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(Reuters) – The Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos put the finishing touches to their preparations for this weekend’s 48th Super Bowl by completing their final practice sessions on Friday. The NFC Champion Seahawks trained for just over an hour inside the New York Giants practice facility near MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, where Sunday’s game will be played. “And now, we wait” Seattle coach Pete Carroll told reporters. “We had a great day today. […]
(Reuters) – Italy’s conviction of Amanda Knox for the murder of her British roommate when the two were exchange students together could spur a drawn-out fight over extradition in the United States, where supporters contend she is the victim of a faulty foreign justice system. If Knox’s conviction is ultimately confirmed pending further appeals, her lawyers are expected to argue that the United States cannot send her to Italy in part because of U.S. constitutional guarantees […]
An annual report by Sweden’s SIPRI research institute has identified a slight year-on-year reduction in global arms sales for 2012. The report ranks the 100 most successful companies selling military equipment. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) published its SIPRI Top 100 league table on Friday. Overall, revenue for the world’s 100 top arms dealers dropped by 4.2 percent in 2012 compared to the previous year. SIPRI’s top 100 companies generated $395 billion (around 290 billion […]
The US government will announce the result of its investigation in 30 days, with the government expecting positive results.
Adelaide Zoo’s oldest resident, Greater, a flamingo, was put down after suffering complications from old age and arthritis. The zoo is planning to create a memorial for the bird.
BIR said that even though Pacquiao has already paid Php 32 million pesos to the agency, he still has a Php 2.2 billion tax deficiency.
WWF reports that the monarch butterfly migration to Mexico is in danger of disappearing. Illegal logging is considered one of the contributing factors.
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is positive that the Philippines will meet its target of 6 million tourist arrival this year.
The provincial government of Albay is confident that they’ll have zero unemployment rate in three years because of the tourism industry.
A gray whale calf lost its way and was stranded in a Mexican beach but was swiftly rescued.
Torrential rains in Bolivia brought overflowing rivers and flood to vast areas of the country causing 40 deaths and the Bolivian government to declare a state of emergency.
Australia green lights the dumping of dredged mud near the Great Barrier Reef to open up the world’s largest coal port.
