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£5.8m Turner watercolour a British record

Tuesday, June 6, 2006 In Britain one of the most important watercolours to be put up for sale in half a century has been snapped up for £5.8 million at Christie’s (actual selling price: £5,832,000 including excess). In “The Blue…

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Wikinews’ overview of the year 2008

Wednesday, December 31, 2008 Also try the 2008 World News Quiz of the year. What would you tell your grandchildren about 2008 if they asked you about it in, let’s say, 20 years’ time? If the answer to a quiz…

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Australian businessman Alan Bond dies aged 77

Friday, June 5, 2015 Australian business tycoon Alan Bond died today after complications from open heart surgery. He was 77. Following open heart surgery to repair and replace heart valves, leading to complications, Bond was placed in an induced coma….

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US Senator Ted Stevens convicted on 7 counts

Monday, October 27, 2008 United States Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska was convicted Monday on seven counts of failing to report gifts. Stevens, a senior United States Senator from Alaska and the longest serving Republican in the Senate, had been…

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