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Headlines for the week of 27 December, 2007
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Benazir Bhutto assassinated
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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is dead. After a speech
at a rally, she was fatally injured in an apparent suicide attack and
died from the wounds while undergoing emergency surgery in Rawalpindi
General Hospital.
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She died at 8:16 am Eastern Time, Thursday, and will be buried on
Friday. Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf declared three days
of mourning.
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Air Canada to test self-tagging
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A luggage self-tagging system is in the works at self check-in kiosks
with Air Canada. The luggage tags would be printed off with the boarding
pass and would be taken to a conveyor belt with an x-ray machine. The
plan could be in effect by 2008.
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Ginseng farmer home invasion
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A ginseng farmer in Norfolk County was a victim of home invasion on
Wednesday. The four suspects stole a large quantity of ginseng root.
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Weather
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The weather for York Region: Rain over the weekend as temperatures go
over the freezing mark. Highs are expect to hover around two degrees.
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