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Australian baby survives after being run over by train

A baby had a miraculous escape after his pushchair rolled onto the tracks as a train pulled into a station in Melbourne, Australia.

The train had slowed right down as it pulled into the station and the six-month-old baby suffered only a bump to his head.

CCTV of the incident was released to local media. It shows the pram rolling off the platform while the baby’s mother looks on in horror. The driver used the emergency brakes but the pushchair was still dragged about 60 metres along the rails. Read the rest of this entry »

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G7 warns of ‘fragile’ recovery, pushes for stronger yuan

Hagia Sophia

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul

/Agencies/ “Excess volatility and disorderly movements in exchange rates have adverse implications for economic and financial stability,” G-7 ministers and central bankers said in a statement late yesterday after talks in Istanbul, using the same language we heard in April. The officials welcomed China’s “continued commitment” to a more flexible currency, which they said would promote balanced international expansion. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tourist boat capsized in Ohrid lake killing at least 13 bulgarians aboard

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Tourist boat capsized into the waters of Lake Ohrid at noon with about 50 people on board. At least 13 Bulgarian citizens are killed.

The incident with the ship Ilinden occurred shortly after departure from the port of Ohrid, alongside the Ohrid – St. Naum road. Read the rest of this entry »

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Arctic Sea was carrying S-300 missiles?

Arctic sea“Arctic Sea” cargo ship, kidnapped in July in Swedish waters, was carrying wood and… surface-to-air S-300 missiles. Missiles were sent from Russian mafia group to Iran, Austrian newspaper Salzburger nachrihten claims.

Citing well-informed sources inside western secret services, the newspaper’s correspondent in Jerusalem says the missiles were freight on the ship while it was repaired in the port of Kaliningrad in early summer. Read the rest of this entry »

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He is back: The shoe thrower gets an early release

The shoe throwerAn Iraqi journalist jailed after hurling his shoes at former US President George W. Bush will be released next month after his sentence was reduced for good behavior, his lawyer said Saturday. Muntadhar al-Zeidi’s act during Bush’s last visit to Iraq as president turned the 30-year-old reporter into a folk hero across the Arab world amid anger over the 2003 invasion. Read the rest of this entry »

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