Errant monkeys draw the ire of Delhi court

Thursday, January 19, 2006 The Delhi High Court expressed its displeasure to the civic authorities on their continued failure to resolve the problem of marauding monkeys in the court premises. The court was in session when the public interest litigation filed by a Supreme Court lawyer was brought to its …

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DR Congo opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi dies

Friday, February 3, 2017 Etienne Tshisekedi, leader of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)’s opposition Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDSP), has died, according to an announcement on Wednesday by the party. He was 84. Tshisekedi was in Brussels, Belgium for medical treatment. He recently spent two years …

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Pichilemu and Cobquecura, Chile rocked again by aftershocks

Friday, March 26, 2010 Two medium intensity seisms were registered in Chile. These quakes are aftershocks of the March 11 Pichilemu earthquake. According to the University of Chile Geological Survey, the first one took place at 9:59 local time (13:59 UTC); its epicenter was located 17 kilometers northeast of Pichilemu, …

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