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Vangelis, the Greek 'Chariots of Fire' composer, dies at 79

Thursday, 19 May 2022, 19:36 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Vangelis, the Greece-born electronic composer who wrote the Academy Award-winning score for the film "Chariots of Fire" and music for dozens of other movies, documentaries and TV series, has died. He...

Hot dog! Fired Dublin worker wins €25K over snack

Wednesday, 22 October 2014, 15:59 Last update: about 13 years ago

An Irish cinema may have just bought the world's most expensive hot dog for an unfairly fired worker. Ireland's employment appeals court on Thursday ordered Dublin's Cineworld to pay Carl Meade...

Macedonia police: Man robs graves for gold teeth

Wednesday, 22 October 2014, 15:56 Last update: about 13 years ago

Macedonia may have found its ultimate gold digger. Police in the tiny Balkan country say a 52-year-old guard at an Orthodox Christian cemetery was detained after alleged opening graves to prize...

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