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A RARE poster proclaiming Nelson's historic victory at Trafalgar is expected to fetch more than £10,000 at auction next week after being discovered in the attic of a home

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Discovered in a New Town attic, the 205-year-old news of Nelson's victory

MANILA, Philippines – Defending champion Ateneo de Manila University kept its mastery of Adamson University tucked in the books, as the Eagles nipped the gutsy Falcons, 55-52, to snare the No.

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Ateneo clinches Final Four berth

Curtis Dahlin will present a power point program of rare photos of people and sites that were part of the US/ Dakota War of 1862.

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Pictorial History of the US Dakota War of 1862

PHNOM PENH (Cambodia) - A GROUP of rare survivors of the Khmer Rouge's main prison said on Thursday they accepted the sentence handed to their former jailer Duch, having initially criticised it as too lenient. Duch, whose real name is Kaing Guek Eav, was sentenced to 30 years in jail by a UN-backed court last month for crimes against humanity over the mass murder of 15,000 men, women and ...

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Some accept Duch sentencing

Quotes from Microsoft founder Bill Gates at last week?s Techonomy Conference: On Energy: "You'

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Bill Gates on Science, Education, the Future

PUBLIC relations executive Eileen Chua remembers reading books by local writer Philip Jeyaretnam in the 1990s and being charmed by his frank and funny style. With his books such as First Love (1987) and Abraham's Promise (1995) now being re-issued, the 34-year-old avid reader is excited about the chance to re-read old friends.

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Back in favour

Mike Ilitch doesn't have much of a basketball background, but he might be on the verge of converting one of the biggest triples in Detroit sports history.

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Mike Ilitch hunts rare sports triple crown

Ken Sanders has been selling rare books for 35 years and one cop of the most printed book in history may be his rarest.

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Original Bible of LDS Prophet Joseph Smith selling for $1.5M

Your first greeting upon entering Read More Books often came compliments of a friendly feline. The next nod was from the unassuming, bespectacled fellow behind the counter, who, more often than not, had his nose buried between pages.

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