The RCMP officer who shocked Robert Dziekanski several times with a Taser is denying allegations that he had panicked or tried to cover up his actions.
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Sudan army deserter’s tales of rape and murder
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Why Shanghai’s new home owners feel the pinch
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The International Committee of the Red Cross warns of an impending humanitarian catastrophe in NE Sri Lanka.
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The International Committee of the Red Cross warns of a humanitarian catastrophe in north-east Sri Lanka.
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The U.S. Marine Corps has disciplined 13 members for errors that led a disabled jet fighter to crash in a San Diego neighbourhood last December, killing four family members, legislators in Washington were told Tuesday.
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Climate change is already having an impact on European bird species, according to British scientists.
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The recent rains that have fallen in the Central Mountains have caused new landslides along the highway between Casabito and Constanza, affecting traffic in the area. The most critical point is located at Kilometer 11 of the road where yesterday morning a landslide forced drivers to detour along the old highway to Jarabacoa in order to reach Santo Domingo and other points. Several brigades of workers and heavy equipment from Brazilian company Odebrecht, the company that is rebuilding the highway, are trying to reopen the roadway. These landslides are mostly affecting the region’s farmers, especially those from the Tireo Valley and Constanza who are having a lot of trouble getting their vegetables, staples and other crops to market. Some vehicles have managed to get through a tiny opening created by the Brazilian company, but with great difficulty. All along the Casabito-Constanza Highway there are more than a dozen critical points, [...]
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The snowstorm that affected the Eastern Seaboard of the United States caused the cancellation of an American Airlines flight from JFK New York and another from Continental in Newark, yesterday, according to Aerodom spokesperson Yolanda Manan. She said that two JetBlue flights suffered delayed. But at Las Americas International Airport, passengers were accommodated and none were stranded. At the Puerto Plata International Airport, Continental suffered a delay, but there were no cancellations. Flights were proceeding normally today, according to the airport report.
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The president of the National Association of Hotels and Restaurants (Asonahores), Haydee Kuret de Rainieri, has called for an initiative to place emphasis on the development of a high quality Dominican tourism product as a way of maximizing the great opportunities that the tourism sector has in the country and across the Caribbean region. The Punta Cana hotel executive represented the tourism sector at the Second Grand Business Forum: World Crisis Challenges and Opportunities that was held from 26 to 28 February in Casa de Campo, La Romana as part of the Grand Andalusian Fair in the Caribbean. Mrs Rainieri said that with the impetus of a quality Dominican tourism there is also an obligation to diversify the offers, overcome the problems of infrastructure, increase promotion, care for the image of the destination on the international scene and strengthen the Caribbean brand name. The Asonahores executive presented the wonders of [...]
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