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/ 16 November 2003
At least 25 people were wounded in two explosions in an exclusive neighborhood of the Colombian capital late on Saturday. The explosions occurred seconds apart, just after 10.20pm, at a time when the area was crowded with restaurant- and bar-goers. Three of the wounded were United States citizens.
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/ 16 November 2003
Want to be part of a living work of art for the rest of your life? New York author Shelley Jackson plans to ”publish” her short story Skin by having each word tattooed on a different person. There will be ifs, buts, ands and other words inscribed on heads, arms, legs and backs of volunteers from all over the world.
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/ 16 November 2003
Police in Turkey have arrested three people, including a veiled woman, in connection with twin car bomb attacks that devastated two Istanbul synagogues on Saturday, killing 20 people and wounding 300. Officials had earlier speculated that the attacks had been carried out by al-Qaeda.
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/ 16 November 2003
A crowded, day-old gangway leading to the world’s largest cruise ship, the Queen Mary II, has collapsed, sending workers and family members on a special tour plunging to their deaths. At least 13 people were killed and 32 others injured, including 10 who were hospitalised in a serious condition.
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/ 16 November 2003
Two Black Hawk helicopters have collided and crashed, killing 17 American soldiers in the United States military’s worst single loss of life since the Iraq war began. As the US death toll in Iraq passed the 400 mark, the Iraqi governing council endorsed a US plan on Saturday that would create a provisional government by June.
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/ 16 November 2003
New Zealanders suffered bewilderment, then despair on Saturday when their highly rated All Blacks were beaten 22-10 by Australia in the first semifinal of the Rugby World Cup. Plans for a victory parade were scrapped but a broadcaster called for the parade to go ahead to allow New Zealanders to throw refuse at the team.
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/ 16 November 2003
James McFadden scored midway in the first half as Scotland surprised The Netherlands 1-0, and Latvia upset Turkey 1-0 on Saturday in the Euro 2004 playoffs. Wales held Russia to a 0-0 draw, and Croatia and Slovenia — former federal partners in the old Yugoslavia — played to a 1-1 tie.
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/ 16 November 2003
In appalling conditions at Telstra Stadium that were the direct antithesis of Saturday’s first semifinal, England overcame a gallant French side 24-7 to reach the World Cup final for the first time since 1991. They will play Australia in the final, a repeat of 1991.
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/ 16 November 2003
It’s time to stop the painful self-analysis. Cut the crap. Get out there and fry the French. That’s captain Martin Johnson’s team orders before Sunday’s hit-or-bust World Cup semifinal against France. ”It’ll be a close battle, it’ll come down to a few points in the end,” Johnson said.
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/ 16 November 2003
If heroism wins World Cups, Australia will wrap this one up next on Saturday. For 80 minutes on Saturday, in front of a World Cup record crowd of 82 444 including a huge Barmy Army presence, the once-wobbly Wallabies were never less than heroic against their old foe from across the Tasman Sea.