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PRESIDENT TO OPEN NEW ROYAL COLLEGE

PRESIDENT TO OPEN NEW ROYAL COLLEGE

IRISH President Mary McAleese is expected to visit the kingdom in February to officially open the new headquarters of the Royal College of Surgeo ...

December 24 - 30 2008
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Plucky pooch Superman gets new start in the US

Plucky pooch Superman gets new start in the US

After more than a year in the BSPCA kennels Superman, the three-legged dog, took a three-legged journey to start a new life in the USA.

Th ...

December 24 - 30 2008
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Youngsters get their X'mas act on stage

Youngsters get their X'mas act on stage

YOUNGSTERS from the RIA Centre didn't let their differences get in the way of celebrating Christmas and the coming holidays.

The centre wa ...

December 24 - 30 2008
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Local News
Hackers invade artlounge!

Hackers invade artlounge!

ART lovers were the target of a con to dupe them out of cash after computer hackers broke into the emails of artlounge organiser Marion Labani an ...

December 24 - 30 2008
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Local News
Gala quiz contest call for Bahrain's schools

Gala quiz contest call for Bahrain's schools

ONE of the most gripping inter-school quizzes ever held in the kingdom will be staged again early next year.

Charismatic TV personality De ...

December 24 - 30 2008
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Local News
Tourism all set to make waves

Tourism all set to make waves

AROUND 7,000 cruise passengers per week are expected to pour into Bahrain over the winter months with even more expected next year.

This w ...

December 24 - 30 2008
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TV Weekly
Super Comedy is the home of late night talk shows

Super Comedy is the home of late night talk shows

It's two hours of late night comedy five nights a week on Orbit's Super Comedy channel with Jay Leno and Conan O'Brian Tuesdays to Saturdays star ...

December 24 - 30 2008
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TV Weekly
CINEMA

CINEMA

wednesday (Dec 24)

Film - Miracle on 34th Street on Star Movies at 8.30pm.

The 1947 holiday classic Miracle on 34th Street ...

December 24 - 30 2008
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Sport
Dramatic encounter

Dramatic encounter

Following Neil Robertson's snooker win in Bahrain the UK Championships in Telford, England were the next main event with usual pre-tournament fav ...

December 24 - 30 2008
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Sport
The fine art of chasing

The fine art of chasing

First New Zealand, then India, and now South Africa have elevated the elaborate task of chasing down stiff targets in a Test to a rare art form. ...

December 24 - 30 2008
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Sport
Time for Sri Lanka batsmen to rise and shine

Time for Sri Lanka batsmen to rise and shine

Sri Lanka have much at stake when they take on Bangladesh in a two-Test series starting on Friday.

Their recent one-day tour to Zimbabwe w ...

December 24 - 30 2008
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Travel Weekly
Skiing on the slopes of Austria

Skiing on the slopes of Austria

For a mountaineer accustomed to toiling laboriously uphill, skiing is the great escape. I love the effortless ease of it all, the speed, the inst ...

December 24 - 30 2008
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Sport
Changing your technique to suit conditions

Changing your technique to suit conditions

If you play golf in Bahrain you will be well aware that, at times we have to deal with some seriously windy (and sandy) conditions, they certainl ...

December 24 - 30 2008
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Sport
Harrington's
major year

Harrington's major year

It has been quite a year in the world of golf with so many exciting tournaments, new stars emerging, major champions crowned, the Ryder Cup chang ...

December 24 - 30 2008
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