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/ 17 October 2006
Google is converting its renowned headquarters to run partly on solar power, hoping to set an example for other businesses in the United States. The internet search leader announced what is believed to be the largest solar project undertaken by a US company during a solar energy conference in Silicon Valley on Monday.
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/ 17 October 2006
A Zambian man was arrested in Malaysia for allegedly smuggling heroin stuffed in 37 small tubes, which he swallowed before arriving in the country, a news report said on Tuesday. The suspect was detained on Friday at the airport in the tourist resort of Penang, where he arrived from Yangon via Kuala Lumpur.
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/ 17 October 2006
The Israeli President, Moshe Katsav, on Monday cancelled an appearance at the opening session of Parliament as he faced mounting pressure over a police recommendation that he be charged with rape. But Katsav (60) gave no suggestion that he intended to resign his post, despite the wave of criticism he faces.
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/ 17 October 2006
If the opinion at a recent conference on marketing in the arts is anything to go by, we are in for a honeymoon period of increased corporate backing of the arts, writes Matthew Krouse.
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/ 17 October 2006
The war in Iraq has devastated the sensitive tourism industry of the Middle East, forcing countries like Egypt to look to non-traditional markets in their efforts to sustain the ailing sector, writes Shannon Sherry.
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/ 17 October 2006
There are now nearly 7,4-million vehicles on South Africa’s roads, with the most acute congestion in Gauteng, where there were nearly 2,9-million vehicles as at the end of March this year, according to the Provincial Budgets and Expenditure Review. Commenting on the document, Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel said the roads and transport section of the review ”makes very interesting reading”.
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/ 17 October 2006
The music industry has launched a fresh wave of 8 000 lawsuits against alleged file-sharers around the world, escalating its drive to stamp out online piracy and encourage the use of legal download services. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, which represents the world’s music companies, said on Tuesday the new cases were brought in 17 countries.
Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer talks to Rory Carroll about writing at 80, cheeky questions and mixed-race couples in the park.
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/ 17 October 2006
He has made a fortune by airing tacky domestic conflicts on primetime TV,and is now playing a villain in a movie opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme -but Jerry Springer has a serious side too. He spoke to Fiachra Gibbons in Cannes.
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/ 17 October 2006
Has physical theatre given our performing arts a well-deserved kick in the pants? Or is it merely an exercise in self-indulgence, asks Guy Willoughby.