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Somali Pirates Free British Couple After 388 Days

by Glen Cludden on November 14, 2010

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Rachel & Paul Chandler - Released

Rachel and Paul Chandler, an English retired couple captured on their sailing yacht by Somali pirates on 23 October 2009, were released earlier today and are now on their way home to UK. The Chandler’s release brings to an end a 388-day ordeal which began in late October last year when their 38ft yacht was [...]

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Gordon Ramsay Furious at Tenerife Restaurant Namesake

November 3, 2010
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Gordon Ramsay’s Cocktail Lounge Bar and Restaurant in Puerto Colon, Tenerife isn’t living up to its name. With a name like that, you couldn’t be blamed for believing the restaurant is in some way owned, or at least endorsed by the celebrity TV chef. In fact, Gordon Ramsay claims there is no connection to his [...]

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Second Canaries Tragedy – Another Brit Drowns in Pool

October 20, 2010
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Andrew Nicol was on holiday in Puerto de Santiago on the west coast of the Spanish island of Tenerife, when he died on Monday evening around 6pm. Local police said they believed Nicol’s death was from natural causes, so would not be treating his death as suspicious. A spokesman said: “It is possible he suffered [...]

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Vancouver Wins its 5th Conde Nast “Best City in the Americas”

October 14, 2010
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This is the fifth time in the last six years that Vancouver has won the “Best City in the Americas” top spot in Conde Nast Traveler’s 2010 readers’ choice awards. The popular US travel magazine presented the 2010 award at a ceremony in New York on Tuesday. Kevin Krueger is Vancouver’s Tourism Minister: “This award [...]

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Chilean Miners Rescue Plan On Track for Wednesday

October 11, 2010
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The end of the ordeal is in sight for 33 miners trapped in the collapsed Chilean mine shaft near the town of Copiapo. The rescue team expect to have the first miners brought up to the surface no later than Wednesday, almost exactly 10 weeks after they were trapped. The collapse happened on Thursday, August [...]

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Virgin Galactic – First Solo Space Flight?

October 10, 2010
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Reports claim that the first commercial tourism space flight took place today, Sunday 10 October. Mmmh…beware exaggerated headlines! While the event was no doubt a remarkable step forward, nothing happened in space, as far as I can tell. Virgin Galactica is the development company building a spacecraft for commercial applications and tourist passengers. There are [...]

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Otto – Tropical Storm To Become a Hurricane?

October 8, 2010
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Tropical Storm Otto, warm-cored with 70+ mph winds has gained strength and looks likely to become a hurricane later today. This morning Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are still taking a lashing from heavy rains. Northeastern Caribbean has been worst hit by the near-hurricane strength tropical storm. Otto has unleashed flood power which tossed [...]

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