Oklahoma man faces charges after allegedly trying to run over a police officer with a horseOctober 1st, 2009 Man accused of using horse to assault officerMIAMI, Okla. — A northeast Oklahoma man faces assault charges after allegedly trying to run over a police officer with a horse.
Wild horse roundup captures 131 mustangs from Montana rangeSeptember 8th, 2009 Wild horse roundup captures 131 MT mustangsBILLINGS, Mont. — Federal officials say they will complete a wild horse roundup along the Montana-Wyoming border within the next few days.
Whoa, Nellie: Spooked horse takes full carriage on a wild ride in downtown Salt Lake CityAugust 30th, 2009 Spooked horse takes family on wild carriage rideSALT LAKE CITY — Talk about a wild ride. A spooked horse pulling a carriage with seven people aboard took off through downtown Salt Lake City and didn't stop until it crashed through a police officer's bicycle and ran into a parked car.
Canada's Eldorado Gold to acquire rest of Sino Gold Mining for $1.8B in stockAugust 26th, 2009 Eldorado to acquire rest of Sino GoldVANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canada's Eldorado Gold Corp. says it has agreed to buy all remaining shares of Australia's Sino Gold Mining Ltd.
Portland, Ore., mayor seeks comments on proposal to ban carriages in city after horse deathAugust 7th, 2009 Oregon mayor seeks input on carriage ban proposalPORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Mayor Sam Adams has turned to Twitter to ask for feedback on a proposal to ban horse-drawn carriages in the city after a horse died over the weekend while pulling a carriage through downtown.
Horse takes the highway in Israel and tramples oncoming carAugust 5th, 2009 Horse tramples car on Israeli highwayJERUSALEM — An Israeli horse took to the highway and trampled an oncoming car in an encounter captured on video by a group of tourists in northern Israel. The tourists began filming when three horses came on the highway and began to canter alongside their car, but the scene took a bizarre turn when an oncoming car came on the scene.
2007 Eclipse Award winner Lawyer Ron euthanized because of complications from colicJuly 14th, 2009 Lawyer Ron, a champion in 2007, is euthanizedVERSAILLES, Ky. — Lawyer Ron was among the Kentucky Derby favorites in 2006 and a champion older horse in 2007.
Equine advocates outraged over horse found abandoned in Nevada with brand cut out of hideJuly 10th, 2009 Horse found with brand cut out of hide in NevadaRENO, Nev. — A domestic horse found loose in Nevada with the brand cut out of its hide is drawing outrage from equine advocates concerned about the growing number of horses abandoned in the wild.
German develops vending machine to dispense goldJune 18th, 2009 German developing gold vending machineBERLIN — It's a novel twist on the vending machine: in go the coins, out comes a nugget of gold. TG-Gold-Super-Markt, a company based in Reutlingen, southwestern Germany, is developing a machine to dispense pieces of gold as small as one gram in ornamental boxes for about euro30 ($42).
German developing a vending machine that will dispense pieces of goldJune 18th, 2009 German developing gold dispensing vending machineBERLIN — It's a novel twist on the vending machine: in go the coins, out comes a nugget of gold. TG-Gold-Super-Markt, a company based in Reutlingen, southwestern Germany, is developing a machine to dispense pieces of gold as small as one gram in ornamental boxes for about euro30 ($42).
Dog plays fetch with live US grenade from World War II in GermanyJune 8th, 2009 Dog plays fetch with live grenade in GermanyBERLIN — A dog playing fetch in Germany has found and delivered to its owner a U.S. hand grenade from World War II.
Hungary's unbeaten hero horse Overdose to miss Temple Stakes due to foot injuryMay 10th, 2009 Hungary's unbeaten horse Overdose to miss UK raceBUDAPEST, Hungary — Unbeaten racehorse Overdose will miss his debut in England because of a foot infection. The 4-year-old Hungarian-owned horse won't run in the Temple Stakes at Haydock Park on May 23, but may recover in time for two races at Royal Ascot in June.
Museum of London puts rare, translucent Roman glass dish on displayApril 29th, 2009 Rare Roman glass dish goes on display in LondonLONDON — An extremely rare Roman dish made of translucent blue glass pieces was put on display Wednesday at the Museum of London in Docklands. The piece was found in the grave of a wealthy Roman Londoner during excavation work in the eastern parts of the British capital.
Horse dies at Rolex Kentucky event, cause of death for 13-year-old Kingpin not yet determinedApril 26th, 2009 Horse dies at Rolex Kentucky Three-Day EventLEXINGTON, Ky. — A veteran horse died while competing at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event.
China reports 76 percent increase in gold reserves since 2003 as foreign assets growApril 24th, 2009 China reports 76 percent increase in gold reservesBEIJING — China has increased its gold reserves by 76 percent since 2003 to 1,054 tons and now ranks fifth among nations with the biggest holdings, a state news agency reported Friday. The figure reported by the Xinhua News Agency would rank China behind the United States, Germany, France and Italy in reserves, according to data from the World Gold Council, an industry group.
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