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/ 18 December 2005
Congolese began voting on Sunday in a constitutional poll that if endorsed will usher in the first democratic elections in the vast country since independence from Belgium 45 years ago. About 25-million eligible voters can tick an orange box to vote for the Constitution or a grey box to say ”no” in an exercise that includes about 40 000 polling stations in the central African country.
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/ 18 December 2005
A fire destroyed more than 100 shacks and displaced hundreds of people in the Kosovo informal settlement in Phillippi outside of Cape Town on Saturday afternoon, Cape Town emergency services said. A control room operator said that fire fighters had controlled the blaze and were in the process of putting out the flames.
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/ 18 December 2005
Kaizer Chiefs’ players mobbed an inspired Emile Baron after the hair-raising 2-1 Premier League win over Golden Arrows at FNB Stadium on Saturday night. The goalkeeper make two point-blank saves in the final 60 seconds that ensured three points for the defending PSL champions.
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/ 18 December 2005
Xavier Rush upstaged fellow All Black Jonah Lomu with two tries as Cardiff moved closer to the European Cup quarterfinals with a 43-16 win over Italian minnows Calvisano at the Arms Park on Saturday. Only the six pool winners are guaranteed a spot in the last eight, the final two places going to the two best runners-up overall.
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/ 18 December 2005
Manchester City crushed 10-man Birmingham 4-1 in the late Saturday kick-off to put paid to the Midlanders’ brief Premiership revival. The defeat left the Blues second from bottom and quickly brought them back down to earth after last week’s morale-boosting 1-0 win over Fulham.
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/ 18 December 2005
Dean Elgar of Free State was unfortunate to just miss a well-deserved century by one run when he scored 99 against Border at Fort Hare University, Alice, on Saturday on the second day of the Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Cricket Week. Elgar made his runs off 154 balls with eight fours and Free State totalled 192-6 in their 50 overs.
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/ 18 December 2005
While traffic volumes along major routes to holiday destinations declined by Saturday night, Arrive Alive said they were experiencing alcohol related problems on the roads. ”People are indulging in alcohol and many of them are travelling drunk long distances,” said Arrive Alive spokesperson Ntau Letebele.
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/ 18 December 2005
In a world first, German scientists say they have reconstructed a key sequence in the genome of the woolly mammoth, enabling them to show that the extinct beast’s closest modern relative is the Asian elephant. The researchers say they devised a new technique for the feat, teasing out DNA from just 200mg of bone found at a mammoths’ graveyard in the Siberian permafrost.
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/ 18 December 2005
The death toll from the relentless cold front sweeping across north India has climbed to 36, it was reported on Sunday. The deaths have been reported from the Uttar Pradesh state over the last week, the NDTV network reported. Most of those who died were homeless people.
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/ 18 December 2005
At least 45 people, mostly women, were killed and more than 50 injured on Sunday in a stampede for food coupons at a flood relief camp in the southern Indian city of Chennai. More than 3 000 people affected by floods had gathered at a government school in the Tamil Nadu state capital to collect food coupons early on Sunday.