Friday, April 29, 2011

Butler who served British royals opens school

Butler who served British royals opens school

Butler who served British royals opens school

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Butler Christopher Ely has done it all: served dinner to the queen at Buckingham Palace, brushed the bearskin atop a royal guard's helmet, sat on a carriage carrying Princess Diana.


Rush on for affordable copies of royal wedding dress

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The Faviana design house in New York specialises in reproducing "hit" dresses worn at events such as the Oscars and selling them at a fraction of the cost of the original.


US Army says WikiLeaks suspect fit to stand trial

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The US Army says the intelligence analyst suspected of illegally passing government secrets to the WikiLeaks website has been found competent to stand trial.


NASA delays space shuttle Endeavour's last launch

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NASA has called off Friday's launch of space shuttle Endeavour because of a heater failure. Commander Mark Kelly and his crew were on their way to the launch pad, when NASA halted the countdown. The astronauts' van did a U-turn, and returned the astronauts to crew quarters.


Strong 6.2-magnitude quake strikes off Taiwan

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A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan today, the island's central weather bureau said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.


Royal Wedding: ‘Flawless dress’ gets rave reviews

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If the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton was an opportunity to reboot the royal family for the 21st century, with carefully timed press releases detailing every stitch of clothing down to the Jimmy Choo shoes on the Duchess of Cornwall's feet, then the exquisite gown created for Ms. Middleton by Sarah Burton suggested a bride who is well suited to meet the demands of a high-definition display.


Libyan forces breach border with Tunisia

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Libyan forces in more than a dozen military vehicles and armed with anti-aircraft guns and rocket launchers crossed the border with Tunisia and were involved in clashes in a frontier town Friday, witnesses said. Tunisia's government was outraged and demanded Libya halt all incursions into its territory.


'You look beautiful,' William reportedly said

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Before his wedding ceremony began, Prince William told his bride Kate, "You look absolutely beautiful", according to professional lip readers. The groom mouthed the words while the hymn "Great Redeemer" was being sung, The Sun's lip-reader John Cassidy reported.


Superman, no longer an American?

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Truth, justice and the... global way? Superman has started a stir with a declaration in the new issue of "Action Comics" that he intends to renounce his US citizenship because he's tired of his actions being construed as instruments of US policy.


Royal Wedding: Amid huge fanfare, William and Kate marry

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With fanfare and flags under cool, gray skies, Prince William and his longtime girlfriend, Kate Middleton, were married on Friday in one of the largest and most- watched events here in decades — an interlude of romance in a time of austerity and a moment that will shape the future of the British monarchy.


Prince William, Kate wrote this prayer

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The new Duchess and Duke of Cambridge wrote this prayer that they read at Westminster Abbey today: God our Father, we thank you for our families; for the love that we share and for the joy of our marriage.


Google doodle marks royal wedding

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Global search engine Google has made changes to its logo to mark the wedding of Prince William with Kate Middleton. William and Kate are getting married at Westminster Abbey today.


Swiss climbing guide dies in fall

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Swiss mountain guide Erhard Loretan, one of the few climbers to ever reach the summits of all 14 of the world's peaks above 8,000 meters, has died in a climbing fall on his 52nd birthday.


Pak tests nuclear-capable Hatf-8 cruise missile

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Pakistan today successfully tested the nuclear-capable Hatf-VIII or Ra'ad cruise missile that has a range of 350 km, with the military saying the weapon system would give the country "greater strategic stand-off capability" on land and at sea.


Libyan revolution awash with colourful souvenirs

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Libyan rebels may be low on weapons needed to topple Moammar Gaddhafi, but there is certainly no shortage of souvenirs available commemorating the revolution.


Why Harvard asked Obama senior to leave

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Even before the dust could settle on the controversy over US President Barack Obama's birth certificate, new documents about his father have emerged claiming that Obama senior was forced to leave Harvard University amid concerns about his playboy ways.


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