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/ 31 January 2007
Twin 10-year-old boys threw a tantrum on Tuesday after being expelled from university and are seeking reparations for age discrimination from a human rights tribunal. With the help of their mother, Sebastien and Douglas Foster filed a complaint with the Ontario Human Rights Commission after the University of Ottawa expelled them.
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/ 31 January 2007
Guests at The Saxon hotel, in the northern suburbs of Johannesburg, can listen to music while under water in the pool. It’s one of the tiny details — along with the koi ponds surrounding the luxury suites, the selection of biltong served with every cocktail and the stone water feature crisply running through the spa — that makes this hotel one of the best on the continent.
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/ 31 January 2007
Pressure on the already high cost of automotive repair can be expected to continue this year, says short-term insurer Mutual & Federal. The insurer is concerned that one effect of rising costs could be to widen the pricing differential between pirate parts and manufacturer-approved components.
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/ 31 January 2007
This proximity of year’s Rugby World Cup is expected both to add to and detract from the 2007 Super 14 competition which begins on Friday. Coaches from South Africa, Australia and New Zealand will use the competition to monitor the form of their established and fringe players ahead of finalising their World Cup squads.
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/ 31 January 2007
In a major crackdown on alcohol abuse, liquor-outlet owners in the Eastern Cape who sell booze to drunk patrons could be held liable if drunken customers cause harm to others. Bingeing boozers also face being monitored when they are out on the town — and may be banned from the province’s pubs and taverns.
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/ 31 January 2007
The financial loss due to a Metrobus strike over sick leave was minimal, the company said on Wednesday. Spokesperson Charles Hlebele said the strike thus far had ”very little monetary implications” as the dispute with the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) entered its third day.
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/ 31 January 2007
The Bush administration was on Tuesday accused of systemic tampering with the work of government climate scientists to eliminate politically inconvenient material about global warming. At a hearing of Congress, scientists and advocacy groups described a campaign by the White House to remove references to global warming from scientific reports.
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/ 31 January 2007
A Harvard study has raised new doubts over the authenticity of three paintings previously thought to be works by abstract artist Jackson Pollock, weighing into a simmering controversy in the art world. The report by the Harvard University Art Museums suggested the three paintings may have employed paints not available until after the painter’s death.
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/ 31 January 2007
East London schools are clamping down on the use of cellphones by pupils during school hours as a result of ”abuse” while attending classes, Dispatch Online reported on Wednesday. At least four of the city’s top schools this year have put a stop to both calling and SMSing on school grounds.
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/ 31 January 2007
Half the money needed this year for the court trying former Liberian President Charles Taylor on war-crimes charges has been raised, the prosecutor in the case said on Tuesday. Taylor is charged with overseeing a campaign of terror, murder, mutilation, rape and enslavement in neighbouring Sierra Leone’s 10-year civil war.