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Twisters keep returning, but Oklahoma still short on shelters

May 22, 2013 00:45
By Mary Wisniewski and David Bailey (Reuters) - The people of central Oklahoma know all too well the destructive power of a tornado, but when a big one rolled toward the town of Moore again on Monday, residents had few basements and storm shelters to run to when the alarm sounded, officials said.

Text of Pistorius affidavit at bail hearing

February 19, 2013 13:46
South Africa's star athlete Oscar Pistorius stands accused of killing his 29-year-old model girlfriend on Valentine's Day. Here are the some of the key points in his affidavit seeking bail at a court hearing on Tuesday: "I fail to understand how I could be charged with murder, let alone premeditated murder, as I had no intention to kill my girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. "We were deeply in love and I could not be happier. I know she felt the same way. She had given me a present for Valentine's Day but asked me only to open it the next day.

Estonians pop into saunas and ice holes in marathon event

February 10, 2013 16:00
Hundreds of people popped into as many saunas and ice holes as possible on Sunday in an all-day marathon event in Estonia. A total of 600 participants in four-man teams took part in the annual European Sauna Marathon in the southern town of Otepaa, with a goal of visiting every sauna in record-time. "Fantastic event. We took part in the sauna marathon because it's a great way to see so many tourism resorts here in one day, so we know what to pick when we return for a longer holiday," Joosep Merelaht, 22, told AFP.
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