Word: tore
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...forgot the most important thing. I saw how a soldier tore a baby, who was only a few months old, out of its mother's hands and bashed his head against an electric pylon. The baby's brain splashed on the wood. The mother went crazy...
...example, Telenor Pakistan sells cell-phone credits to women who pass them on to poor neighbors for two cents each; in urban centers, it sells youngsters sms messaging in prepay packages. Targeting a range of customers is bringing rewards. Sales in Pakistan almost tripled last year to $632 million; Tore Johnsen, the Norwegian in charge of Telenor Pakistan, expects that rapid growth to continue in coming years...
...Sunni guerrilla fighters in Iraq. Twin car bombs, the signature terror weapon of Sunni militants in Iraq, exploded north and west of Baghdad. One blast in Baqubah, the provincial capital of Diyala Province, left some 40 people dead and wounded roughly 80 others, according to initial reports. Another explosion tore through Ramadi, a town which U.S. officials hailed as a success story in recent months because of its dramatically lower levels of violence. That attack killed 13 and left a similar number wounded...
...Frederick grunted with pleasure. Then, suddenly, he stopped. Felicity opened her eyes and looked at his face, which was frozen in horror. Without another word, Frederick released her arms and tore himself from her body. He stood unsteadily, and, with his back towards her, pulled up his trousers, which were drooping at his ankles. He fastened his belt in silence and left the room without a word—stepping over her naked body on his way out the door. For an instant, Felicity lay there numbly. Then, with a curse, she picked herself off the floor and pulled...
...Financial markets have declined dramatically in the past nine months as the effects of a unexpectedly high rates of home loan defaults tore through the economy, wiping out billions in capital, including $350 million of a Harvard investment in one hedge fund that folded last July...