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“while Senator Robert F Kennedy was shot in a California hotel in June 1968 while campaigning for the presidency.”
“A new parliament has convened in Iraq, more than three months after inconclusive elections.”
“Prime Minister Nouri Maliki is trying to keep his job after the Iraqiya list, led by Iyad Allawi, narrowly won the most seats in the election on 7 March.”
“The 325 members swore the oath of allegiance, but the session was then suspended until further notice.”
“It is a hung parliament with none of the four main factions in a position to command a majority, so more time will be needed for coalition negotiations.”
“the prediction is that it will take weeks, possibly months”
“four people were shot”
“The men, aged 20, 23, and 25, and a 25-year-old woman were taken to hospital”
“Uruguay has already distributed laptops to 380,000 primary-aged children”
“Uruguay, which has already distributed nearly 400,000 XO laptops to primary schools, has ordered 90,000 of the new laptops, known as the XO-HS.”
“It has also ordered 10,000 machines designed by rival Intel, which makes the Classmate PC, also developed for children.”
“It has delivered 380,000 XO laptops to primary school students and nearly 20,000 to teachers.”
“"Uruguay is the only deployment that is complete," Kalil Nicolas of the OLPC Association, told BBC News. "They have full saturation of their primary schools."”
“The 90,000 XO-HS machines will be rolled out to some of Uruguay's 230,000 high school students.”
“Deliveries of the new laptops will begin in September 2010.”
“Mr Nicolas said that 1.2 million machines had been deployed so far and OLPC was contracted to supply a further 500,000.”
“Candidates have 45 minutes to answer 24 questions, and need 75% to pass.”
“Introduced in 2005, the test is required for settlement, or indefinite leave to remain in the UK, or full British citizenship.”
“Refugees really do have to do a lot of studying about the British way of life, statistics, laws and culture, before they can even consider sitting the test.”
“This is in addition to many having to learn a new language, both written and spoken.”
“Afghanistan may have more than a trillion dollars worth of untapped mineral deposits, a spokesman for the ministry of mines has suggested.”
“The US assessment of the worth of the deposits was completed in December last year.”
“The trillion dollar calculation was reported in the New York Times on 14 June.”
“The result of the survey ... has shown that Afghanistan has mineral resources worth $1tr.”
“This is not an overall survey of all minerals in Afghanistan. Whatever has been found in this survey is worth $1tr.”
“"The result of the survey ... has shown that Afghanistan has mineral resources worth $1 trillion.\n"This is not an overall survey of all minerals in Afghanistan. Whatever has been found in this survey is worth $1tr."”
“There are already plans to exploit mineral wealth in Afghanistan with Chinese backing for a copper mine at Aynak in Logar province.”
“Abdillah was the third militant to be sentenced over the hotel attack.”
“The bombings on the JW Marriott and the Ritz Carlton hotels in July 2009 killed seven people and injured more than 50.”
“They ended a four-year lull in terror attacks in Indonesia, which had suffered a number of bombings - mainly linked to JI - since 2000.”
“The number of civilian road crashes during the Isle of Man TT festival fell by 13% in 2010.”
“In total there were 86 collisions, down from 99 in 2009.”
“The Department of Infrastructure said the fall was particularly pleasing given the number of bikers visiting the island had increased by 5%, from 9,900 to 10,150 this year.”
“A total of 299 people were reported for offences varying from speeding and crossing double white lines to failing to wear a seatbelt and riding or driving without due care and attention.”
“According to statistics, people are the victim of domestic abuse 35 times before reporting it.”
“Of those, 170 incidents involved violence and 192 involved alcohol.”
“Kenya's Church leaders have blamed the government for a grenade attack at a rally on Sunday that led to six deaths.”
“At least 20 people were injured in the Nairobi blast”
“Kenyans are due to vote on the new constitution in a referendum in August.”
“As part of a power-sharing deal to end deadly riots following elections in December 2007, it was agreed that a new constitution would be written.”
“a statement signed by the National Council of Churches of Kenya and 14 other churches and groups.”
“Worth School Channel swimmers have practised for 1,000 hours”
“Mr Surtees died on 19 July 2009 when a wheel which flew off another driver's car and hit him on the head.”
“The Worth team hopes to complete the swim on 21 June, weather permitting.”
“They will set out from Dover, and take it in turns to swim the 21 miles to France in a time of between 12 and 15 hours.”
“Colombian authorities confirmed on Monday that Col Donato had been found alive in the jungle...”
“Gen Mendieta and Col Murillo were captured on 1 November 1998 when Farc rebels overran Mitu...”
“The rescue operation was the highest-profile mission since July 2008...”
