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'One of biggest pharmaceutical heists' ever, happens in US

'One of biggest pharmaceutical heists' ever, happens in US

In a Hollywood-style heist, thieves cut a hole in the roof of a warehouse, rappelled inside and scored one of the biggest hauls of its kind - not diamonds, gold bullion or Old World art, but about $75 million ($NZ145.6 million) in antidepressants and other prescription drugs.

Pope to visit England, Scotland in September

Pope to visit England, Scotland in September

Pope Benedict XVI will visit Scotland and England in September in a four-day visit combining preaching and diplomacy, Buckingham Palace announced on Tuesday.

Resourceful villagers begin to rebuild after cyclone

Villagers on the cyclone-battered Fijian island of Koro had their chainsaws, shovels and assorted tools out today clearing roads, rebuilding homes and dealing with damage from winds which gusted to 240kmh.

Plane kills US man jogging on beach

Plane kills US man jogging on beach

Robert Gary Jones was a pharmaceutical salesman on a business trip, looking forward to getting home to celebrate his daughter's third birthday.

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