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/ 1 February 2006
The harmony between people and their surroundings advocated by judo masters is also a guiding principle for Russian politics, President Vladimir Putin — a keen adept of the ancient martial art — said on Tuesday. "The slogan of judo is … ‘Harmony with the surrounding world and with yourself’," Putin said at a news conference in Moscow.
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/ 1 February 2006
A Japanese has been arrested for allegedly ordering the murder of his wheelchair-bound father by hiring an amateur hitman on an internet bulletin board, police said on Wednesday. Tomitaka Nomoto (49) and unemployed, had a history of beating his 76-year-old father Tsutomu, who nagged him to get a job.
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/ 1 February 2006
European Union regulators are still waiting for details from Microsoft on an offer to reveal secret computer code to meet an EU anti-trust ruling, competition commissioner Neelie Kroes said on Tuesday. "We have not yet received full details from Microsoft. When we do, we will review the information carefully," she told the European Parliament’s economic and monetary affairs committee.
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/ 1 February 2006
The JSE burst through the eagerly anticipated 20 000 level for the first time ever on Wednesday afternoon, led by rampant resources stocks. At 3.12pm, the all-share index was up 1,51% at 20 043,4, having touched a record high of 20 046,699 a few minutes earlier.
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/ 1 February 2006
A nervous Rohit Kohli (30) listens in rapt attention as his mentor guides him on how to channel positive energy. He has been advised to make weekly donations and pray to the Hindu monkey god Lord Hanuman to fight off the malevolent factors in his planetary charts, which are apparently blocking his career at the stockbroking firm where he works.
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/ 1 February 2006
When selling a property, an agent may request a 10% deposit from the buyer, which is not refundable if the buyer pulls out of the deal. In a hot property market where there may be many buyers lining up for a property, it makes sense for the buyer to put money on the table to secure the property.
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/ 1 February 2006
As illnesses go, Buruli ulcer does not receive the attention given to conditions such as HIV/Aids or bird flu: the World Health Organisation has even termed it a ”neglected tropical disease”. In the conflict-torn nation of Côte d’Ivoire, however, matters are somewhat different.
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/ 1 February 2006
It’s not every day that men get down on their knees to eat dog biscuits out of a woman’s hand. On the surface, such a scene, from the show Train Your Man, may look like a revolt against the bastard male gene that collectively turned women into hateful tyrants.
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/ 1 February 2006
BMW dealers on Wednesday agreed to pay a R8-million penalty after the Competition Commission found they had been involved in price fixing and anti-competitive trading conditions. The agreement will be referred to the Competition Tribunal for confirmation.
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