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A catlike creature photographed by camera traps on Borneo Island is likely to be a new species of carnivore, the World Wildlife Fund said on Tuesday. If confirmed, the animal — which has dark red fur and a long, bushy tail — would be first new carnivore species discovered on the island since 1895, when the Borneo ferret-badger was found, the fund said.
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The High Court of South Africa on Tuesday today approved the acquisition of Aflease Gold and Uranium Resources by Canadian-listed Southern Cross Resources. Southern Cross is acquiring all the issued shares of Aflease through a scheme of arrangement.
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Jacob Zuma suspended his participation in leading structures of the African National Congress after being charged with rape on Tuesday. Zuma has denied the charges. However, he will remain in the deputy president’s post. ”I wish to state clearly that I am innocent of these charges,” he said.
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Football-mad Germany is ready and willing to host the World Cup finals next year but minor problems are plaguing the build-up to the biggest sporting event in the world. The glitzy draw in Leipzig on Friday will decide where and when the 32 nations will play in six months’ time, but the country has been ready for months.
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Scientists and sports officials, including the International Olympic Committee president, unanimously agreed on Monday that athletes who use genetic transfer technology to enhance performance will be caught in the future. ”It will come, whether it’s three years or five years or next week. I think it would be foolish to guess,” said Professor Ted Friedmann at the conclusion of the second World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) symposium on gene doping.
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Johannesburg metro police on Monday sealed off all the main entrances and exits into Soweto as part of Operation Enver. ”There’s no way anyone could get through without being searched,” said Inspector Edna Mamonyane. ”Our message to criminals is that they better beware, we’re onto them. By early evening, several arrests had been made, mainly for possession of fraudulent documents.
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Any resumption of culling in South Africa’s national parks will have swift and severe repercussions globally, conservationist Lawrence Anthony has warned. ”We believe that more scientific research is needed before any decision is taken. There is not enough research on how many animals the Kruger Park can carry,” he said.
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The battle for control of United States-based medical products maker Guidant hotted up on Monday with Boston Scientific saying it had offered -billion, topping an offer from Johnson & Johnson. Boston Scientific said it was offering a share, a premium of about 14% over the ,43 offered under a revised deal between Guidant and Johnson & Johnson.
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A spectacular meteor shower turned night into day across a large swathe of Western Australia at the weekend, witnesses said. ”It lit up the countryside for hundreds of kilometres around the southwest of Western Australia,” astronomer Peter Birch told ABC radio of the meteor flare late on Saturday night.
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Myanmar’s ruling generals on Monday opened a round of talks on drafting a new Constitution and steering the isolated country toward what the junta calls ”disciplined democracy”. ”This is the first step in the transition to democracy, and it is the most crucial step. Genuine and disciplined democracy — there is no other way, this is the way,” said Lieutenant General Thein Sein.