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/ 19 February 2006
Floriculture has become a flourishing business in Ethiopia in the past five years, with the industry’s exports earnings set to grow to -million by 2007, a five-fold increase on the -million earned in 2005. Ethiopian flower exports could generate an estimated -million within two to three years.
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/ 19 February 2006
At least one person bought a winning ticket for Saturday’s record -million (about R2,2-billion) Powerball lottery jackpot in the United States, officials said. People with dreams of winning the record jackpot stood in lengthening lines to buy tickets that flew out of machines at dizzying speeds.
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/ 19 February 2006
The Rolling Stones on Saturday rocked the night away on fabled Copacabana beach with more than 1,2-million fans in one of the biggest concerts the world has ever seen. Sir Mick Jagger, shouted ”Hello Brazil” in Portuguese to a huge roar, and the supergroup worked up a sweat delivering more than 20 of their biggest hits.
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/ 19 February 2006
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has defended his bid for re-election after 20 years in power, saying he is running in next week’s polls because he needs more time to stabilise Uganda, build democracy and national unity, and defeat terrorism. ”I need … the power of the state to help solve people’s problems,” he said.
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/ 19 February 2006
United States oil-services contractor Willbros Group has confirmed that nine employees, including three Americans, were kidnapped on Saturday in Nigeria by guerrillas who attacked a Niger Delta oil terminal. Willbros ”has not, at this time, been contacted by the group which has claimed responsibility”, it said.
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/ 19 February 2006
A searing drought has killed dozens of wild animals in Kenya and neighbouring Tanzania, and has partially disrupted the annual migration of wildebeest and zebras between the two East African nations, conservation officials said. Maasai warriors and others are driving tens of thousands of cattle inside Kenya’s wildlife sanctuaries.
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/ 19 February 2006
The South African women’s hockey team emerged as convincing champions of the inaugural Spar Cup at the Queensmead Astroturf in Durban on Saturday. They defeated Scotland 4-0 in the final to take top honours in the four-nation tournament. The first half saw an expert display from the South African side.
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/ 19 February 2006
All Blacks flyhalf Daniel Carter scored two tries among 27 points on Saturday as the Canterbury Crusaders beat the Queensland Reds 47-21 in a Super 14 rugby. The final score line at Ballymore hid the fact that the Queensland Reds competed for most of the match and were still narrowly ahead with three-quarters of the match elapsed.
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/ 19 February 2006
Never write off a Cheetah — especially a wounded one. That was the lesson the Sharks learnt at the Absa Stadium in Durban on Saturday when they lost their home Super 14 rugby encounter against the Free Staters by a single point in a 26-27 defeat, in which the Cheetahs also picked up a valuable bonus point.
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/ 19 February 2006
Veteran wing John Daniels scored a brace of tries as the Lions downed Western Province 24-20 in their Vodacom Cup match at Newlands on Saturday. Meanwhile, the Wildebeest produced one of the biggest upsets of this year’s Vodacom Cup when they beat the Blue Bulls in Durban.