Geneva, Switzerland – JUANES, the Colombian music superstar, has announced he will lend his voice to the world summit against anti-personnel mines which will take place in Colombia.
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France's Mistral amphibious assault ship will arrive on an official visit to St. Petersburg on November 23, a senior Russian Navy official today told to RIA Novosti.
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The Seychelles and the United States of America have stated their firm commitment to the coordinated effort in the combat against piracy in the western Indian Ocean.
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Following two months of moderate growth, employment decreased by 43,000 in October, all in part time. This drop pushed the unemployment rate up 0.2 percentage points to 8.6%.
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Entertainer Madonna’s one pair of designer shoes reportedly fetched about $16,600 for Roma children at a Romania charity auction. Madonna donated one of her favorite specially made pair of autographed designer skyscraper gold heels Christian Dior shoes to a charity supporting education of Roma children, which was auctioned off at the fifth annual Ovidiu Rom Halloween Charity Ball held in Bucharest (Romania).
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Canadian hoteliers' continued to be less optimistic about the business outlook in the traveller accommodation industry in the fourth quarter of 2009. However, their outlook is less negative than it was in the previous quarter.
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Mrs. Laureen Harper today welcomed Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall at an event held at Mile One Centre in St. John’s as they begin the first leg of an 11-day visit to Canada
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A Norwegian warship inspecting fishing boats in the middle of the night at the coast of Somalia for suspected pirate activity was caught in heavy gunfire in the early hours of Sunday, a European Union naval commander finally admitted Sunday night.
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The Thai-flagged fishing trawler FV THAI UNION 3 was sea-jacked Thursday around 05h30 UTC = -8h30 local time by presumed Somali pirates attacking from two skiffs in the Indian Ocean at position 01° 55'S and 055° 53'E - about 200 nautical miles north of the Seychelles archipelago and 650 miles off the Somali coast.
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For the week of October 25, the influenza A(H1N1) vaccine is being rolled out first for healthcare workers (including private clinic staff, pharmacists, ambulance drivers, and first responders) and group 1 individuals at risk of developing complications.
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