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“The man had been secured to a 215ft (65m) cliff a few miles from the airbase, and his plight was spotted from a small boat. He was recovered without injury.”
“Dutch author Gerbrand Bakker has won the 100,000 euro (£83,500) International Impac Dublin Literary Award for his debut novel The Twin.”
“Bakker's translator, David Colmer, will receive 25,000 euros (£20,800) of the prize money.”
“Bakker beat competition from 155 other novels nominated by 163 libraries from around the world.”
“It is open to novels written in any language by authors of any nationality, provided the book has been published in or translated into English.”
“The prize, run by the city's public libraries and sponsored by a US company with its European headquarters in the city, was first awarded in 1996.”
“Other authors on a shortlist of eight included Britons Zoe Heller, Ross Raisin and Robert Edric along with Irishman Joseph O'Neill.”
“A resident of Ansan, near Seoul, reported seeing 40-50 objects resembling parachutes falling on a mountainside.”
“In another incident earlier this month, an alert was raised after an explosion was heard on Yeonpyeong island, near the sea border with North Korea, and a diving suit was found on a shoreline, the JoongAng newspaper reported.”
“Wales currently has three World Heritage Sites: the castles and town walls of King Edward, in Gwynedd, the Blaenavon industrial landscape, in Blaenau Gwent, and the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal, in Wrexham.”
“Last week, the slate industry of north Wales submitted its own bid to land UNESCO World Heritage status, in a process that can take up to 10 years.”
“It is vitally important we recall Merthyr Tydfil in the 1800s when it was described as the iron capital of the world, with its four iron and steel works - Cyfarthfa, Penydarren, Dowlais, and Plymouth.”
“Cefn Viaduct, noted for its gentle curve, was built in 1866 to carry the Brecon and Merthyr railway over the river Taff at Pontycapel”
“the first iron railway bridge, built in 1793”
“the site of the first working steam-hauled locomotive and first constructed railway tunnel by Richard Trevithick in 1804”
“Cefn Viaduct in 1868 and related watercourses and canals”
“The council is to put Cyfarthfa Heritage Area on Unesco's list of sites bidding for global classification.”
“Last week, the slate industry of north Wales submitted its own bid to land Unesco World Heritage status, in a process that can take up to 10 years.”
“using exactly 71,908 sugar cubes.”
“You get 160 cubes in a box.”
“four apartment pavilions beside the Tate Modern.”
“seven 9ft tall sculptures”
“scale was 1:100”
“The anniversary celebration in Colombo was postponed by a month because of heavy rains.”
“He said that "for 30 long years" Tamil people in the north had not seen the development of roads, electricity and schools.”
“He promised conditions for them would be improved by the end of the year.”
“On Thursday Gen Fonseka was let out of detention to attend his mother-in-law's funeral”
“The government says its victory marked the defeat of what it calls "the world's worst terrorist group".”
“the death toll in the country's worst ethnic violence in decades could be as high as 2,000”
“at least 191 people were killed in fighting between Kyrgyz and ethnic Uzbeks around Osh and Jalalabad”
“the real toll could be '10 times the official figures'”
“About 300,000 people have fled their homes, while another 75,000-100,000 people - not counting children - are thought to have taken refuge in Uzbekistan”
“Officials say more than 30 people were killed in violence between rival ethnic groups in the city in May.”
“Karachi, which has escaped extremist attacks in recent years, has seen an increase in violence since a bomber killed 40 people in a Shia procession in December 2009.”
“A sailor has returned to shore after spending more than three years at sea without touching dry land. Reid Stowe, 58, docked in Manhattan after his 1,152 day voyage”
“Mr Stowe left in the 70-foot (21m) two-masted sailing boat in April 2007.”
“Mr Stowe set off from New Jersey on a round-the-world trip which finished in Manhattan.”
“He originally set off with his girlfriend, Soanya Ahmad, 26, until she had to return to shore after suspecting she was pregnant.”
“Guinness World Records say they are looking into the claim that the trip sets a new record for the longest voyage.”
“Maoists began a four-day protest against a security operation in which eight of their fighters were killed.”
“In late May, more than 145 people were killed when a train crashed in West Bengal after Maoist rebels allegedly sabotaged the rails.”
“Later, he said the protest would continue until Monday in the Junglemahal area - a Maoist stronghold - in West Midnapore.”
“Thousands have died in the rebels' decades-long fight against the state.”
“It is believed 42 Iraqi men were sent back to Baghdad in a forced return.”
“Thirty-six are reported to be still being held at Baghdad airport where they arrived early on Thursday.”
“The flight landed at around 0600 (0300GMT) at Baghdad airport on Thursday”
“But 14 of the deported all told the UN refugee agency, the UNHCR, that they had been beaten by UKBA employees both to get them on the plane in London, and off it in Baghdad.”
“Fischer, who died in Iceland in 2008”
“US-born Fischer became world famous in 1972 after winning against Boris Spassky”
“He died aged 64, and is buried in a church cemetery in southern Iceland, about 50km (30 miles) from Reykjavik.”
