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QUIRKY WORLD ... Coffee company finds 33kg of cocaine in consignment

GERMANY: A Berlin coffee business found stimulants it didn’t expect in a shipment of unroasted coffee from Brazil: 33kg (nearly 73lb) of cocaine.

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Woman almost burns down her house trying to kill a spider

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Man dies after attack by bees

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Two firemen die as wildfires rage

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Athens fire forces thousands to evacuate

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Giuliani admits 9/11 gafffe

Heroine carer saves doctor's life in plane crash inferno

A carer saved a disabled doctor’s life in the United States when she carried him out of his blazing home after it was hit by a light aircraft.

Fri, 02 Jan, 2004

Two killed as plane smashes into flats

A light aircraft plunged into a three-storey block of flats near Hollywood, killing at least two people, including the pilot.

Sat, 07 Jun, 2003

Shopping mall blast: Seven feared dead

Seven people were feared dead today, buried in the rubble of a Toronto shopping mall levelled in a natural gas explosion.

Fri, 25 Apr, 2003

20 injured at New England rollercoaster accident

More than 20 people have been injured in a rollercoaster accident at a New England amusement park.

Tue, 07 Aug, 2001

Blast at US abortion clinic

An explosive device went off at the back door of a US medical clinic where a doctor performed abortions.

Tue, 12 Jun, 2001