saugata Roy,TNN Font Size: KOLKATA: What is Mamata Banerjee gaining by opposing the Nano project in Singur? Even if Tatas wind up and move out of West Bengal, why is Mamata unfazed? When virtually the entire middle-class and large sections of the intelligentsia believe…
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