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Seattle Times, 23.04.13 19:57 UTC

Antwerp: A plunge into funky, homegrown urbanity

Compared to Belgium s bureaucratic Brussels, Antwerp s colorful persona respects its storied past even as it embraces its bright future.

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Telegraph, 23.04.13 16:55 UTC

Millionaire 'conman' guilty of selling fake bomb detectors

Detective Superintendent Nigel Rock says businessman James McCormick has been "rightly convicted" of selling fake bomb detectors to governments around the world.

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Daily Mail, 23.04.13 15:28 UTC

Businessman made £50million selling fake bomb detectors based on novelty golf ball machine claiming they could find drugs and explosives underwater and through walls

PUBLISHED: 13:48 GMT, 23 April 2013 | UPDATED: 14:10 GMT, 23 April 2013 A millionaire businessman is facing jail today after being convicted of selling fake bomb detectors. James McCormick, 56, was ...

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Telegraph, 23.04.13 14:40 UTC

Businessman found guilty of selling fake bomb detectors to governments

A businessman who fooled police forces, the military and governments around the world into buying fake bomb-detection kits for millions of pounds is facing jail after being found guilty of fraud.

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Daily Mail, 22.04.13 12:00 UTC

Hot air balloon rides resume in Luxor following accident that killed 19 tourists

PUBLISHED: 11:44 GMT, 22 April 2013 | UPDATED: 11:52 GMT, 22 April 2013 Egypt has resumed hot air balloon rides in Luxor nearly two months after 19 tourists were killed when a balloon they were ...

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Seattle Times, 21.04.13 14:46 UTC

Egypt resumes hot air balloon sightseeing

Egypt resumed hot air balloon sightseeing in the ancient city of Luxor on Sunday, weeks after a fiery accident led authorities to halt the flights.

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Daily Mail, 21.04.13 12:32 UTC

From radio DJ to shark tank cleaner: One man's quest to do 33 jobs in 33 countries

PUBLISHED: 11:21 GMT, 21 April 2013 | UPDATED: 12:25 GMT, 21 April 2013 An engineer has turned his back on his trade and set out across Europe to learn 33 more instead. Jan Lachner, 25, arrived in ...

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Daily Mail, 21.04.13 11:49 UTC

From radio DJ to shark tank cleaner: Frenchman's quest to do 33 jobs in 33 countries

PUBLISHED: 11:21 GMT, 21 April 2013 | UPDATED: 11:33 GMT, 21 April 2013 An engineer has turned his back on his trade and set out across Europe to learn 33 more instead. Jan Lachner, 25, arrived in ...

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BBC World News, 20.04.13 03:06 UTC

Escaping the train to Auschwitz

On 19 April 1943, a train carrying 1,631 Jews set off from a Nazi detention camp in Belgium for the gas chambers of Auschwitz. But resistance fighters stopped the train. One boy who jumped to freedom that night retains vivid memories, 70 years later.

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Daily Mail, 20.04.13 02:31 UTC

Manual work can raise heart disease risk by 20 per cent, especially if it is combined with gym workouts

PUBLISHED: 00:23 GMT, 20 April 2013 | UPDATED: 00:24 GMT, 20 April 2013 Work that is physically demanding may boost your chances of suffering heart disease compared with desk jobs, claim researchers. ...

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