Wednesday, 18 August 2004
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Greek duo out of Olympics
Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou pull out of the Games as their case is referred to athletics' governing body. [BBC News | World | UK Edition]
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New bird delights ornithologists
Life: Calayan rail hailed as a previously unknown species, and moves are afoot to ensure it does not become extinct. [Guardian Unlimited]
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Immigrants settled in big cities, but less likely to find work: StatsCan (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - Most of the nearly two million immigrants who arrived in Canada during the 1990s settled in one of the country's 27 census metropolitan areas, but still found it harder to find work than natural-born citizens, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday. [Yahoo! News - World]
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CBC.ca - Athens 2004 - CBC Sports: Canadian swim team's spirits sink with medal hopes
After the Canadian men finished fifth in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay on Tuesday, a reporter asked captain Rick Say how he felt.
"I'm pissed off," he responded, standing poolside. "I'm disappointed. This is crap."
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