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/ 21 December 2005
Beatrice Mtetwa, a Zimbabwean lawyer and human rights activist, fights for the right to press freedom in a country facing an economic meltdown.
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/ 21 December 2005
Iraqi Justice Minister Abdel Hussein Shandal on Wednesday slammed judges running the trial of Saddam Hussein as being unqualified despite their foreign training. His remarks came as the trial of the former dictator and seven co-defendants was resuming in Baghdad.
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/ 21 December 2005
Authorities in the far eastern Russian city of Khabarovsk cut off water supplies to 10 000 inhabitants on Wednesday as a toxic slick from China floated downriver toward the city. The spill from a Chinese chemical-factory explosion last month was about 30km up the Amur River from city limits.
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/ 21 December 2005
The majority of economists expect no change in monetary policy in South Africa in 2006, but there are economists who are forecasting cuts, and those who are looking for increases. A no-change scenario is what the majority of economists forecast for 2004 and 2005.
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/ 21 December 2005
The JSE was firmer just before noon on Wednesday with stocks marked up on extremely light volumes. While still in the red, gold stocks were off their lows helped by a recovery in the bullion price. By 11.51am, the all-share and all-share industrial indices added 0,45% and 0,31% respectively.
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/ 21 December 2005
A quieter Saddam Hussein sat in his defendant’s chair at the resumption of his trial on Wednesday, two weeks after he refused to attend the last session in a court he called "unjust". The deposed president, who was wearing a dark suit but no tie on Wednesday, refused to attend the previous session on December 7.
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/ 21 December 2005
Manchester United and Wigan both made it through to the semifinals of the League Cup on Tuesday. United won 3-1 away to Birmingham City, while Wigan beat fellow high-flyers Bolton 2-0, the Latics reaching their first major semifinal in the process. All the goals at St Andrews came in the second half.
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/ 21 December 2005
The Happy People, as Orlando Pirates supporters dubbed themselves in happier times, are putting on a brave front. The ultimate indignity could emerge on Wednesday night if the Buccaneers surrender the log lead they have enjoyed for most of the season on the eve of the Premier Soccer League preparing for a two-month break.
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/ 21 December 2005
A disabled Thai athlete gave birth to a baby girl two days after winning a gold medal in the discus event at the Asean ParaGames in Manila, officials said on Wednesday. Wanna Ladee (22) said she didn’t tell anyone about her pregnancy because she was in desperate need of money for her newborn.
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/ 21 December 2005
Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has condemned spectators who made racist taunts to South African players during the first Test match in Perth. ”There’s no room in sport for racism whatsoever,” Ponting said. ”The players are all very aware of that, the crowd needs to be aware of that and enjoy the game for what it is.”