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“The former Labour government proposed similar plans in 2007.”
“Controllers had planned to launch the Korea Space Launch Vehicle 1 (KSLV-1) between 1630 and 1840 (0730-0940GMT) from the Naro Space Centre in Goheung. But the operation was postponed shortly before the scheduled blast-off.”
“This is South Korea's second attempt to put a satellite in space, after a launch in August 2009 failed.”
“South Korea's first launch of the two-stage KSLV-1, in August last year, failed to place its satellite payload into the proper orbit.”
“Mexico's foreign ministry says its records show so far this year 17 Mexican nationals have been killed or injured by US immigration authorities, up from 12 last year and five in 2008.”
“The youth, believed to be 14 or 15, was found on the Mexican side under a bridge linking Ciudad Juarez with El Paso.”
“Mexicans make up three-quarters of the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants living in the US.”
“Last week Mexico made similar protests over the death of a Mexican migrant after he was given electric shocks by US agents who were trying to deport him.”
“The work will be displayed at Kingston Lacy in Dorset following a £36,000 conservation project by the National Trust.”
“The painting has spent most of the last 30 years in storage because of its poor condition.”
“work to clean the 2.67m by 2.34m artwork, as well as X-rays and infrared analysis, helped to identify the artist's style and brush strokes.”
“The painting was in such poor condition when it was donated to the National Trust in 1981 that only half of it was visible.”
“But in Greek mythology there were nine muses, and there are just seven figures in the picture besides Apollo - who may in fact be the goddess of marriage, Hymen - and two cupids, the National Trust said.”
“As a result of the restoration, the painting has been re-titled Apollo (or Hymen) Crowning A Poet And Giving Him A Spouse.”
“Four out of five second-generation immigrant children speak English fluently, but the same proportion are also fluent in Spanish. Seven out of 10 confess to using Spanglish.”
“Cristina Burgos, who last year decided to write a blog in Spanglish.”
“Amherst College professor Ilan Stavans, in a book published in 2003, compared Spanglish to jazz, the product of differing musical languages.”
“He also warned: "Beware: Se habla el espangles everywhere these days!" That's even truer in 2010.”
“But a few years go you were criticised for it, they told me I was lazy and couldn't express myself in English nor Spanish. But now it is acceptable and you see it being used in TV commercials and billboards, people aren't shocked by it.”
“Flavio Morales, executive director of Mun2, explains that the channel originally broadcast in Spanish, but then became 'English-dominant'.”
“The Scottish Refugee Council said there were currently about 200 children who had been dumped alone in Scotland.”
“He was smuggled into Scotland from Congo six years ago, aged 15, and left alone in Glasgow without a passport and unable to speak English.”
“About one child a week is found on the doorstep of the Scottish Refugee Council's offices in Glasgow.”
“She said: "We know that some young people are actually smuggled into the country, where their families have actually paid for them to be brought here. "We are also becoming increasingly aware that a number of young people are sold into exp…”
“Ricci Foreman, 20, was one of 50 people honoured for their acts of courage at the inaugural Brave@Heart Awards.”
“However, the flames kept re-igniting and 17-year-old Jessica later died.”
“Recalling the events of 25 April last year, he said: "I heard an explosion and went to investigate, kicking the door down and finding Jessica on fire."”
“Riah, 15, said she hoped anyone else would have behaved in the same way and said: "I was scared of heights, I'm not any more."”
“The girls, along with four other people, were handed a St Andrew's Award, in recognition of their "exceptional bravery".”
“Also rewarded at the ceremony at Edinburgh Castle were teenagers Riah Holland and Kirsten Elder...”
“The unemployment rate in Spain is twice the EU average, currently hovering around 20%.”
“You can hear Frances Cairncross's Analysis programme on BBC Radio 4 on Sunday, 13 June at 2130 BST or download the podcast.”
“Eleven of the 12 people Derrick Bird shot before turning the gun on himself”
“Thousands of people attended nine gatherings at 1145 BST for people to pay their respects to those killed by Bird, who later shot himself.”
“The service in Whitehaven, which was attended by about 4,000 people, was opened by George Clements, Copeland Council's deputy leader...”
“The locations of the gatherings were the towns and villages where the killings took place, as well as the West Cumberland Hospital where many of the 11 wounded were treated.”
“In Egremont about 2,000 residents attended the service in memory on five people from the surrounding area who were murdered.”
“In the small coastal town of Millom, about 150 residents huddled under umbrellas and rain-hoods as drizzle accompanied the service.”
“Friends of rugby league player Garry Purdham hugged each other and wiped away tears as about 200 villagers in Gosforth gathered in the village car park close to where he was gunned down.”
“He was speaking after the House of Commons observed a minute's silence ahead of Prime Minister's Question Time.”
“The Sun newspaper has obtained CCTV footage from Seascale, external where three of the victims were killed.”
“None of Mr Purdham's grieving family were present. His funeral is due to take place on Thursday.”
“Funerals for Bird's other victims are due to be held next week.”
“In Seascale, the service remembered 64-year-old Michael Pike, who was shot dead while cycling, Jane Robinson, who lived in the village with her elderly twin Barrie and was killed while delivering catalogues, and 23-year-old estate agent Ja…”
“Firefighter David Moore, 57, who is Seascale's representative on Copeland Council and tried in vain to save two of Bird's victims, said the community must now "try to move on".”
“The mayor of Copeland, Mike McVeigh, said: "There is nothing I can say that will ease the pain."”
“Town mayor Doug Wilson addressed the gathering and local priest Father Mark Houston led the service.”
