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Prosecutors in overwhelmingly Catholic Poland have asked priests to read out the names of drink-drivers from the pulpit as part of efforts to reduce the country’s high road death rate. Church leaders have not said yet whether they will support the scheme, aimed to shame drivers into sobriety.
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/ 6 September 2006
The JSE was slightly firmer in noon trade on Wednesday, propped up by very strong gold stocks. However, with precious metals coming off their highs, dealers said that they would not be surprised to see some profit-taking. By 11.57am, the all-share and all-share industrial indices climbed 0,12% and 0,28% respectively.
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/ 6 September 2006
A new report by the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation has found that doing business in Africa has become easier thanks to an increase in the pace of reform to encourage business, jobs, and growth and for the first time Africa has made it into the top three among reforming regions.
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Steve Irwin’s father said on Wednesday he lost his best mate when the TV naturalist known as the ”Crocodile Hunter” died in a freak diving accident, adding that his son would hate the fuss of a state funeral. ”Steve and I weren’t like father and son, we never were,” Bob Irwin told reporters outside Australia Zoo.
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/ 6 September 2006
Ugandan rebels hidden in the Democratic Republic of Congo will not surrender unless the International Criminal Court (ICC) scraps arrest warrants for them, the deputy commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) said late on Tuesday. Vincent Otti said his fighters would stay in the bush as long as the warrants stayed in place.
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Cuban leader Fidel Castro said he has put the worst of his health crisis behind him and will be able to receive foreign dignitaries in private during a summit of the Nonaligned Movement of developing nations next week. Castro (80) said he lost 18,6kg in a few days after undergoing emergency surgery to stop intestinal bleeding caused by an unexpected health problem on July 26.
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Some golfers are content to stay on familiar turf and play the USPGA or European Tours, but not Ernie Els and Michael Campbell. They are among a breed of golfer, that also includes people like Tiger Woods and Colin Montgomerie, who travel the world, showcasing their skills not just in the United States and Europe but in Asia and elsewhere.
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/ 6 September 2006
Shoaib Akhtar and the rest of the Pakistan team were exonerated of any wrongdoing after a controversial incident during the third match of their one-day series against England at the Rose Bowl in Southampton on Tuesday. Footage from host broadcaster Sky Television appeared to show the fast bowler flicking at the ball with his left thumb as he returned to his mark.
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Police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades at residents barricading part of the Golden Highway near Orange Farm during a protest over municipal services on Wednesday morning. ”It seems that they [the residents] are upset with the municipality over water and electricity services,” said Superintendent Nthabiseng Mazibuko.
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/ 6 September 2006
Google News is getting a sense of the past to balance out its relentless focus on the present. Google has added the ability to search through more than 200 years of historical newspaper archives alongside the latest contemporary information now available on Google News, the market-leading web search firm said on Tuesday.