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The next oldest evidence for controlled use of fire may come from Zhoukoudian in China, dating to between 400, 000 and 250, 000 years ago.
BBC: NEWS | Science/Nature | Bones hint at first use of fire
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The next oldest dates from around 1, 000 AD.
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Federer, who won Wimbledon but lost the Olympic final last year, may be vying for the top honours with Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray but his chances of success are threatened by being nearly five years more senior than the next oldest.
CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS
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This will force between 32 and 68 of the dirtiest and oldest coal plants in the country to close over the next three years as the rules go into effect, according to an AP survey of power plant operators conducted late last year.
MSN: Coal producers find themselves in a hard place
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Lamido Sanusi, a risk-control officer who will take over next January as the head of Nigeria's oldest bank, First Bank, is disappointed that regulators are not tougher in insisting on transparency and disclosure of information.
ECONOMIST: Doubts persist about Nigeria��s banks
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The ANC is a political behemoth, regularly attracting over 60% of votes at election time, and its DNA continues to be that of a liberation party, the oldest one in Africa, celebrating its centenary next year.
WSJ: The Real Legacy of Nelson Mandela
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By now Emmett, our oldest, was nearly three and our next baby was on the way.
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Next came passenger boats, pleasure boats, historic wooden vessels -- the oldest built in 1740 -- and boats carrying members of the armed forces, police and fire services.
CNN: Eyes of world on spectacular Thames royal pageant
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And there, unbeknownst to me is TechCrunch story number 5, an article about the start-up founded by my oldest daughter Kit: With Tech From Space, Ministry of Supply is Building the Next Generation of Dress Shirts.
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