Selkirk RCMP have arrested an 18-year-old man who documented his alleged graffiti spree on Facebook. The tagging allegedly took place last summer and photographs of the vandalism was posted on the popular social networking site, RCMP say.
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Two people are arrested on suspicion of murder after a man is hit by a gyrocopter at an airfield in Warwickshire.
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Bolivian President Evo Morales orders the expulsion of a US diplomat whom he has accused of colluding with opposition groups.
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YouTube is blocking thousands of music videos to British users after it failed to reach a new licensing agreement with the Performing Rights Society (PRS), which collects royalties for songwriters.
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The Dominican tennis squad, playing in Group II in the American region, finished the elimination round of the Davis Cup BNP Paribas tournament undefeated (5-0) against Guatemala. The games were held at the Santo Domingo Tennis Club. The DR moves on to Round I and will play the winner of the Paraguay/Bahamas tournament, with play beginning in July.
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Dominican Olympic gold medalist Felix Diaz has decided to join the professional ranks. The 64kg (130-135lbs) Beijing Olympics champion said that he was going professional because he was thinking of his children’s future. The announcement was made at a press conference held by the Dominican Boxing Federation on Tuesday. He said he would share details of the contract and his boxing schedule later.
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The artistic calendar continues very active in the Dominican Republic. Some of the international performers booked for Dominican shows are: Reik at the Hotel Jaragua, 12 March. Wisin Yandel in Santiago, 13 March. David Guetta at the Jaragua, 19 March. Eumir Deodato at the Jaragua, 26 March. Prague Black Theater at the NT, 28-29 March. Tiesto at the Olympic Stadium, 28 March.
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Doctors from the Walter Reid Hospital taking part in the United States Southern Command exercise, in partnership with doctors from the Armed Forces will operate on 150 children from around the country. The children have a variety of deformities and there will be no cost for the procedure. Military Hospital director Dr. Francisco Araujo says that the mission is being funded by the US Embassy in the DR.
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The much anticipated World Baseball Classic is finally here and this year’s teams are bringing the heat. Just ask the Dominican team what they think about the Dutch team, which pulled off a surprising victory against the DR, 3-2, in Pool D’s opening round game on Saturday. The win is being described as the most shocking victory in international baseball history. The Dominican team came into the tournament a heavy favorite, especially since the DR is one of two teams in the 16-team tournament, made up off all MLB professional baseball players. However the Dutch, not known for their baseball prowess, came into the tournament with a ragtag bunch of players from Curacao, Aruba and Canada. The Netherlands mustered three hits during the game and only three balls escaped the infield, but the Dominicans’ sloppy play had much to do with the loss. However, facing elimination the Dominican Republic stepped [...]
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The news is sobering and the cloud that hangs over Alex Rodriguez’s career has only gotten bigger. Only weeks after admitting to taking performance-enhancing substances, the New York Yankees have announced that A-rod will indeed have surgery to repair a labrum tear in his hip. Rodriguez flew to Colorado last week to have a cyst drained in the hip and upon further review it was determined that Rodriguez had a labrum tear. Doctors considered a variety of options, basing their decision on which one would keep Rodriguez in the dugout the least amount of time, and this initial surgery was chosen. But it doesn’t end there. Providing all goes well and Rodriguez returns this year he will still need to have a second operation at the end of the season, and there is no way of knowing what state his hip will be in at that stage. The ramifications of [...]
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