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No oil is reported leaking from the Woodward's Oil fuel tanker The Nanny aground in the Northwest Passage off the coast of Nunavut. The 110 metre (360 ft) tanker was carrying 9 million liters (2.4 million gallons) of diesel fuel to remote settlements in Canada's Arctic regions when it grounded on a sandbar. Last week the cruise ship Clipper Adventurer struck an uncharted rock in the same region, trapping 110 tourists and crew aboard for the two days it took the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker to reach the ship. On August 27th another Woodward's tanker, the Mokami, ran aground near Pangnirtung.

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Friday, September 3, 2010
A woman died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Wednesday, around 10:00 local time at East Texas Medical Center in Tyler, Texas.
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Friday, September 3, 2010
The USGS says an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 occurred in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island at Saturday 04:35:44 AM local time (Friday 16:35:44 UTC). Officials in New Zealand say the magnitude was 7.1. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.0 kilometers (6.21 miles). The epicenter was located 40 kilometers (25 miles) west of Christchurch; 190 kilometers (115 miles) south-southeast of Westport; 295 kilometers (185 miles) southwest of Wellington; and 320 kilometers (200 miles) north-northeast of Dunedin. New Zealand's Civil Defence Minister John Carter has declared a state of emergency in Christchurch and Selwyn District.
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Saturday, September 4, 2010
According to Wakalat Anba'a al-Emarat, the official news agency of the United Arab Emirates, a Boeing 747-400 cargo plane belonging to the United States courier UPS Airlines, crashed after take-off in Dubai on Friday. Two crew members were on board at the time of the crash, both of whom were killed. There were no reports of any other deaths or injuries on the ground.
The aircraft was en route to Cologne Bonn Airport in Cologne, Germany when it crashed. According to witnesses, at around 7.45 p.m. local time, it caught fire and attempted to make return to the airport then crashed into the ground near Dubai Silicon Oasis. It had just taken off from Dubai International Airport a few minutes beforehand. The crash site is inside the perimeter fence of Emirati air base, located near a busy highway intersection.
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Saturday, September 4, 2010
Chilean filmmaker Rodrígo Ortúzar, known for his film Mujeres Infieles, announced his plans to make a film about the Chilean miners trapped in the 2010 Copiapó mining accident.
After it was confirmed the miners were alive, Ortúzar started to work on the project. The movie is to be named Los 33 (English: The 33). "I said to one of my previous investors that if there was just one survivor, this would be a great move, and well it wasn't one but 33, something that generates the first disgrace or tragedy to have a happy ending," Ortúzar told to Teletrece.
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Saturday, September 4, 2010
GMTV, a breakfast television programme broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom, finished broadcasting on Friday after broadcasting on the TV station since 1993. Andrew Castle and Emma Crosby were the hosts of the final programme, with Richard Arnold - a television critic - and weather presenter Clare Nasir also present. British music group McFly featured as guests.
At the end of the last episode, Andrew Castle commented about GMTV that "like all families there have been squabbles along the way but there has been no shortage of love, effort and perseverance, and we just want to say to the viewers who have been with us loyally for a long time, thank you so much."
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Friday, September 3, 2010
On Wednesday, announced that the next version of Windows Mobile OS series, Windows Phone 7, had been released to manufacturing after more than 6 months of its development. The announcement outlined some of the changes in this version, and was generally positive about the milestone.
The term "release to manufacturing", also known as "going gold", is a term used to indicate that the software has reached a point that it is ready to be provided to the customer. After the event, Windows Phone 7 code has been locked down. The work in progress is the testing of Windows Phone 7 on other hardware, software, and networks. The structure of the system itself is not expected to be changed any more before the final release. "We are ready," Terry Myerson said.
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As a key provision of the federal health care overhaul law takes effect, millions of 20-somethings who became uninsured after falling off their parents' health plans can regain coverage beginning this month. As many as 8.8 million young adults between the ages of 19 and 25 were uninsured in 2008, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Scientists from the US space agency Nasa advise the trapped Chilean miners to exercise and regulate their day and night sleep patterns.

A 13-year-old girl and her uncle suffer serious burns when a gas cylinder explodes during her birthday barbecue in Wiltshire.

An Irish tourist has died, along with nine others in a plane crash in New Zealand.

Villagers told by BT it will cost £550,000 for a broadband connection receive an estimate from another company of £50,000.

Firefighters rescue a horse and its groom after the animal kicked its way out of a horse box and into the front cab.

More than 100 demonstrations are planned across France to protest against the government's policy of deporting Roma people.

Violence in Afghanistan will get worse before it gets better, the UK's most senior military commander in the country tells the BBC.

Two people are killed after a motorbike accident outside Galashiels in the Scottish Borders.

The interim managing director brought in to run a crisis-hit authority is to stay on for the forseeable future.

HM Revenue and Customs says some 1.4 million people each owe about £1,500 in tax, while 4.3 million will get an average rebate of £418.

Nine people, including four tourists, are killed when a light aircraft crashes after taking off from Fox Glacier in New Zealand, say reports.

One of Scotland's largest councils - North Lanarkshire - warns that it may have to cut more than 1,000 jobs.

Talks to form a coalition government in the Netherlands collapse as the leader of the far-right Freedom Party Geert Wilders walks out.

Downing Street's head of communications, Andy Coulson, is safe in his job despite phone hacking claims surrounding the News of the World newspaper, says a senior government source.

A 26-year-old Amish man in Missouri has been charged with sexual assaults in two states, dividing a congregation that prefers to handle disputes internally. Chester Mast allegedly victimized at least six girls, ages 5 to 15 -- including some outside the Amish community -- over the last 10 years.

Guns N' Roses started a concert in Dublin, Ireland, almost an hour late Thursday and were pelted with plastic glasses, prompting them to leave the stage after singer Axl Rore's request for people to stop were ignored. "Despite his continued appeals, having tried to continue performing for 22 minutes, people continued throwing unknown substances leaving artist with no choice but to leave the stage," the promoter said.

Some 77% of Britons think taxpayers should not help pay for Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Scotland and England, a survey suggests.

Israeli scientists believe they have identified why Arabic is particularly hard to learn to read.

California Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman has been dismissed as a potential juror in a child molestation trail expected to last a month. "If called, I will serve," she said before the dismissal, calling jury service "an important civic duty."

A state of emergency is declared in Christchurch after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes New Zealand's South Island.

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair tells the BBC that radical Islam is the greatest threat facing the world.

Banks are accused of leaving some customers in "dire poverty" after taking money out of their accounts without permission.