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/ 1 February 2007
Chadian rebels fighting to overthrow President Idriss Déby Itno on Thursday attacked the eastern border town of Adre on the main road route into Sudan’s Darfur region, the government and rebel spokespersons said. In recent months, several rebel groups have launched a spate of hit-and-run attacks against Chad government forces in the east.
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/ 1 February 2007
An Air France flight from Paris to Rome was diverted to the eastern French city of Lyon on Thursday after an anonymous phone call warned of a bomb, a spokesperson for the civil aviation authorities said. The spokesperson said the plane landed safely and all the passengers had disembarked.
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/ 1 February 2007
Standard Bank forecasts a slow down in house prices while maintaining its long-held view that aggregated house prices are unlikely to fall. In a statement released on Thursday, the bank attributed the predicted slowdown to waning investor appetite for buy-to-let residential properties, combined with constrained demand and finances from owner-occupants.
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/ 1 February 2007
The latest Harry Potter book will be published around the world on July 21, British author JK Rowling’s publishers announced on Thursday. <i>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows</i> is the seventh and final instalment of the boy wizard’s adventures and follows his last year at Hogwarts, the school for witches and wizards.
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/ 1 February 2007
Gauteng’s provincial community safety minister Firoz Cachalia will on Friday provide feedback on the crime-prevention operation he launched six months ago, his spokesperson said. ”The briefing will take place at Prime Media offices in Sandton tomorrow [Friday],” said Phumla Sekhonyane.
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/ 1 February 2007
It’s hard to imagine a sequel to a movie like Oscar-nominated crime drama The Departed, which ends in such a spasm of violence that hardly any of the lead characters are left alive. But almost anything is possible in Hollywood when enough money is at stake.
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/ 1 February 2007
A sign saying ”Jesus Loves Osama” outside some churches in Australia drew criticism from the prime minister and religious leaders on Thursday, though they conceded it was probably true according to Christian beliefs. Several other churches in the city had similar signs urging prayers for Osama bin Laden, the al-Qaeda terrorist leader.
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/ 1 February 2007
Zimbabweans should continue to be resilient in the face of harsh economic realities and earn an honest living to avoid contracting HIV/Aids. Mutoko North member of the House of Assembly David Chapfika urged youths in the area to initiate various projects and desist from relying on prostitution.
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/ 1 February 2007
The government’s reckless implementation of the affirmative-action policy is forcing many white people to leave the country, creating a skills shortage crisis, Inkatha Freedom Party leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi said on Thursday. Writing in his weekly letter, Buthelezi said white people need to be offered incentives in order for them to stay in the country.
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/ 1 February 2007
Anti-Semitic attacks reached record levels in Britain last year and peaked during the conflict in Lebanon, a study showed on Thursday. Race-hate incidents — ranging from death threats to physical assault — rose by more than 30% to almost 600. ”These are the worst figures we have had in the 23 years since we have been monitoring it,” said Mark Gardner of the Community Security Trust.