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Freemasons take up rotating EU Shadow Presidency
The Grand and Ancient Order of Freemasons has taken over the European Union for a three year period
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Middle East crisis worsens: Blair to get involved
The former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has taken up a new role as a special envoy in the Middle East. The typically upbeat Blair has claimed he can solve the decades-old Arab-Israeli conflict in 45 minutes, a boast that regional experts say is no less implausible than his claim that Saddam Hussein could deploy…
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New Iraqi government inaugurated with 21 car bomb salute
The first and last democratic Iraqi government in generations has been formed after months of political wrangling, making the parliament the only part of the country that is now unified. A spectacular fireworks display marked the event, and a flyover by military jets attracted visitors from all over the world. Americans, British, Iranians and Syrians…
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Failed suicide bomber jailed: placed on suicide watch
Jordanian authorities fear that failed suicide bomber Sajida Mubarak al-Rishawi, who was taken into custody this week, may try, but fail, to harm herself in prison. “We’re very concerned for her safety,” a Jordanian prison official explained. “Much more concerned than she is in fact.” Rishawi will be kept under 24 hour observation in an…
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C-grade celebrity hopes peace rally will re-invigorate career
[Edition 68] NEW YORK, Thursday: Danny Glover’s message to the New York anti-war rally today was simple: ‘No war’, and also ‘Give me a job’. “My much-beloved character in the Lethal Weapon series, Roger Murtaugh never made a preliminary strike against the unlawful,” Glover told the cheering crowd. “If only Bush and Blair were as…
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Second coming ends prematurely: Jesus shot dead in Bethlehem
BETHLEHEM, Monday: The second coming has ended prematurely after Jesus Christ become the latest casualty of fighting in the Middle East. Jesus was killed after he returned to his birthplace of Bethlehem during an onslaught by the Israeli army. It is believed he was preparing to hand out retribution to sinners and end the world.…
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Queen Mum’s life tragically cut short
[Edition 55] LONDON, Sunday: The world has been numbed by grief and shock, after Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother unexpectedly died last night at the tender age of 101.
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Mugabe voted Miss Zimbabwe: denies election rigged
[Edition 54] HARARE, Monday: The newly re-elected Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, has officially been crowned Miss Zimbabwe, describing his triumph as “a victory for black fashionablism”. But the victory comes amid concerns that the judging process may have been tainted.
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Berlusconi’s media empire shows surprise support for Berlusconi
[Edition 53] ROME, Thursday: Italian Prime Minister and media magnate Silvio Berlusconi said he was surprised at the support his government keeps receiving in the media. He said he was especially surprised that his own three commercial TV stations supported his controversial media ownership policies.
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US Defence Dept reassures Americans: “The President is not in control”
[Edition 46] WASHINGTON D.C., Wednesday: The Secretary of Defence, Mr Donald Rumsfeld has reassured the American people that at no time during the crisis will President George W. Bush be in control.