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In one of France’s most exciting artistic discoveries of recent years, two paintings by the 16th century Italian artist Caravaggio have been found in a church in the central town of Loches. <i>Pilgrimage of Our Lord to Emmaus</i> and <i>Saint Thomas putting his finger on Christ’s wound</i> were discovered in 1999 under the organ loft in the church of Saint Anthony.
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The African National Congress has published its national consolidated list of candidates for all municipalities for the 2006 local government elections due to take place on March 1. Nelson Mandela metro mayor Nceba Faku does not appear at all on the list while Tshwane Mayor Smangaliso Mkhathswa appears at number four slot.
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/ 25 January 2006
The chief executive of the South African Football Association, Raymond Hack, said on Wednesday that he would like to believe that the current pay dispute with the Bafana Bafana players had no effect on the 2-0 loss to Guinea in their opening match of the African Nations Cup on Monday night.
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/ 25 January 2006
There was no sign of the missing IT salesperson allegedly at the centre of the African National Congress’s spy and hoax e-mail saga on Wednesday, police said. The search was continuing, ”however, there have been no new developments,” said Director Sally de Beer, spokesperson for National Police Commissioner Jackie Selebi.
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/ 25 January 2006
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) will consider the personal circumstances of individuals it plans to prosecute for not applying for, or being refused, amnesty by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). NPA spokesperson Makhosini Nkosi said this is normal procedure when prosecutions are taking place.
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/ 25 January 2006
The Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) has denied that it plans to retrench hundreds of workers, as the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa feared. ”[At present] there are no plans to retrench any employees [in South Africa],” FMCSA spokesperson Ben Pillay said on Wednesday.
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/ 25 January 2006
Sven-Goran Eriksson on Wednesday hit back at those who claim he has not been worth his money. The England head coach will step down after the World Cup in Germany, two years before his contract is due to expire. But the Swede warned that the Football Association will have to pay his successor a similar salary to his own earnings.
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/ 25 January 2006
The Football Association (FA) Premier League, which represents the 20 clubs in England’s top-flight division, said on Tuesday it is to launch an inquiry into financial procedures in player transfers since January 2004. The decision comes soon after allegations of transfer bungs from Luton boss Mike Newell and QPR coach Ian Holloway.
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/ 25 January 2006
South Africa will be hard pressed to get a result in Egypt on Thursday against defending champions Tunisia if they are to go beyond the first round of the 2006 African Nations Cup. ”It will be a totally different team against Tunisia,” said coach Ted Dumitru after his team’s 2-0 loss to unfancied Guinea.
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/ 25 January 2006
Kim Clijsters ended Martina Hingis’s gallant run in her grand-slam comeback with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 win on Wednesday in the Australian Open quarterfinals. She next plays number three Amelie Mauresmo, who reeled off the last nine straight games in a 6-3, 6-0 quarterfinal win over number seven Patty Schnyder of Switzerland.