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/ 16 September 2007
A Thai passenger jet with 128 people on board crashed on Sunday while coming in for landing in bad weather on the resort island of Phuket, police and officials said. At least 39 people were killed, Thailand’s Deputy Transport Minister said. "Thirty-nine dead bodies were found. About 50 injured were sent to hospital," the minister, Sansern Wongcha-um, told reporters.
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/ 16 September 2007
Kate and Gerry McCann, who are formal suspects over the disappearance of their daughter, Madeleine, in Portugal, launched a new publicity campaign in Europe to help the search for the girl. Friends of the couple also sought on Sunday to shift the focus back on to the search for the British toddler and away from speculation about the parents.
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/ 16 September 2007
Troubled British bank Northern Rock faced break-up rumours on Sunday as it sought to reassure panicking customers and investors following an emergency bail-out by the Bank of England. Worried customers besieged Northern Rock on Friday and Saturday to withdraw their savings — despite assurances that it would not fall victim to the global credit squeeze.
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/ 16 September 2007
Indonesian disaster relief officials waited for word on Sunday that aid had finally reached an isolated island group hit hard by a series of quakes and aftershocks. Three boats carrying relief aid set sail for ports in the Mentawai islands on Saturday off the west coast of Sumatra.
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/ 16 September 2007
Former Federal Reserve chairperson Alan Greenspan, in a memoir to be released on Monday, criticised President George Bush and congressional Republicans for abandoning fiscal discipline and for putting politics ahead of sound economics. In his book, Greenspan said he was surprised Bush was unwilling to temper his campaign promises with fiscal reality once elected.
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/ 16 September 2007
United States President George Bush on Sunday faced a new clash with congressional Democrats over the unpopular war in Iraq as Senate Democrats reportedly reached a deal that would allow soldiers to spend more time at home. ”If we were to be driven out of Iraq, extremists of all strains would be emboldened,” Bush said on Saturday.
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/ 16 September 2007
Colin McRae, the British former world rallying champion, was expected to be confirmed on Sunday as having been among those killed in a helicopter crash at his home. The 39-year-old, whose name also adorns a successful range of rallying computer games, was believed to have been among the four people killed in the crash, police said.
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/ 16 September 2007
Tiger Woods maintained his three-shot lead at the Tour Championship after resisting a glut of low scoring on Saturday, spearheaded by United States Masters champion Zach Johnson with a dazzling 10-under-par 60. Woods, hunting a seventh PGA Tour title this year and inaugural FedExCup honours, fired a 64 in the third round at a sun-drenched East Lake Golf Club.
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/ 16 September 2007
Arsenal pulled clear at the top of the English Premier League after coming from behind to beat north London rivals Tottenham 3-1 on Saturday. The victory at White Hart Lane left Arsene Wenger’s unbeaten side two points clear of Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United as the upper end of the table took on a predictable look after a month of the new season.
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/ 16 September 2007
The Blue Bulls turned the corner and all but cemented their place in the semifinals of the Currie Cup with a comfortable 35-10 victory over Western Province at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. The hosts’ victory was made that much sweeter by the fact that they were able to also gain the bonus point as they breached the Western Province tryline four times.