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Plane that Ronaldo uses runs off runway in Barcelona

Thursday, 29 September 2016, 20:12 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

A plane believed to be used by Cristiano Ronaldo skidded off a runway in Barcelona because of a landing gear problem. Airport officials said no one was injured in Monday's incident. Ronaldo was...

Hotel workers seek new safety measures after freezer death

Thursday, 29 September 2016, 16:39 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Federal regulators and hotel employees are calling for new safety measures after a worker was found dead inside a walk-in freezer at the Westin Peachtree Plaza in downtown Atlanta. Investigators...

Newborn found alive in trash bin inside gas station restroom

Thursday, 29 September 2016, 16:18 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Authorities say a newborn baby has been found alive in a trash bin inside a gas station restroom in Pennsylvania. Westmoreland County District Attorney John Peck says the baby was found Saturday...

Danes receive Panama Papers data to fight tax dodging

Thursday, 29 September 2016, 15:53 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Danish tax authorities say they have received data leaked from a Panamanian law firm that helped customers open offshore companies to avoid paying taxes, adding they paid nearly six million kroner...

Italy's Berlusconi turns 80 amid reflections and greetings

Thursday, 29 September 2016, 15:51 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Silvio Berlusconi has marked his 80th birthday quietly with his family, amid a flurry of greetings and reflections on the former Italian premier's political career that spanned more than two...

Student kills father; goes on rampage in school, wounds three

Thursday, 29 September 2016, 08:28 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

A teenager who killed his father at their home Wednesday was stopped by a volunteer firefighter as he opened fire outside a South Carolina elementary school, wounding two students and a teacher,...

Israel's ex-President Peres lies in state in parliament

Thursday, 29 September 2016, 08:22 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

The body of Israel's ninth President Shimon President is lying in state in the plaza of the Knesset, Israel's parliament. Peres died Wednesday from complications following a stroke. He was...

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