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Aug. 25, 1992: The Sun Newspaper has published a recorded telephone conversation with an unknown woman who may or may not be Diana the Princess of Wales talking to an unknown man about her unhappy marriage, They have now made the tape available on a 95 cents per minute telephone service and thousands are paying up to $22.00 to listen to the full recording
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Aug. 25, 2003 : Two powerful bombs planted in taxis, are exploded in busy Bombay area's, One outside the Taj Mahal Hotel in the major tourist area of Gateway of India, and the other at a busy jewellery market, both were during the busy lunchtime period killing at least 44 people and injuring nearly 150.
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August 25, 2006 : The first legal abortion in Colombia happened on this day. After months of legal battle the courts decided that abortion could be legal in the country in cases where the mother’s health is in danger, the pregnancy is a result of rape, or the fetus is severely deformed. The case was brought by an 11-year old girl who had been raped by her stepfather.
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Aug. 25, 2008 : An Italian priest announced plans for a beauty pageant for nuns. He asked nuns to send their pictures to him so that he may post them on the internet for web users to vote on. He hopes his project will end stereotypes of nuns being old and unattractive. His plans were cancelled only one day after the announcement because of criticism from his superiors
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United States Senator Edward Kennedy died on this day of brain cancer at the age of 77. Edward was the brother of assassinated US president John F. Kennedy and served as a Massachusetts senator for forty-seven years.
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25th August, 2011 : Two days after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake that shook the East coast struck near Mineral, Virginia, an aftershock with a magnitude of 4.5 struck five miles south of the epicenter. The quake was the strongest of the aftershocks but there was no immediate damage reported.
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25th August, 2011 : Steve Jobs announces his resignation of CEO of Apple, he has been fighting pancreatic cancer since 2004 and has been on medical leave since January of this year. Tim Cook who has been acting CEO during Steve Jobs Medical Leave was personally recommended by Jobs to take over as CEO
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Aug. 26, 2005 : A fire in a charitable organisations hostel to house African immigrant hostel in Paris has killed Fourteen children and three adults.
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Aug. 26, 2006 : An underground Roman Catholic Bishop in China was released from prison after ten years. The Bishop was arrested for being loyal to the Vatican above all and jailed with other underground Roman Catholics, this is because China only recognizes the authority of its state-run churches.
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Aug. 26, 2007 : The country of Greece declared a state of emergency as multiple forest fires, over 200, continued to assault various parts of the country. By the time the fires were tamed in September 2007, 84 people had died as a result. Many of the fires were believed to be the cause of arson.
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26th August, 2011 : Hundreds of dead bodies were found in a Tripoli hospital that was abandoned after being surrounded by clashes between rebels and Gaddafi's forces. People who had sustained injuries were taken to the hospital for treatment but nearly all of the staff had fled and the people had been left in the hospital to die. Seventeen survivors were found within the hospital.
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Diana was died in 1997. How she herself reacted on this publication?
PS: I used to thought that only Desi’s got interest to discuss extra marital affairs and all that but these goras are too much. They are paying for it 
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What kind of priest he was? Wanted to run beauty contest for nuns 
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26th August, 2011 : Hundreds of dead bodies were found in a Tripoli hospital that was abandoned after being surrounded by clashes between rebels and Gaddafi's forces. People who had sustained injuries were taken to the hospital for treatment but nearly all of the staff had fled and the people had been left in the hospital to die. Seventeen survivors were found within the hospital.
so tragic :(
Can't understand how all these wars helped Libyan, Iraqis and Afghanis?
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Aug. 26, 2006 : An underground Roman Catholic Bishop in China was released from prison after ten years. The Bishop was arrested for being loyal to the Vatican above all and jailed with other underground Roman Catholics, this is because China only recognizes the authority of its state-run churches.
Which form of Christianity state-run churches of China follow?
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i dont know 
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Quite complex religion with restrictions
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yup, i also confused :rotato:
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Aug. 27, 1955 : The "Guinness Book of World Records" compiled by student twins Norris and Ross McWhirter is published for the first time and becomes an instant success. The book was originally owned by the Guinness Brewery ( Hence The Name ) it is currently owned by ( the Jim Pattison Group ) which the same company who owns Ripley Entertainment , Inc. The Guinness Book of Records holds it's own record as the world's most sold copyrighted book
