Revellers around the world rang in the New Year with the usual fireworks and fanfare accompanied by calls for peace from the United States and Iraqi presidents. Hundreds of thousands crowded amid tight security into New York’s Times Square and paid special tribute to those who brought relief to the hurricane-devastated city of New Orleans.
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/ 31 December 2005
A Pretoria teenager caught speeding at 196kph on the N2 southbound near Park Rynie on KwaZulu-Natal’s southcoast was fined R20 000, the province’s traffic department spokesperson said on Saturday. ”When officers caught the teenager he said he was trying out his mother’s new BMW 320d,” said the spokesperson.
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/ 31 December 2005
All South Africans must renew their pledge to do everything in their power to create jobs and fight poverty to give renewed hope to millions in the country that 2006 will be a happy and prosperous year for them as well, said President Thabo Mbeki. ”We all know that as the year 2005 ended, with many of us enjoying ourselves in the traditional festivities, which will continue as we welcome the New Year, there are also many who did not have the possibility to celebrate.
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/ 31 December 2005
Shane Warne may be pushing the line with his aggressive appealing for wickets, but teammate Justin Langer says his style provides some of cricket’s great theatre. Langer (35) is in line for a return to the Australian team for Monday’s third Sydney Test after missing Friday’s 184-run win over South Africa in Melbourne with a hamstring injury
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The Zimbabwe government has decided to extend the life of its temporary bank notes by another six months as the government works on introducing a new currency, state radio reported on Saturday.
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/ 31 December 2005
Revellers around the world prepared to ring in 2006 on Saturday with fireworks and fanfare, saying goodbye to a year scarred by violence and natural disasters. Security was tight ahead of New Year’s festivities in major cities worldwide, with events in Sydney due to kick off a night of celebrations from Asia to the Americas.
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/ 31 December 2005
Most teenagers would have settled for a visit to the local museum. But Farris Hassan had greater plans for his latest school trip — running away to Baghdad for a first-hand look at one of the world’s most dangerous cities. The 16-year-old from Florida secretly flew to the Middle East to help research a school project about the conflict in Iraq.
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/ 31 December 2005
At least 20 Sudanese migrants died when thousands of Egyptian riot police brutally evicted them from their protest camp in an affluent district of Cairo on Friday. An estimated 2 000 Sudanese people had been camped for three months in Mustafa Mahmoud square, Mohandiseen — where the UN High Commissioner for Refugees has an office — protesting about conditions in Egypt and seeking to be resettled in another country.
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An 18-year-old matriculant from Eshowe, in northern KwaZulu-Natal, committed suicide after finding out that he had failed his matric examinations for the second time, South African Broadcasting Corporation news reported on Friday. The teenager was found hanging from a tree by family members after collecting his results from Manxele High School.
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Thousands of American troops will be assigned to Iraqi police units to monitor their work and rein in those who abuse prisoners. The decision was made following a series of scandals involving Iraqi interior ministry forces including the discovery, last month, of dozens of emaciated and tortured inmates during a raid on a secret prison with almost 170 prisoners.