“when French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and three Americans were freed from rebel hands.”
“Nine people who allegedly forced Aberdeen Airport to close down during a protest have gone on trial.”
“It follows an incident at the airport involving a group called Plane Stupid in March 2009.”
“About 40 climate change protesters gathered outside Aberdeen Sheriff Court before the start of the trial, which is expected to last several days.”
“The nine - eight from Scotland and one from England - are also charged with climbing on to the roof of the terminal building and displaying a banner.”
“Ms Sandison said when she carried out her patrol at 0100 GMT the airport was open to emergency flights only”
“when she carried out her patrol at 0100 GMT the airport was open to emergency flights only, and there were no such flights that morning.”
“The Chelsea Barracks site was to have 552 modernist flats”
“552 modernist flats on the 12.8-acre site”
“The transport department says Network Rail's renewal and maintenance spending is up to 50% less efficient than some European rivals'.”
“Most of the 53 couples who married were Hindus, decked in garlands. About a dozen were Catholics”
“A thousand Sri Lankan flags fluttered”
“For about half an hour the presence of Oberoi and of Namal Rajapaksa seemed set to upstage the actual weddings”
“They had been boyfriend and girlfriend before being forcibly recruited to the Tamil Tigers or LTTE in 2007”
“She has travelled every month from Jaffna to visit her son”
“or at least 'for 15 days' so they can meet the wider family”
“After a couple of hours, all 53 marital knots had been tied”
“Most of the 53 couples who married were Hindus, decked in garlands. About a dozen were Catholics...”
“They had been boyfriend and girlfriend before being forcibly recruited to the Tamil Tigers or LTTE in 2007.”
“Now they are married they will move from their current camps to a new one built specially for ex-LTTE families and known as the Peace Village.”
“She has travelled every month from Jaffna to visit her son.”
“Her main wish is that the couple will now be freed as soon as possible - or at least 'for 15 days' so they can meet the wider family.”
“After a couple of hours, all 53 marital knots had been tied.”
“was welcomed by an estimated 2,000 people”
“One hundred Royal Anglians marched”
“the progress that had been made in Afghanistan had "not been without cost"”
“The five members of the regiment killed in Afghanistan were L/Cpl Scott Hardy, Pte James Grigg, Capt Martin Driver, Pte Robert Hayes and L/Cpl Adam Drane”
“More than 140 alcoholic drinks were seized and an arrest made in one evening as part of an anti-social behaviour crackdown in Derbyshire.”
“the haul, which included 120 cans and six bottles of vodka”
“They also ordered 32 people to leave the area”
“Around 14% of Wales is covered in woodland according to the Forestry Commission Wales.”
“The updated inventory, commissioned by Forestry Commission Wales, Countryside Council for Wales and the Woodland Trust, will be completed in March 2011.”
“Four arrests were made after fighting among a handful of fans at Castlefield Arena on Saturday evening.”
“Some of the 12,000 supporters attending the screening experienced huge queues picking up their tickets, securing their entrance to the arena and buying drinks from the bars.”
“More box offices will also be set up at the Roman Gardens to allow more people to pick up tickets in advance.”
“And drinks will no longer be served in plastic bottles after a number were hurled among the crowd on Saturday.”
“The vast majority of people had a great time at the fan zone on Saturday and the atmosphere was good across the park with thousands of people enjoying themselves.”
“Tokens for the arena's bars are also being abolished, allowing customers to pay with cash.”
“The Little Orphan Annie comic strip has appeared in US newspapers for the last time after 86 years in print.”
“The first Little Orphan Annie comic strip was published in August 1924”
“Hundreds of US newspapers carried the comic strip at the height of its popularity”
“fewer than 20 carried Sunday's final strip”
“Ted Slampyak, the strip's artist for the last six years”
“"If you stop 10 people on the street, nine of them will drop down on one knee and start singing Tomorrow."”
“But the average attendance so far is 93% says BBC Sport Editor David Bond.”
“Transport Minister Sbu Ndebele urged people to make use of South Africa's new transport infrastructure when attending matches to help ease congestion on roads.”
“Empty seats were most apparent at Saturday's match between Greece and South Korea in Port Elizabeth and Sunday's game between Algeria and Slovenia at Polokwane's Peter Mokaba Stadium.”
“The incident, involving a Vauxhall Astra, happened on Sunday at 2145 BST at Sandhill, on the city's Quayside.”
“The 43-year-old, of Jesmond Park, Newcastle, has faced a long battle with alcohol and drugs.”
“at least 138 dead.”
“At least 1,761 people have been injured in four days of clashes.”
“an ex-Soviet Central Asian state of 5.5 million people”
