Nelson Mandela charity official resigns over ‘blood diamonds’

Thursday, August 19, 2010  Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund (NMCF) trustee Jeremy Ractliffe has resigned from the charity’s board, twelve days after admitting to the possession of “blood diamonds”. Earlier this month, supermodel Naomi Campbell testified against former Liberian president Charles Taylor when she claimed she received “very small, dirty looking stones” from two men, allegedly […]

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20 injured in Montreal college shooting spree

Wednesday, September 13, 2006  At 12:41 p.m. local time (UTC-5), a man opened fire at Dawson College, in Westmount, Quebec, Canada; the college is located near the heart of downtown Montreal. Police report at least 20 people being injured. The gunman was reportedly killed at the scene by police. Students told reporters that they heard […]

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New search engine to search inside Wikipedia

Thursday, January 18, 2007  A new search engine that was announced yesterday finds articles and links within the English Wikipedia. Wikiseek, run by a California based startup company called “searchme”, is a website which aims to be “A better way to search Wikipedia.” Although most keywords work without problems, Digg users have found search terms […]

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