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No oil spillage after platform explodes in the Gulf of Mexico

An oil platform owned by Mariner Energy has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico throwing thirteen people into the water, reports indicate. All thirteen men who fell into the water have been accounted for, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. [ML] [ ± ] - Image credit

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Welsh TV pioneer Owen Edwards dies

Owen Edwards, the former director of BBC Wales and the first chief executive of Welsh language television station S4C, died on Monday at the age of 76. [ ± ] - Image credit

Two thousand people use bodies to create message on Pichilemu beach

More than two thousand people assembled at the Las Terrazas beach in Pichilemu to create the message "Viva Chile: Bicentenario Cardenal Caro" (English: Viva Chile: Bicentennial [in] Cardenal Caro") using their bodies. [ ± ] - Image credit

New South Wales Legislative Assembly votes in favor of same-sex adoption

In a close vote the New South Wales (NSW) Legislative Assembly has supported a bill that would allow same-sex couples to adopt children. [ ± ] - Image credit

Hurricane Earl threatens eastern US

Hurricane Earl, a large tropical cyclone in the Atlantic ocean, is currently on course to strike parts of the eastern United States, including the Outer Banks of North Carolina and Cape Cod, Massachusetts. [ ± ] - Image credit

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