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/ 12 January 2006
The gossip mill in United States literary circles has gone into overdrive over alleged hoaxes by two best-selling cult authors, reports Giles Hewitt.
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/ 12 January 2006
At least 345 people were killed on Thursday in a stampede at the procession symbolising the stoning of the devil during the annual pilgrimage, said Saudi Health Minister Hamad bin Abdullah al-Maneh. About 289 other pilgrims were wounded in the accident due to "unruly pilgrims, and a problem of luggage," al-Maneh told reporters.
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/ 12 January 2006
The case of who killed the single most important human ancestor has finally been laid to rest after more than 80 years of debate and scientific investigation. The announcement that the Taung child was killed by an eagle was made on Thursday at an international conference held at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.
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/ 12 January 2006
South African horse racing was struck by yet another tragedy when newly qualified jockey LJ Katjedi (26) died in a car accident on Wednesday night. He had qualified as a jockey on January 3, only eight days before his death, and was due to ride his first races as a professional jockey on Wednesday at the Vaal.
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/ 12 January 2006
South African horse racing was struck by yet another tragedy when newly qualified jockey LJ Katjedi (26) died in a car accident on Wednesday night. He had qualified as a jockey on January 3, only eight days before his death, and was due to ride his first races as a professional jockey on Wednesday at the Vaal.
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/ 12 January 2006
South Korea’s discredited cloning pioneer Hwang Woo-Suk on Thursday admitted his research into stem cells was faked but claimed he was the victim of a conspiracy — the latest twist in his stunning fall from grace. As the 52-year-old Hwang delivered a rambling apology to the media, criminal investigators raided his Seoul home and laboratory.
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/ 12 January 2006
After a seven-year journey, United States space probe Stardust is scheduled to deliver to Earth on Sunday samples of rare dust it has collected from stars and comets that scientists believe could offer vital clues about the solar system’s origins.
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/ 12 January 2006
Former state president PW Botha was celebrating his 90th birthday on Thursday with family and friends at his home at Wilderness in the Southern Cape, his daughter Elanza Maritz said. ”He sounded wonderful,” she said. ”He’s really well mentally. He’s 90 years old physically, but mentally he’s really great, razor sharp.”
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/ 12 January 2006
Eritrea on Thursday said it doubted the ”legality and political relevance” of a United States diplomatic mission being sent by Washington to ease simmering border tensions between it and Ethiopia. In recent months, tensions have soared along the border with the United Nations reporting troop movements on both sides.
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/ 12 January 2006
Zimbabwe’s struggling farmers have lost close to 1 000ha of grain crops to an outbreak of the devastating army worm pest, the private Daily Mirror reported on Thursday. The outbreak of army worm — a caterpillar that eats crops — was top of Zimbabwe’s state-run radio bulletins earlier this week in a sign of just how seriously the authorities take the threat.