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Six Basque parliamentarians join forces with Batera to push demands for Northern Basque Country own political administration

27 d'octubre de 2004
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Six Iparralde ( Northern Basque Country) Conseillers of the Département des Pyrénées Atlantiques are supporting the demand of Batera to have a referendum called on setting up a separate political administration for this part of the Basque Country which lies within the French Republic. Their demand, aimed at the Conseil Général , was accompanied by

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Simpsons Help Cornish Cling To Life

27 d'octubre de 2004
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Lisa Simpson, the spiky-haired U.S. cartoon character, may just be the spark that revives an ancient language and fuels a tiny political movement at the tip of the southwest English coast. The sister of bad-boy Bart and daughter of bumbling Homer will appear in a special episode of “The Simpsons” shouting out support for the

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Belgians split on regional and national identity

27 d'octubre de 2004
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A majority of Wallonians and Brussels residents feel that they are Belgians first and French speakers second, while Flemish speakers are more likely to identify first with their region, a new survey has found. The survey, conducted by Dedicated Research for Le Soir and RTBF, found that some 49 percent of Walloons and 41 percent

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Scottish “terrorist” commits suicide

26 d'octubre de 2004
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An extreme Scottish nationalist and convicted terrorist has killed himself in a prison cell, the Scotsman reported Tuesday. Andrew McIntosh, 49, was found Monday in his cell at Aberdeen’s Craiginches Prison, shortly before he was scheduled to appear at the city’s sheriff court on firearms charges. He was one of three men arrested 10 days

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Corse : la villa d’un continental détruite par un attentat

26 d'octubre de 2004
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Une résidence secondaire appartenant à une famille vivant sur le continent a été presque entièrement détruite dans un attentat à l’explosif lundi soir à Coti-Chiavari, en Corse-du-Sud. La charge, de forte puissance, a explosé vers 22H45, au lieu-dit Cala d’Orzu, dans le golfe d’Ajaccio. Cette villa avait déjà été détruite par un attentat en 1994.

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Mobile phone firm makes missed call to Wales

26 d'octubre de 2004
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MOBILE phone giant Orange has launched an investigation after mistakenly believing Cardiff was in England! Customers logging onto Orange’s website were amazed to see the company selling colour pictures of the word Cardiff across a flag of St George. Orange are now looking at the image to see if it is “appropriate”. The wallpaper downloads

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