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Robbie Knievel, a daredevil like his father, dies
New York Times, Published on 14/01/2023
» NEW YORK: Robbie Knievel, a daredevil performer who soared into the sky on motorcycles, pulling off a series of spectacular airborne stunts like his father, Evel Knievel, died Friday at his home in Reno, Nevada, the United States. He was 60.
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‘Help us’: after Typhoon Rai, miles of destruction and the smell of death
New York Times, Published on 28/12/2021
» MANILA: “The trees snapped like matchsticks.”
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Barbers back in business - for schnauzers too
New York Times, Published on 10/05/2020
» When the coronavirus lockdown in Bangkok eased a bit after six weeks, the first appointment my family made was not for a medical check-up or a walk in a park.
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In fragrant street food, city planners see a mess
New York Times, Published on 15/12/2019
» The coconut wood pestle hits the mortar, and the chili fumes rise in a cough-inducing haze. The lime rind bruises. Salted crab releases its funk, along with bits of claw and carapace.
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US bikers divided over Trump's war with Harley-Davidson
New York Times, Published on 13/08/2018
» STURGIS, South Dakota: Gary Rathbun rumbled into town to attend the United States' pre-eminent gathering of motorcycle enthusiasts atop his Harley-Davidson, a 2009 Ultra Classic that brought him 800 miles from Idaho. It is the 40th Harley he has owned. It will also likely be his last.
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Apple assembler Foxconn to build giant US factory
New York Times, Published on 27/07/2017
» WASHINGTON - Foxconn, the Taiwanese electronics supplier for Apple and other tech giants, said Wednesday it would open its first major American factory in the US state of Wisconsin, a boost both for the battleground state's economy and the Trump administration's efforts to bolster domestic manufacturing.
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Tributes pour out for Gregg Allman, dead at 69
New York Times, Published on 28/05/2017
» SAVANNAH, GEORGIA -- Music legend Gregg Allman, whose bluesy vocals and soulful touch on the Hammond B-3 organ helped propel the Allman Brothers Band to superstardom and spawn Southern rock, died Saturday, his manager said.
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Iconic Harley-Davidson is building plant in Thailand
New York Times, Published on 24/05/2017
» HONG KONG - Iconic motorcycle builder Harley-Davidson, praised by US President Donald Trump as a pillar of American manufacturing and keeping jobs at home, is building a new plant in Thailand.
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Indonesia’s tsunami warning system offline when quake hit
New York Times, Published on 04/03/2016
» JAKARTA -- Indonesia was compelled to rely on tsunami warnings from other nations’ buoys in the Indian Ocean this week after a huge earthquake off the west coast of Sumatra because its detection system was disabled, a senior disaster agency official said.
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Pakistan university attack kills at least 19
New York Times, Published on 20/01/2016
» PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN -- At least 19 people were killed and several wounded when militants attacked a university campus in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, a senior government official said.
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