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/ 6 February 2006
In recent times, the rand has strengthened to "way beyond desirable levels", according to South African Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. Addressing the media in Parliament on Monday, Mlambo-Ngcuka said the country’s recent growth, although welcome, has been "unbalanced".
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/ 6 February 2006
The Palestinian attorney general said he had uncovered the theft or misuse of -million of public funds, and suspects much more has gone missing, in an inquiry into widespread official corruption. The announcement comes less than a fortnight after Hamas’s sweeping victory in parliamentary elections.
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/ 6 February 2006
Cameroon has been rocked by an anti-gay crusade in newspapers that have accused more than 50 prominent figures of homosexuality. Homosexuality is illegal in Cameroon as in many African countries, with jail sentences of up to five years, and editors say they are on a campaign against ”deviant behaviour”.
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/ 6 February 2006
Senegal may have struggled to qualify for the African Nations Cup but their coach Abdoulaye Sarr said on Sunday they feared nobody even with an imposing semifinal on Tuesday against hosts Egypt. Sarr admitted playing the four-time winners would be a tough experience but the manner in which the 2002 finalists were improving gave him hope.
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/ 6 February 2006
The organisers of the Philippines game show where 74 people were killed in a stampede were guilty of security lapses and could now face criminal charges, an official said on Monday. Interior undersecretary Marius Corpus said it would be up to judiciary officials to determine if the organisers of the <i>Wow-wow-wee</i> show should be held criminally liable.
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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
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
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
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.