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Belfast Telegraph, 08.01.09 15:30 UTC

Something to Declare

British Airways sale; Norwegian krone; Sri Lanka Bargain of the week: Sub-Club The latest British Airways sale, which lasts until midnight GMT on 27 January, has plenty of good deals - notably ...

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Telegraph, 08.01.09 07:01 UTC

Surrey borough twinned with Mauritius

A suburban Surrey borough dominated by the busy M25 and nearby Heathrow Airport has been twinned with the tropical island paradise of Mauritius.

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Houston Chronicle - World, 07.01.09 13:01 UTC

Hostages freed from pirates off Somalia, Nigeria

PARIS Pirates freed 20 hostages aboard a Turkish freighter commandeered off the Somali coast, as nine captives on a French boat were released off southern Nigeria, the boat owners said today. The ...

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USA Today, 07.01.09 13:00 UTC

Hostages freed from pirates off Somalia, Nigeria

PARIS (AP) — Pirates freed 20 hostages aboard a Turkish freighter commandeered off the Somali coast, as nine captives on a French boat were released off southern Nigeria, the boat owners said Wednesday.

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Houston Chronicle - World, 05.01.09 02:32 UTC

Series of quakes hit Indonesia, killing 4

MANOKWARI, Indonesia A series of powerful earthquakes killed at least four people and injured dozens in remote eastern Indonesia Sunday and briefly triggered fears of another tsunami in a country ...

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Houston Chronicle - World, 04.01.09 14:34 UTC

Indonesian quakes kill 4, hurt dozens, spark tsunamis

JAKARTA, Indonesia A series of powerful earthquakes shook remote eastern Indonesia on Sunday, toppling or badly damaging more than 100 buildings and leaving at least four people dead and dozens ...

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The Independent, 04.01.09 00:33 UTC

Activity and adventure breaks 2009: Get going! There's a whole world to explore

1. Private views Follow in the footsteps of the great explorers and discover the world National Geographic-style. National Geographic Journeys a new partnership between Titan HiTours, the escorted ...

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guardian.co.uk, 03.01.09 00:35 UTC

Environment: Paradise lost on Maldives' rubbish island

. It may be known as a tropical paradise, an archipelago of 1,200 coral islands in the Indian Ocean. But the traditional image of the Maldives hides a dirty secret: the world's biggest rubbish ...

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Telegraph, 02.01.09 06:35 UTC

Sri Lankan troops enter Tamil Tiger stronghold

Sri Lankan troops have fought their way into the centre of the Tamil Tiger political capital of Kilinochchi for the first time in a decade.

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USA Today, 02.01.09 05:02 UTC

Sri Lankan officials: Troops enter rebel capital

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's military officials say that their soldiers have entered the Tamil Tiger rebels' de facto capital in the north for the first time in a decade.

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