“But I think it's important that we remember that lives can be rebuilt and throughout the whole of this area we will be joining together to help people come to terms with last week's tragedies.”
“I don't think it's for any politician to say what shape this inquiry should be. It's up to my constituents.”
“Thousands of people attended nine gatherings at 1145 BST for people to pay their respects to those killed by Bird”
“The service in Whitehaven, which was attended by about 4,000 people”
“as about 200 villagers in Gosforth gathered in the village car park close to where he was gunned down.”
“His funeral is due to take place on Thursday.”
“The services were followed by a minute's silence at noon.”
“You see people watching that fence every hour of every day. Someone tries to get across every day of the year.”
“They come across the ranch, right up by the house. Our fences are damaged, our gates are left open, the cattle stray.”
“There's a clear link between high crime rates and illegal immigrants.”
“There are thought to be half a million illegal immigrants in Arizona.”
“Oil has been leaking into the Gulf of Mexico since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded and sank off the coast of the US state of Louisiana on 20 April.”
“has been found on beaches and wetlands along more than 100 miles (161km) of coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle.”
“The Lord Rank is a 70ft Oyster ketch which can accommodate 18 people”
“Six people, including three Downtown radio presenters, were rescued by lifeboat crews on Tuesday night after a 70ft yacht hit rocks near Ballycastle.”
“those involved were all taking part in a charity fundraiser on board the Lord Rank when the boat ran aground off Kinbane Head shortly after 2200 BST.”
“Lifeboat crews were sent from Red Bay and Portrush and took about half an hour to reach them.”
“As well as the three radio presenters Johnny Hero, Dougi Marshall and Robert Skates, three crew members from Ocean Youth Trust Ireland, which owns the 70-foot Oyster ketch, were on board.”
“The yacht was being used for Downtown's Cash for Kids charity”
“they were "the most significant sanctions that Iran has ever faced"”
“Iran agreed in May to deposit 1,200kg of low-enriched uranium with Turkey, in return for reactor fuel”
“Western diplomats expect 12 countries on the 15-member council to vote for the measure.”
“from the beginning, [the US and its allies] were not interested to do the deal”
“would still leave Iran with substantial stocks [of low-enriched uranium]”
“Bethany Fenton, who performed Twinkle Twinkle Little Star for the Britain's Got Talent judge on Saturday, died on Tuesday with her family at her side.”
“A US grand jury has charged one American and five Iranians with conspiring to provide satellite hardware and technology to Iran.”
“Authorities believe the technology provided, in defiance of US sanctions, helped Iran launch a camera-equipped satellite in October 2005.”
“Only one of the six accused - a naturalised American citizen called Nader Modanlo, who was born in Iran - is in custody.”
“Mr Modanlo, 49, lives in Potomac, Maryland, near Washington DC.”
“"We will find you, and we will bring you to justice," Mr Morton said.”
“The defendants are accused of violating a US trade embargo which was established by former President Bill Clinton in 1995.”
“At least 1,500 badgers are due to be killed during the five-year programme.”
“Officers said two to three suspects had been spotted running from the Rover car, number plate V683 DPN, while it was on fire.”
“Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will hold his second Oval Office meeting with Barack Obama on Wednesday, almost exactly a year after his first visit to Washington - but amidst very different circumstances.”
“Mr Abbas was embarrassed by the raid, which took place while he was engaged in indirect talks with the Israelis.”
“He also met Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Abdullah Gul. Mr Abbas was there for an Asian security conference, which was also attended by Syria's President Bashar Assad and Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Mr Abbas's v…”
“"We are consulting closely with Egypt, as well as our other partners, on new ways to address the humanitarian, economic, security and political aspects of the situation in Gaza," said US Vice President Joseph Biden, following talks in Cair…”
“Washington, which lists Hamas as a terrorist organisation, sought to increase the isolation of the group after its takeover of Gaza in 2007 and has opposed international Palestinian reconciliation.”
“US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also said the current situation in Gaza was unsustainable.”
“While not calling for a total lifting of the blockade, in a piece titled 'Let Fatah talk to Hamas' published in the New York Times, Michele Dunne said it was time for the US to allow Palestinian reconciliation to go ahead.”
“"My message to Obama during our meeting in Washington next week will be that we need bold decisions to change the face of the region," he said last week during a Palestinian investment conference in the West Bank town of Bethlehem.”
“"The US will continue to put pressure on Abbas to talk to [the Israelis] but if Abbas is not offered something by Obama during his visit to Washington, it will be the end of Abbas and the Fatah party."”
“Three boys have been expelled from a top private school in west London and a fourth has been suspended after cocaine was found at a school dance.”
“The class A drug was discovered at Latymer Upper School's end-of-year prom at Bush Hall in Shepherds Bush in May.”
“Three of the sixth-formers - their parents were asked to withdraw them, and they did. The fourth was suspended at the end of term.”
“Simon Robertson, 47, said he was struck in the face with a glass by William Henderson after a fight broke out in an Aberdeen nightclub in November 2008.”
“The couple's children were found dead at the Hotel Miramar in Lloret de Mar on 18 May. Post-mortem examinations established that they had died of asphyxiation.”
“Rebecca Smith, five, and her 11-month-old brother Daniel were buried during a small, private ceremony in Lloret de Mar on the Costa Brava.”
“It is on the increase with the recession hitting people's pockets badly.”
“Two of the latest casualties were Americans, killed in a bomb explosion.”
“The biggest exodus will be on Tuesday and Wednesday, with about 2,000 fans checking into Heathrow over both days.”
“he has not missed an England game in 15 years”
“He said eight of them had forked out £10,000 for tickets, and the whole trip would probably cost him about £4,500.”
