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“It reversed nine months of opposition to his extradition, with Mr Golding arguing that the evidence against Mr Coke was obtained illegally by intercepting mobile telephone calls.”
“Mr Coke, 41, insists he is a legitimate businessman and enjoys the support of many impoverished Kingston residents who see him as a benefactor.”
“In the first three months of 2010, the level of trade reached $69bn (£48bn), up by more than 50% from the same period in 2009”
“From January to the end of March, Russia's trade with China amounted to 9% of the overall volume of the Russian foreign trade”
“less than the Netherlands' share of 10%”
“and a bit more than Germany's 8.3%”
“hopes to obtain the membership by the end of the year”
“The EU is by far Russia's biggest economic partner, with business between the two accounting for more than half of Russia's total volume of foreign trade.”
“The EU is by far Russia's biggest economic partner, with business between the two accounting for more than half of Russia's total volume of foreign trade. Trade between the two had been growing steadily until the second half of 2008”
“Hundreds of people gathered at Apple's flagship store in London to be among the first to buy an iPad. Like many others, the Apple store opened at 0800 BST so eager shoppers could buy one.”
“Jake Lee, 17, from Essex, was the first inside the Regent Street store after queuing since midday on 27 May.”
“He said there was a "carnival" atmosphere outside the store aided by the appearance of the world's tallest married couple, Wilco van-Kleef and Keisha Bolton, who turned up to promote the Guinness World Records iPad app.”
“Long-standing Apple fan Stephen Fry also turned up to buy a 3G version of the gadget.”
“Instead of a predicted harvest of 13 million tonnes of sugar for the 2009-10 season, India has managed to produce 18.5 million tonnes.”
“Brazil expects the region's forthcoming 2010-11 harvest to be its biggest on record, with a projected 33.5 million tonnes of sugar.”
“he is confident that this will change in line with EU legislation requiring 10% of transport fuel to come from renewable sources by 2020.”
“Although the market is growing in size, Brazil intends to carry on exporting a steady 15% of its ethanol.”
“The magistrate has released them on a $200 [£137] bail each”
“until a trial set for 10 June”
“they will face penalties of imprisonment or a fine”
“A total of 16.5m PAYG cards sat idle during the year from April 2009 to April 2010. The average amount on each card was £1.80.”
“Last year alone, 31,000 PAYG cards were issued and topped up but never subsequently used, even though they held £246,000 worth of travel on them, according to information obtained in a Freedom of Information (FOI) request.”
“TfL added that the £29.85m balance on cards that have not been used for a year equates to just over a week revenue from PAYG top-ups.”
“The firm, which is a not-for-profit organisation, brings in a total of £3bn in revenues annually.”
“In a public meeting, five groups of Aymara and Quechua Indians, known as the Warrior Clans, said they had killed the four officers on Sunday.”
“The area where the lynchings took place is home to five indigenous communities, each with around 8,000-10,000 inhabitants.”
“His statement comes amid an investigation into bribes paid to politicians in return for contracts. The former Socialist transport minister, Tassos Mantelis, told a parliamentary committee he had accepted the equivalent of 100,000 euros (£1…”
“A second sum, worth around 110,000 euros, was paid into the same account by an unknown donor in 2000.”
“More than 100 firefighters are tackling a fire at a paint warehouse in Birmingham”
“Some crews were expected to remain at the scene throughout Thursday night”
“A spokesman for West Midlands Fire and Rescue Service said firefighters had been called to deal with a fire at a factory unit just after 1900 BST”
“The study will be released on 10 June by the American Geophysical Union (AGU).”
“a BP-operated Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded and sank in April.”
“the Gulf of Mexico, whose seabed is criss-crossed with some 50,000km of pipelines.”
“The region provides almost a third of the US oil supply and about a quarter of its natural gas, but it is prone to hurricanes - especially early in the season, which officially begins on 1 June.”
“storms can create waves some 20m high.”
“the powerful category 4 Hurricane Ivan that raked the Gulf of Mexico in 2004.”
“especially early in the season, which officially begins on 1 June.”
“This is a huge problem, and the Environment Agency and the water companies say it would cost billions of pounds to phase out the CSOs.”
“It was Gunner Cusack's second tour of duty in Afghanistan, having first been deployed on his 18th birthday in 2007.”
“The total number of UK service personnel killed in Afghanistan since 2001 has now reached 288.”
“The delegation was due to fly out to Thailand on Thursday night.”
“some of which are up to 2,500 years old”
“In 2008, Italy handed over a Roman statue to Libyan authorities as a sign of goodwill and improving relations”
“The artefacts had been taken from Libya in the 1950s”
“The details of the porn ring emerged after Fraser left his mobile on a bus travelling between Newcastle's Metrocentre and the city last February.”
