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At least 20 people died on Tuesday when Maoist rebels in central India blew up a truck packed with anti-Maoist activists. ”Until now, we know that 20 people have died. Around 35 to 40 people are injured. It was a landmine attack,” said police additional director general of intelligence SK Paswan in Raipur, capital of Chattisgarh state.
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The Merafong municipality, which includes Khutsong, says it is pleased that elections will take place there and hopes law enforcers will protect voters during and after elections. Minister of Provincial and Local Government Sydney Mufamadi has urged voters in the Merafong municipality to vote for the party of their choice on Wednesday.
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Cigarette giant British American Tobacco (BAT) announced on Tuesday a 29% slump in pre-tax profits to £2,588-billion ($4,503-billion) in 2005, but the data was skewed by big deals from the previous year. BAT, maker of Kent and Dunhill cigarettes, said in an official results statement that revenue sank 13% to £9,325-billion last year, compared with 2004.
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South Africa’s real GDP at market prices on a quarter-on-quarter seasonally annualised and adjusted basis rose by 3,3% in the fourth quarter of 2005 from 4,2% in the third quarter, Statistics South Africa said. This brought the annual average real growth for 2005 to 4,9% compared with 4,5% in 2004.
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<img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/262374/vote-box_blue.gif" align=left>The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has made "a final appeal to all its members, to all workers and to the people as a whole" to vote for South Africa’s ruling African National Congress on Wednesday in the nationwide municipal poll.
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Eritrea has rebuffed suggestions for fresh talks over the border stalemate with arch-foe Ethiopia, calling such proposals ”deviations” from the 2002 independent border ruling. Asmara was reacting late on Monday to proposals last week by observers to the 2000 peace deal that ended the Horn of Africa countries’ border war.
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A 20-year-old woman has made it big with the Philadelphia Orchestra — she’s been hired to be its tuba player, a job normally held by men in major orchestras. ”The fact that she is a young woman playing a very un-womanlike instrument is really extraordinary,” said Christoph Eschenbach, the orchestra’s music director.
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The South African Football Association (Safa) technical committee has been mandated to ”secure” a coach for Bafana Bafana by mid-April. This was revealed on Monday night by Safa CEO Raymond Hack after a protracted meeting of the association’s executive.
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Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has resigned, the Spanish first-division club confirmed on Monday. ”Real Madrid needs change and this is the right moment for me to leave the presidency,” Perez said at a press conference. ”I am convinced this is the boost the club needs.”
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Fast-bowler Glenn McGrath ruled himself out of Australia’s cricket Test series against South Africa for family reasons on Tuesday, Australian Associated Press reported. McGrath has chosen to remain in Australia to be with his wife, Jane, who is fighting cancer.