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/ 18 January 2006
The fight against cancer is the most important thing in Lance Armstrong’s life. The legendary seven times winner of the Tour de France said in Johannesburg on Wednesday that if he had to choose between his personal battle with cancer, and winning the Tour de France, he would choose cancer.
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/ 18 January 2006
A Thai court on Wednesday sentenced two men to death for the rape and murder of a 21-year-old British tourist, amid political pressure over fears for the country’s post-tsunami tourism industry. The judges said DNA evidence linking fishermen Bualoy Kothisit (23) and Wichai Sonkhaoyai (24) to the crime could not be disputed, describing the defendants as ”inhuman”.
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/ 18 January 2006
South Africa’s Wesley Moodie would love another crack at world number two Andy Roddick in different match conditions after going out of the Australian Open on Wednesday. The 26-year-old giant matched serves with the fastest server in men’s tennis, but rued crucial unforced errors as he was knocked out 7-5, 6-3, 6-2.
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/ 18 January 2006
An engineer from Malawi was kidnapped and 10 people, including bodyguards and drivers, were killed in an ambush on Wednesday in western Baghdad, an interior ministry official said. A three-vehicle convoy of personnel working for the Iraqna mobile telephone network was attacked by gunmen in a tunnel, the official said, adding that the dead included seven bodyguards and three drivers.
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/ 18 January 2006
Deep in provincial Germany, Mohammed Coubageat Sherif Toure has prepared hard for the biggest year of his life — the almost unknown centre-forward of the Togo national team will play in both the African Nations Cup, starting on Friday, and the World Cup finals.
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/ 18 January 2006
Ryk Neethling of South Africa won the men’s 100m freestyle and the 100m individual medley to become the only double winner on the opening day on Tuesday at the World Cup short-course swimming meet. Neethling, a bronze medalist in the 100m and 200m freestyle at the 2005 world championships, took the 100m freestyle in 47,68s.
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/ 18 January 2006
Over the past year, the finance minister has made a number of tax changes that will have a material impact on taxable incomes. While you may be celebrating lower tax rates, the government is starting to squeeze the items that can be used as tax deductions, including medical aid contributions and travel allowances.
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/ 18 January 2006
The Tokyo Stock Exchange closed early on Wednesday for the first time ever to prevent a system crash from heavy trading volumes as investors took fright at claims of fraud at internet trailblazer Livedoor. The exchange operator suspended trading in all shares 20 minutes ahead of the scheduled close of Asia’s largest bourse.
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/ 18 January 2006
Serena Williams confounded her critics with a dominating display in the Australian Open on Wednesday but world number one Lindsay Davenport wobbled before booking her third round berth. Williams, the defending champion, has looked out of shape and out of form in the lead up to the tournament but put in a determined performance against Camille Pin of France, winning 6-3, 6-1 in just 49 minutes.
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/ 18 January 2006
e.tv has decided against the airing of an interview with former state president PW Botha, news editor Patrick Conroy said on Tuesday. ”We have seen the interview and have decided not to use it,” Conroy said of the interview conducted by former SA Broadcasting Corporation journalist Cliff Saunders.