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/ 19 November 2006
Asia-Pacific leaders promised progress on freeing up global trade at a summit in Hanoi dominated, as in previous years, by diplomatic manoeuvring over North Korea. Vietnam President Nguyen Minh Triet read a ”Hanoi Declaration” that detailed issues that members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum agreed on, including economic security threats and free trade.
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/ 19 November 2006
At least 17 people were killed on Sunday when a suicide bomber exploded his vehicle among day labourers waiting to be hired in the central Iraq city of Hilla, scene of some of the deadliest sectarian bomb attacks. Police in the mainly Shi’ite city 100km south of Baghdad said 49 people were wounded in the early morning blast.
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/ 19 November 2006
The European Union on Saturday hailed progress made at a worldwide conference on climate change in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. ”The EU welcomes the solid progress made at the United Nations climate change conference which ended [Friday] in Nairobi,” the bloc’s current Finnish Presidency said in a statement.
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/ 19 November 2006
A 24-year-old man was arrested in Butterworth for carrying a human head in his luggage at a bus rank in the Eastern Cape on Saturday, police said. Captain Jackson Manatha said the man was arrested around 11am after a tip-off. The man had already been on a bus when police found him and was taken to the police station where a human finger was found in his pocket.
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/ 19 November 2006
Russia and the United States on Sunday signed a deal on bilateral terms for Moscow’s entry into the World Trade Organisation (WTO), removing the last major obstacle in Russia’s 13-year-old bid to join the WTO. The agreement was signed by Russia’s Economy Minister German Gref and US trade representative Susan Schwab.
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/ 19 November 2006
Mauritanians began voting on Sunday in the Islamic republic’s first elections since the end of 21 years of authoritarian rule in a bloodless coup 15 months ago. Voting commenced at 7am local time and Mauritanians have 12 hours to cast their ballots at 2 336 polling stations scattered across this mainly Sahara desert country straddling West Africa and Arab North Africa.
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/ 19 November 2006
New Zealand cruised to an easy 23-11 win over France in the second of the two autumn Tests on Saturday but the home side at least mustered more resistance than in last week’s seven-try drubbing. Tries by Joe Rokocoko and Ma’a Nonu and 13 points from the boot of the unflappable Dan Carter cancelled out Cedric Heyman’s early try and two penalties from Dimitri Yachvili for the home side.
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/ 19 November 2006
Ireland’s Padraig Harrington upset Tiger Woods to win the Dunlop Phoenix tournament after an astonishing birdie on the second play-off hole on Sunday. The 2006 European Order of Merit winner bravely blasted his second shot through a narrow gap in a Y-shaped tree after driving into the rough and then pitched to within two feet.
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/ 19 November 2006
Scotland outgunned the Pacific Islanders 34-22 at Murrayfield on Saturday but they weren’t in any mood for a party at the final whistle. The triumph was soured by two more serious-looking injuries in the build-up to the Six Nations Championship and the World Cup.
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/ 19 November 2006
South African rugby coach Jake White said on Saturday that his Springbok side threw away what would have been their first victory against England at Twickenham since 1997. The Springboks surrendered an 18-point cushion to lose 23-21 and gift England coach Andy Robinson some breathing space as he battles to keep his job.