“An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 has struck off the nation of Vanuatu in the South Pacific.”
“the quake - which was initially reported of 7.4 magnitude - did not pose a threat.”
“The earthquake struck 300 miles (485 km) northwest of Port Vila on Vanuatu at 1714 GMT at a depth of 22 miles.”
“A tsunami warning was issued to the Solomon islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia, but has now been lifted.”
“More than half of the world's active volcanoes above sea level are part of the ring.”
“Tens of thousands of striking workers have rallied across France to protest against pension reform.”
“Unions said the rallies would be the first in a series of demonstrations over the issue.”
“President Nicolas Sarkozy is reportedly planning to raise the retirement age by 1-3 years from 60, and to extend the required pension contribution period.”
“He has indicated that pushing up the retirement age would be his government's key reform for this year.”
“France has one of the lowest retirement ages in Europe.”
“New estimates from a panel of US scientists said at least 12,000 barrels (504,000 gallons) were leaking into the Gulf every day, far exceeding the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster.”
“In the first official estimate of the size of the oil leak, US Geological Survey Director Marcia McNutt said government teams estimated the flow ranges from 12,000 barrels (504,000 gallons or 1.9 million litres) to 25,000 barrels per day.”
“The oil leak has already soiled more than 110km (70 miles) of Louisiana's coastline, threatening fragile marshlands and putting the Louisiana fishing industry at risk.”
“Mark Bradshaw, 24, died after receiving stab wounds at a bail hostel on Edwards Street, Stockton on 26 March 2009.”
“Kelvin Benson, 25, and a 17-year-old boy admitted murdering Mr Bradshaw at the ClearSprings hostel last year.”
“Darren Griffiths, 41, of Harmer Hill, near Shrewsbury, was hurt at the Liquid and Diva club in June 2009.”
“"A man can get 20 years for defrauding a bank, yet you kill somebody and you get six and four [and a half years]."”
“He had admitted attacking the pupil at All Saints' Roman Catholic School in Mansfield in July 2009.”
“Harvey lost control and hit the boy about the head with the 3kg weight while shouting "die, die, die", jurors were told.”
“Capt Daniel Shepherd, 28, from Lincoln, was awarded the George Medal after he was killed in a bomb blast on 20 July 2009.”
“The inquest was told that the temperature on the day he died was between 45C and 50C and this would have made it impossible for Capt Shepherd to wear a full protective suit and operate freely.”
“It emerged that prior to his death he defused 13 Taliban improvised explosive devices (IEDs) by hand in 36 hours.”
“He had previously dealt with more than 50 devices while in Afghanistan.”
“He was awarded the Carmen's Sword of Honour, which is given to the most outstanding young officer of the year by the Royal Logistics Corps, in 2006.”
“Seven crew were lost when the Trident sank in 1974”
“The Peterhad boat Trident went down off Wick in 1974 with the loss of seven men.”
“relatives learned last week of a 1976 report which found the vessel had insufficient stability”
“An inquiry held a year after the sinking found the Trident had been struck by a massive wave”
“A new investigation was ordered when the wreck was discovered by amateur divers in 2001”
“The fresh inquiry began in Aberdeen last October, but was adjourned earlier this year. It resumed on Tuesday.”
“All the crew on board - Robert Cordiner, Alexander Ritchie, George Nicol, James Tait, Thomas Thain, Alexander Mair and Alexander Summers - were lost when the Trident sank.”
“My father and mother were killed on Monday night.”
“I live with ten others and we are running out of food.”
“I'm living here with my six year old daughter and there are four other children in the house.”
“We think the state of emergency will last one month but I am sure Dudas has long gone.”
“born on 23 April”
“third calf”
“up to six months”
“up to 18 months”
“more than 50% in the next 36 years”
“gestation period of 13 months”
“around four weeks”
“until he is 18 months old”
“On Sunday, the News of the World reported that she had agreed a £500,000 ($723,000) deal with a reporter posing as a businessman.”
“It is true that my financial situation is under stress.”
“She was en route to the US when the story was published, and mentioned it at a charity event that night where she received an award for working with underprivileged children.”
“Painting, who died aged 85 last year,”
“had played the Ambridge farmer since the show's trial run in 1950.”
“Painting's last scenes were recorded just two days before he died in October.”
“He was also a scriptwriter on the BBC programme from 1966 to 1982 and wrote 1,198 scripts.”
“the Tall Ships Festival in August 2009 had attracted up to 500,000 visitors”
“A further 10,000 people visited Belfast Harbour Office, attending charitable, education and business-related events”
“used by 35 cruise ships”
“70% increase in handling capacity for paper imports”
