But if it survives its sunbath, we should be able to see it low on the horizon in the western sky for a couple of weeks, Battams said.

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It was hard to refuse the woman when the sun was setting over the western hill and the sky, orange with an evening glow, was darkening.

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There were some unconfirmed reports of glowing wreckage moving across the sky in western Canada, but Nasa said it had yet to receive credible evidence that this was so, less still that any debris items had been found.

BBC: Nasa's UARS satellite falls off west coast of US

The morning before, she had decided to leave the coast, convincing herself that she wanted to drive across the Rockies and see the big sky in the Western states.

NEWYORKER: Alone

And as Western countries continue to struggle with sky-high unemployment, there is significant political pressure building against the idea of further labor migration.

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The United States fared little better in 1979 when its long abandoned Sky Lab rained debris over western Australia.

CNN: Mir demise causes international high anxiety

Even in Dubai, where the sky is still alarmingly full of cranes and half-finished towers, one Western bank is contemplating building a new office for itself because existing buildings are not up to scratch.

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