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/ 6 February 2006
The Super 14 governing body on Monday told the New South Wales Waratahs not to wear their controversial initialled jerseys in the new season’s provincial rugby competition, which kicks off on Friday. The team experimented with players’ initials instead of numbers in a trial game against Canterbury Crusaders in Sydney on Saturday, which the Waratahs lost 32-30.
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/ 6 February 2006
Kawasaki’s sexy new ER-6n naked motorcycle has gained a fully clothed stablemate. The ER-6f, aimed at riders who enjoy the versatility of the 650cc twin but feel the need for more efficient streamlining and weather protection, is mechanically identical to its lively sibling, but comes with the option of ABS brakes and retains the user-friendly nature of the naked bike.
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/ 6 February 2006
A trickle of survivors from the Red Sea ferry disaster continued to arrive in Egypt on Sunday, though more than 700 people are still unaccounted for. Six-year-old Muhammad Hassan was picked up alive 17 hours after the ship sank. He was travelling with his parents but they are missing.
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/ 6 February 2006
The ruling party would not use its majority to alter the two-term limitation on serving presidents, or make any other fundamental constitutional changes, President Thabo Mbeki said on Sunday. In an interview with the South African Broadcasting Corporation, he denied having aspirations of standing for a third term as the country’s leader.
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/ 6 February 2006
Iran’s President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, taunted the West on Sunday after his country was referred to the United Nations Security Council over its suspected nuclear weapons ambitions. As Tehran took swift retaliatory action, Ahmadinejad told the West there was nothing it could do to stop Iran.
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/ 6 February 2006
A few years ago Kumba Resources enjoyed 11% market share of China’s iron-ore purchases. Today, this market share is just 5%. In the time Kumba’s market share declined, China’s demand for iron-ore increased significantly. A key reason Kumba is struggling to meet demand is that the company cannot ship more iron-ore out of the country.
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/ 6 February 2006
China’s Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest hydroelectric power project, will be completed in May this year, nine months ahead of schedule, state media reported on Monday. It will officially be completed in three months’ time when the main dam has concrete poured to 185m above sea level, according to Xinhua.
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/ 6 February 2006
Got the winter blues? British people wanting to take a "sickie" — a day off work — are more than likely to choose the first Monday in February, according to a study by television channel Sky Travel. Barbara Gibbon, general manager of Sky Travel, said: "It is clear that an increasing number of employees feel completely justified in taking a cheeky day off sick."
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/ 6 February 2006
An oil refinery in the southern Nigerian port city of Warri has been shut down because of damage to its crude oil supply pipeline, a company spokesperson said on Sunday. The refinery, which has a daily production capacity of 125 000 barrels of crude, was shut down last week because the oil supply from the Escravos pipeline was unavailable.
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/ 6 February 2006
"Are we afraid of change? Absolutely not! We have always said we want to see a Transnet that is dynamic and growing. We have argued for and agreed with the approach of the government and management that puts Transnet at the centre of economic growth," writes Jane Barret.