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/ 1 September 2004
With the all-new Ninja ZX-636R, the Big Green K is out to prove you can have your cake <i>and</i> eat it too. With a new 636cc engine, tuned to give even more grunt, married to host of features previously found only on the ZX-6R track model, the new Ninja now delivers better-than racetrack performance on the road.
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/ 1 September 2004
It’s obvious that the Brazilians who designed the new Opel Corsa bakkie intended it to be taken seriously. It has the biggest cab and deepest bin, and boasts the healthiest ground-clearance of all competing bakkies in its class.
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/ 1 September 2004
South Africa’s best selling car — it’s held that title for an incredible 22 years on the trot — has had a facelift, along with a model realignment that sees the Toyota Corolla 180i GLE and 180i GLS Auto replaced by the 180i GLS and the 180i GSX AT respectively.
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/ 1 September 2004
When her husband died two months ago, Albertina Come did not only lose him. She also lost their house and belongings acquired through hard work over ten years of marriage. Come’s husband is among some 97Â 000 Mozambicans who health authorities say will die of HIV/Aids this year alone. And Come’s situation is not unique.
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/ 1 September 2004
Apathy should become the eighth deadly sin of the modern age, taking its place alongside the traditional vices of greed, gluttony, envy, sloth, pride, lust and wrath, a British poll said on Wednesday. Religion itself narrowly missed out on a top 10 place, while less traditional sins also included ”celebrity-ism”.
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/ 1 September 2004
Last week’s picket against Israel’s apartheid wall, organised by Jewish Voices (JV) and the Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC), is significant for more than the slogans on placards.Many Palestine solidarity activists in the picket had debated the joint action. Not because JV is a Jewish organisation, but because some positions held by certain members were disconcerting.
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/ 1 September 2004
”Never again,” the Texas oil baron T Boone Pickens announced recently, ”will we pump more than 82-million barrels.” As we are currently pumping 82-million barrels of oil a day, Pickens is saying that global production has peaked. Will life without fossil fuels be worth living? A British experiment offers hope, reports George Monbiot.
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/ 1 September 2004
With the expected costs of hosting the Olympics likely to exceed 7-billion euros (,4-billion) — nearly twice the original budget — some Greeks fear that they might be paying for the venues for years to come. Despite Athens winning worldwide praise for hosting a successful Games, the return from the sale of about 3,6-million tickets, two-thirds of the number available, will not cover the costs.
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/ 1 September 2004
Former champion Marat Safin came to this year’s US Open seeded number 13 and was sent home early by Thomas Enqvist 7-6 (5), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 on Tuesday. Earlier, Justine Henin-Hardenne began the defence of her US Open championship, defeating 15-year-old qualifier Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic.
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/ 1 September 2004
Wayne Rooney became a Manchester United player on Tuesday despite a last-minute hold-up caused by the state of his broken foot. About 10 hours after he first went to Manchester to finalise the deal on transfer deadline day, United finally announced a deal reportedly worth £27-million to Everton.