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Sean Van Zijl, a urologist with Chesapeake Urology Associates, is a passionate runner who wanted to raise awareness about prostate-cancer and support prostate-cancer research. So, combining his avocation and vocation, he came up with "Great Strides Against Prostate Cancer," a 5-kilometer run and 1-mile walk/run that will be held 8 a.m. Sept. 30 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson. .
Bahrain launches debit card payment for eGovernment services
Previously, only credit card users could make payments online for services such as traffic fines, electricity and water bill payments etc. Over 70% residents of Bahrain will now be able to pay the fees for services available on the eGovernment portal - www.e.gov.bh. This facility is available, at no additional cost, to the users. An agreement to enable the debit card payment facility has been signed between the Ministry of Finance and Ahli United Bank which would be using the Benefit system. This is in continuation with the progressive leadership of Ministry of Finance to leverage the latest developments in Information Technology for the benefit of the Kingdom. In January 2007, the ministry celebrated ten years of introduction of the Financial Management Information System (FMIS) that enables the government organizations in maintaining their accounts efficiently.
7 killed in Russian bus blast
SEVEN people were killed and 20 injured when an explosion ripped through a bus in the Samara region of southern Russia today, Russian news agencies reported. The blast occurred on a public transport bus at a junction in the small town of Tolyatti, RIA-Novosti quoted an unnamed press official from the local branch of the emergency situations ministry as saying. Investigators were working at the scene to establish the cause of the incident. More to come .
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