Djamshid says farewell and thank you to Canada on eve of long trip home
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TORONTO (CP) - A 10-year-old Afghan boy whose struggle for life captured the hearts of Canadians bade a fond farewell to the country that rescued him Thursday as he prepared for a long journey home to a life of abject poverty.
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TORONTO, Sept. 14 -- The World Cup returned to Canada after 13 long years.
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ATHENS (CP) - With pride and relief, Athens bid farewell to its guests from 201 countries at the close of the 2004 Olympic Games on Sunday.
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The final South Koreans freed by the Taleban arrive home, amid rows over the deal that secured their release.
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Two French journalists headed home to a heroes' welcome on Wednesday after a 4-month hostage ordeal in Iraq which Paris said ended without a ransom being paid.
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CALGARY (CP) - A 10-year-old Ukrainian girl who has spent the best part of three years in Alberta for a series of heart operations bid a happy farewell Wednesday as she left Calgary to return home.
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"The smallest alleyways are stationed with soldiers, and we've put an additional 25 soldiers at Kabul's four (highway) gates"  Dignitaries, lawmakers and family members said goodbye Tuesday to Mohammad Zahir Shah, Afghanistan's last king, during a funeral that began at the presidential palace. via Hugh Hewitt
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Arafat bid farewell to his people in Palestine. 75-year-old Palestinian leader Arafat left Amman&#39;s military airport aboard a French plane at around 8:00 am (0600 GMT) Friday on his way to Paris for medical treatment.
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The final South Koreans freed by the Taleban head home, amid rows over the deal made to secure their release.
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Two French journalists were heading home  to France on Wednesday after the end of a 4-month hostage  ordeal in Iraq which left many unanswered questions about the  government's handling of the crisis.
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Outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived Thursday in Johannesburg on the final leg of his farewell tour of Africa ahead of his departure from office next month.
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Fans of the Montreal Expos said  farewell to their team on Wednesday with a mix of jeers and  tears after Major League Baseball decided to relocate Canada's  first big league team to Washington for next year's season.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The shuttle Discovery astronauts bid an emotional farewell to their colleagues aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday and headed into their spaceship to prepare for the journey home.
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MONCTON, N.B. (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin, dignitaries and just plain folks gathered Tuesday to say goodbye to Louis J. Robichaud, a political giant known simply as "little Louis" to a generation of New Brunswickers.
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TRENTON, Ont. (CP) - The first flight of Canada's Disaster Assistance Response Team left Canada for tsunami-ravaged Sri Lanka on Thursday morning.
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The bodies of 12 servicemen killed in a Nimrod crash in Afghanistan will be flown back to their home base.
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Two French journalists freed from captivity in Iraq arrived home yesterday to a tearful welcome from their families, ending a four-month drama that had gripped this country, which had opposed the U.S.-led war ...