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'Ex Smokers are Unstoppable' flash mob dance - Dublin

Dublin's Grafton Street saw an impromptu flash-mob dance this evening by the "Ex-smokers are unstoppable" campaign group. Ireland....

by Brendan Donnelly in Ireland on 19/12/2011

Arts & Entertainment

50,000 liters of beer to flow in Jerusalem Beer Festival

50,000 liters of beer are planned to flow as the 7th annual Jerusalem Beer Festival opened this evening with expectations of 20,000 visitors. Israel...

by Nir Alon in Israel on 31/08/2011

Society

Protest in Hyde Park to legalise Cannabis

Hundreds turned out for a peaceful protest in Hyde park to demand that Cannabis be made legal in the UK.

by mirrorimage photos in United Kingdom on 23/07/2011

BREAKING NEWS

19/12/2011 - 'Ex Smokers are Unstoppable' flash mob dance - Dublin - Ireland - Dublin's Grafton Street saw an...
31/08/2011 - 50,000 liters of beer to flow in Jerusalem Beer Festival - Israel - 50,000 liters of beer are planned to...
23/07/2011 - Protest in Hyde Park to legalise Cannabis - United Kingdom - Hundreds turned out for a peaceful...
02/07/2011 - Women smoking during Gay Pride Madrid - Spain - HIV AIDS and health rights were part of...
31/05/2011 - World No Tobacco Day - Jerusalem - Israel - Smokers continue smoking in spite of...
31/05/2011 - World No Tobacco Day marked ‎in Nagaland - India - World No Tobacco Day is being marked in...
31/05/2011 - World No Smoking Day Observed In Pakistan - Pakistan - An old woman is seen smoking without...
20/04/2011 - Cannabis legalisation campaigners light up in Hyde Park - United Kingdom - Marijuana smokers held a protest rally...
20/04/2011 - Cannabis smokers annual '420 Smoke Out' - Toronto - Canada - Several hundred cannabis smokers and...
27/01/2011 - Spanish bars after first month of smoking prohibition - Spain - Former smokers bar in Bilbao still...

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'Ex Smokers are Unstoppable' flash mob dance - Dublin
Dublin's Grafton Street saw an impromptu flash-mob dance this evening by the "Ex-smokers are unstoppable" campaign group. Ireland. 19th December 2011
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