“About 160 of the 386 English local authorities collect bins fortnightly.”
“Without reviewing over 2,000 documents, which would only be possible at disproportionate cost, the Audit Commission is aware of only two audit, inspection or assessment reports since 2004 which recommend that a local authority considers al…”
“The 1.75 tonne pink quartz Gem Stone was part of a series of works commissioned for the 7stanes route.”
“The large artwork was pushed off its base on the banks of Bruntis Loch in Kirroughtree Forest in May 2009.”
“The 7stanes mountain bike project consists of seven purpose-built mountain bike centres located right across the south of Scotland from the Borders to Galloway.”
“Everyone in the community was disappointed when the Gem Stane was vandalised last year but we have painstakingly had it repaired and it is now back in place with added security features.”
“About 270 tonnes of illegal bushmeat could be passing through one of Europe's busiest airports each year, the first study of its kind estimates.”
“We estimate that about five tonnes of bushmeat per week is smuggled in personal baggage through Paris Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport, they wrote.”
“During the 17-day study, a total of 134 passengers arriving on 29 flights from 14 African nations were searched.”
“Nine people were found to be carrying bushmeat, which had a combined mass of 188kg.”
“In total, 11 species were found - including two types of primates, two kinds of crocodiles and three rodent species - four of which were listed as protected species.”
“A 4kg monkey will cost around 100 euros (£84), compared with just five euros in Cameroon, he said.”
“Assuming that (the study's) rates are representative of the average weekly rate over the year, this equates to... 273 tonnes of bushmeat, they calculated.”
“Some 6.7% of 4,217 adults surveyed preferred it”
“ahead of Brighton in Sussex, which had 5.9% of the vote.”
“The survey also found 40% of UK adults took a trip to the seaside in 2009”
“although 20% said they would be more likely to visit a UK resort in 2010 than previously.”
“French President Nicolas Sarkozy has completed a visit to London marking the 70th anniversary of Charles de Gaulle's defiant wartime broadcast.”
“He also awarded the Legion d'Honneur to six of the veterans - three of them British - who took part in the Operation Dragoon landings in Provence in August 1944.”
“In total about 800 people from the Charles de Gaulle Foundation, the Free French Foundation and other groups visited London to join events.”
“Mr Sarkozy's visit was the first by a French president to mark Gen de Gaulle's broadcast on 18 June 1940.”
“Mr Cameron also held an hour of talks with Mr Sarkozy at Downing Street, focused on efforts to boost European growth, the conflict in Afghanistan and other foreign policy matters.”
“The UK visit began at BBC Broadcasting House, where Mr Sarkozy unveiled a plaque and viewed a tapestry presented in thanks to the BBC by France after World War II.”
“The president and British PM David Cameron also met 200 WWII veterans.”
“Mr Sarkozy made a state visit to the UK with his supermodel-turned-singer wife in March 2008.”
“More than three guide dogs on average are attacked by other dogs every month in the UK”
“There are about 4,500 guide dogs working in the UK”
“nearly two thirds of the attacking dogs were off their lead at the time.”
“Either owners or members of the public were injured in a fifth of the attacks.”
“Excluding cross breeds, almost half of the aggressors (just under 46%) were bull breeds.”
“Information on canine attacks on guide dogs between November 2006 and April 2009 was analysed for the report.”
“Almost two thirds of the attacks - 61% - were made on dogs that were in harness and working with their owner or trainer at the time.”
“86.7% of the aggressor dogs and 62% of the victims were male.”
“Most of the attacking dogs - 61% - were off the lead at the time.”
“As a result of the attacks, 41 guide dogs needed veterinary care.”
“In one in five cases, either the handler or a member of the public sustained injuries, including scratching, bruising, and bites to the hands, ankle or head.”
“In eight of these 19 cases, medical attention was required.”
“The attack affected either the performance or the behaviour of about half the guide dogs attacked - 45%.”
“Two dogs had to be withdrawn from guiding service.”
“Guide Dogs for the Blind said: '... costs about £50,000 to maintain a guide dog during its lifetime.'”
“with most of the incidents taking place in public places and in daylight hours between 0900 and 1500 hours.”
“Half the country's population are under the age of 30.”
“Sky Sports News was launched on Freeview in 2002 BSkyB has announced that Sky Sports News is to become a pay-TV channel, after eight years of being available on Freeview.”
“The 24-hour sports news channel will be replaced on Freeview by Sky 3+1.”
“The Thames Gateway area stretches from east London into Kent and Essex.”
“Up to 200 officers were involved in operation.”
“A total of 32 vehicles were seized for having no insurance, including a car borrowed by a family heading from the Southend area for a camping holiday in the West Country.”
“Officers specialising in commercial vehicle checks issued 87 mechanical prohibitions on lorries found to have serious faults.”
“A total of £14,000 was collected in Fixed Penalty Notices for all motoring offences detected.”
“Sixteen people were reported for other motoring offences.”
