China overtakes Germany as world’s biggest exporter

Sunday, January 10, 2010 Chinese officials have said that their country’s exports surged last December to edge out Germany as the world’s biggest exporter. The official Xinhua news agency reported today that figures from the General Administration for Customs showed…

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Storm causes building wall at Amazon.com warehouse to collapse

Monday, November 5, 2018 On Friday, a storm caused a building to partially collapse in the Amazon Fulfillment Center at the warehouse of Amazon.com, a US-based online retailer, in south-east Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The storm removed the roof of…

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Peter Andren, Australian MP dies aged 61

Sunday, November 4, 2007 Peter Andren. Image: peterandren4senate.com. Peter Andren and Tony Windsor vote to force a review of the AUSFTA. Image: Calare Independent. Australian federal member of Calare, Peter Andren died on Saturday after a short battle with pancreatic…

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HIV-positive man receives 35 years for spitting on Dallas police officer

Sunday, May 18, 2008 An HIV-positive man was sentenced to 35 years in prison Wednesday, one day after being convicted of harassment of a public servant for spitting into the eye and open mouth of a Dallas, Texas police officer…

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15 killed, 30 injured attempting to steal fuel from train in India

Saturday, September 20, 2008 Fifteen people are dead, and thirty more have become ill after attempting to steal fuel from a freight train travelling through Karbi Anglong, Assam, India. It is thought they broke into a tank containing toxic chemicals.…

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