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World leaders praise Chilean rescue mission
World leaders have been commenting on the remarkable rescue of the 33 Chilean Miners. US President Barack Obama took time out from his schedule to…
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Chile celebrates miners' release
Celebrations erupted at Camp Hope as the last of the 33 miners was rescued. As the Foenix 2 capsule finished its final journey to the surface,…
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Miners in rude health for now
Authorities claim the 33 rescued miners are in better physical and mental health than expected after their 69 day ordeal. Still, medics believe the…
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Chile rescues all 33 miners
The 33 Chilean miners who were trapped underground for 69 days are free. Foreman Luis Urzua was the last miner to emerge from the rescue…
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Peru arrests terrorist leader
In Peru, police have arrested a leader of the 'Shining Path' terrorist group. Edgar Mejia, also known as "Comrade Izula" is accused of organising…
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Ahmadinejad eyes Israel border
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, on the second day of his state visit to Lebanon, is in southern Lebanon. At a series of meetings with…
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Strikes threaten French fuel supply
The French government has called for calm as industrial action against pension reform threatens fuel supplies. A strike in the oil sector has…
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First man down - last man up
The banner read 'Mission Accomplished.' As the rescue of the 33 Chilean miners came to an end, the last man to leave was the first of the rescuers…
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World captivated by miners' tales - and affairs
They all have their stories - but some stand out more than others. Franklin Lobos - miner number 27 to be rescued - was aptly presented with a ball…
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Ahmadinejad rallies crowd in Lebanon
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has delivered a rousing speech at a rally organised by Hezbollah near the Israeli frontier. The speech came on…
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Women in Iran are 'slaves' lawyer tells MEPs
A lawyer for the Iranian woman who faces a possible death sentence for alleged adultery and complicity in the murder of her husband has denounced the…
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Chile miners hale and hearty
The 33 Chilean miners who were rescued yesterday are still in hospital where it is reported that they are all doing well. Doctors have diagnosed…
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Piñera promises working conditions will change
The Chilean President Sebastián Piñera has vowed that no workers in the country will ever again suffer conditions like those experienced by the 33…
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Chile rescue thanks to multi-national ingenuity
The San José rescue was called a miracle by many, though in earthly terms saving the miners came down to human perseverance and technology thrust…
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EDF's Constellation spat continues
Electricite de France says it wants to press ahead with building nuclear power plants in the state of Maryland, despite a falling out with its US…
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French students protest over pension reform
French students marched against President Nicolas Sarkozy's pension reform as strikes shuttered oil refineries, prompting fears of a fuel shortage.…
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Three Chile miners released from hospital
Three of the rescued Chilean miners left hospital and returned home on Friday. Doctors in Copiapo declined to identify which of the miners had been…
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NATO role in Taliban talks emerges in Brussels
NATO has suffered another deadly day in Afghanistan with eight soldiers lost, five killed in roadside bombs. The attacks in the west, east, and…
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Mine families' Camp Hope closing down
A makeshift camp close to the San Jose mine has drawn the world's attention for the past two months. But the families of the freed Chilean miners…
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Hitler exhibition seeks to set the right tone
The exhibition is not, the curators say, a study of Hitler's personality, still less a collection of Nazi memorabilia. "Hitler and the Germans" has…
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