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Australia’s bid to break their own world record for consecutive Test wins was on shaky ground on Thursday after their batting collapsed on a dramatic second day of the third Test against India in Perth. India bowled the Australians out for 212 in 50 overs and then added 52 runs for the loss of one wicket, reaching stumps with an overall lead of 170.
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/ 17 January 2008
Secondary school attendance can lead to a lower risk of HIV infection amongst young people in rural South Africa, according to a study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health on Thursday. The study examined sexual behaviour and HIV prevalence among 916 young men and 1Â 003 young women aged 14 to 25.
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/ 17 January 2008
South Africa’s future growth could be severely compromised by the country’s lack of sufficient power capacity, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Thursday. DA spokesperson Hendrik Schmidt said: ”South Africa’s lack of reserve power capacity has now reached catastrophic proportions and if left unchecked threatens to undermine future growth prospects.”
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/ 17 January 2008
The waters of the Yangtze have fallen to their lowest levels since 1866, disrupting drinking supplies, stranding ships and posing a threat to some of the world’s most endangered species. Asia’s longest river is losing volume as a result of a prolonged dry spell, the state media warned on Wednesday.
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/ 17 January 2008
British national Anthony Cooper was on Thursday found not guilty of causing the fire on Table Mountain that allegedly caused the death of British tourist Janet Chesworth. Cooper appeared in the Cape Town Regional Court, charged with culpable homicide, as well as contravening the National Forestry Act.
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/ 17 January 2008
Celebrated United States cancer researcher Judah Folkman, who demonstrated the link between blood-vessel growth and tumours becoming malignant, died on January 14 at 74 of an apparent heart attack, the Boston hospital where he worked said. He died in Denver, Colorado, while en route to Vancouver, Canada, to give a lecture.
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/ 17 January 2008
Standard Bank says it is making significant strides in trying to ensure that investing on the stock market is accessible to average South Africans. Standard Bank Online Share Trading has again reduced its fees for 2008, the fourth fee reduction since January 2005.
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/ 17 January 2008
Disgraced American Olympic hero Marion Jones said she hasn’t told her young son that she is going to jail for lying to law-enforcement officials about using steroids and a check-fraud scheme. Jones was speaking on The Oprah Winfrey Show on Wednesday, less than two months before she is expected to begin serving a six-month prison sentence.
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/ 17 January 2008
South Africa goalkeeper Rowen Fernandez has been ruled out of the African Cup of Nations Group D clash against Angola in Ghana next Wednesday. The national football association said the Germany-based custodian injured several fingers in a warm-up match against Mozambique last Sunday and was a spectator when South Africa beat Botswana 2-1 on Wednesday.
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/ 17 January 2008
The teachers and taxi drivers of non-league Havant and Waterlooville bagged a dream FA Cup trip to Liverpool after beating Swansea in a third-round replay on Wednesday. The part-timers from the Conference South — the joint sixth tier of English football — overcame the League One leaders 4-2 to ensure they will travel to Anfield later this month.