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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 2006
Page
5
A northern bottlenose whale swam up the River Thames past Parliament and Big Ben in central London on Friday. It marks the first river sighting since 1913, drawing cheers and concerns from observers and wildlife teams.
A bottle nosed whale was seen in the River Thames near Westminster Bridge and Big Ben, the first Northern bottle nosed sighting in British records since 1913. Witnesses reported a spout of water and rescue boats pursued the disoriented animal as the sun set.
Iran declares it is moving foreign currency deposits from European banks to shield assets from possible U.N. sanctions over its nuclear program. Analysts estimate up to 50 billion dollars may be affected. Iran also seeks reduced OPEC oil output amid tensions with the West. Ahmadinejad meets Hamas and Islamic Jihad in Damascus.
Mehmet Ali Agca returned to Kartal prison after an appeals panel ruled he must serve more time for the assassination attempt on the pope and the 1979 murder of Turkish journalist Abdi Ipekci. He had been released eight days earlier by a different court.
The 33,000 transit workers in New York voted down the three year contract 11,234 to 11,227. Union President Toussaint urged ratification as Mayor Bloomberg urged return to talks. Opponents remain hopeful a new deal can be reached without another walkout. MTA had no immediate comment.
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