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/ 27 November 2007
At least four more people have been killed in floods and landslides in the Philippines due to a typhoon, taking the death toll from the storm to 12, relief officials said on Tuesday. Typhoon Mitag swirled out to sea on Monday after ripping through the north of the archipelago.
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/ 27 November 2007
Johan Ackermann joined South Africa on Monday as cover in case injured lock Bakkies Botha was unavailable for the Springboks’ season finale against the Barbarians this weekend. Botha hurt his ankle in the Boks’ 34-12 win over Wales at Cardiff on Saturday.
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/ 27 November 2007
From China’s scramble for resources on the African continent and the loss in value of the dollar to emerging markets, the high gold price, interest rates and inflation, Jeremy Gardiner takes a look at 26 factors that may influence your investments in the new year.
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/ 27 November 2007
Youths battled police for a second night in Paris suburbs, burning down government buildings and injuring more than 70 officers, forcing tighter security in the troubled towns. The riots lasted about six hours and continued into the early hours of Tuesday.
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/ 27 November 2007
A weaker rand offset the JSE’s earlier losses on Tuesday and the bourse was flat by midday. The JSE initially opened weaker following an overnight drop on Wall Street. At noon, the JSE’s all-share index was barely changed (+0,02%). The gold mining index climbed 0,62%, and resources lifted 0,24%.
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/ 27 November 2007
A stadium collapse that killed seven people highlighted the crumbling state of Brazil’s soccer arenas less than a month after the country was chosen to host the 2014 World Cup, architects said on Monday. The victims fell 15m through a 3m wide hole that opened in the concrete stands of the Fonte Nova stadium in Salvador.
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/ 27 November 2007
Cross-border traders from Zimbabwe intending to travel to South Africa for business may now be eligible for a 12-month multiple entry permit, the Herald reported on Tuesday. A permit would be granted as long as they belonged to a bona fide association or a body representing small and medium-scale enterprises.
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/ 27 November 2007
Leaders of Côte d’Ivoire were to meet on Tuesday with President Blaise Compaore of neighbouring Burkina Faso to fine-tune details of a peace deal brokered by him. Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo and his Prime Minister Guillaume Soro will travel to Burkina Faso to discuss and sign supplemetary sections to the peace accords.
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/ 27 November 2007
International lenders have signed up a -million loan for the construction of a pan-African submarine cable to slash communication costs in the region. Five lenders, including World Bank’s International Finance Corporation and the African Development Bank, will deliver the money for the 23-nation East Africa Submarine System (EASSy) cable that will run from South Africa to Sudan.
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/ 27 November 2007
Four candidates have been shortlisted to coach the All Blacks but the real contest is expected to be between incumbent Graham Henry and Robbie Deans of the Canterbury Crusaders. The New Zealand Rugby Union said on Tuesday that Henry, Deans, Wellington Hurricanes’ Colin Cooper and Waikato Chiefs’ Ian Foster would be interviewed next week.