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/ 12 September 2006
United States President George Bush on Monday night admitted that Saddam Hussein had no hand in the 9/11 terror attacks, but he asked Americans to support a war in Iraq that he said was the defining struggle of our age. On a day of sorrow and remembrance, Bush tried to steel Americans for the long war ahead against al-Qaeda which he described as an epochal struggle.
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/ 12 September 2006
The United Nations Security Council is struggling to agree on a high-profile successor to Kofi Annan, the Secretary General, who will step down at the end of the year. With time running out and after months of lobbying and inconclusive consultations, the council is due to restart the selection process with a vote on Thursday.
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/ 12 September 2006
The second network operator is finally here, and it’s called Neotel. Managing director Ajay Pandey announced its first offerings in the wholesale market last week and said consumers and businesses could expect services by early next year. Pandey is a telecommunications sector veteran of 23 years, having honed his skills and expertise in the Indian telecoms sector.
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/ 12 September 2006
For a young country, Nigeria has an acute sense of history and its President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has a sense of destiny. In 1979 he became the first Nigerian ruler to hand over power to an elected civilian leader. In May 2007, he will be the first elected civilian president to hand over to another. The elections should mark the end of a long era of military dictatorship and clingy rulers.
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/ 12 September 2006
It is well known that the South African economy is enjoying a period of sustained, albeit relatively modest, economic growth that is unprecedented in recent times.
But hidden beneath the glow is a sick manufacturing sector that is continuing to make a declining contribution to GDP.
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/ 12 September 2006
Organic food and farming is becoming more mainstream in Britain with producers attracted by premium prices while health and environmental issues have helped to drive increased demand from consumers. ”Ten years ago we were at the periphery of national debate. Now we are the heart of it,” said television journalist Jonathan Dimbleby.
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/ 12 September 2006
The glacier has begun to creak. In the world’s most powerful dictatorship we detect the merest hint of a thaw. The unhurried perestroika is taking place in Washington, in the offices of the International Monetary Fund. Like most concessions made by dictatorial regimes, the reforms seem designed not to catalyse further change, but to prevent it.
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/ 12 September 2006
England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is set to be named captain for the defence of the Ashes in Australia. Flintoff has been recovering from injury and said on Monday he was happy just to be included in the squad. However, according to widespread reports on Tuesday the Lancashire all-rounder has won the battle for the captaincy with close rival Andrew Strauss.
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/ 11 September 2006
Minister of Safety and Security Charles Nqakula told provincial ministers of safety on Monday to create space in prisons for violent criminals. Nqakula met with the nine provincial ministers to receive a report from police management on the progress with the six-month plan to crack down on violent crime in the country.