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A Belgian priest arrested in Kigali this week on suspicion of involvement in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide will face crimes against humanity charges before a village tribunal. The case of Father Guy Theunis is to be referred to prosecutors who are expected to transfer it to the gacaca courts that have been set up to deal with genocide suspects, they said.
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/ 8 September 2005
Critics and public at the Venice film festival have made the George Clooney directed Good Night, and Good Luck the clear favourite to win the two-week event’s prestigious Golden Lion award, to be announced on Saturday. With just a few of the 20 films in the official competition yet to be screened, Clooney’s film remains the most popular with critics and public alike.
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/ 8 September 2005
The JSE was weaker just before noon on Thursday as players took profits following the bourse’s rally over the prior two days, which took it to a record high. The weakness was in line with the trend on world markets. By 11.57am, the all share index lost 0,32%. Financials and resources fell 0,52% and 0,55% respectively, while the banks index was 0,5% lower.
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/ 8 September 2005
Americans mark the fourth anniversary of the September 11 2001 terror attacks on Sunday nagged by new burning questions about their readiness to confront a major disaster after the debacle of Hurricane Katrina. Meanwhile, the reconstruction of Ground Zero where the World Trade Centre once stood has become a byword for discord and disorder.
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/ 8 September 2005
Donald Horne, a historian and author who first labelled Australia ”The Lucky Country” and was credited with helping launch its republican movement, has died at age 83, his agent said. Horne, who also was a respected journalist, died early on Thursday at his Sydney home, said his literary agent, Jane Cameron.
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/ 8 September 2005
Internet giant Yahoo! on Thursday sidestepped claims that it aided China in the jailing of a journalist after he sent an email from a Yahoo account, saying it has to abide by rules laid down in the countries it operates. The company refused to comment further on a claim that it gave information to the Chinese government leading to Shi Tao being jailed for 10 years.
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/ 8 September 2005
As water officials dispatch clean water to typhoid-affected Delmas in Mpumalanga, one confirmed sufferer is being discharged from hospital, officials said on Thursday. Provincial health spokesperson John Mlangeni said there were still 380 cases of diarrhoea, 30 suspected cases of typhoid and nine confirmed cases.
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/ 8 September 2005
The Chad-Cameroon oil project flouts international human rights guarantees, placing financial interests above the concerns of local populations along the 650km pipeline, Amnesty International said on Wednesday. The governments of Chad and Cameroon have signed controversial agreements with oil companies.
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Powerful Typhoon Nabi left Japan on Thursday after criss-crossing north to south in a path of destruction that left 32 dead or missing in Japan and South Korea and flooded thousands of homes. The worst-hit area remained Miyazaki province on the southern island of Kyushu, where rice fields were deluged by a powerful downpour.
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England’s World Cup qualifying bid was stalled by a stunning 1-0 loss to Northern Ireland on Wednesday, while Thierry Henry revived France’s chances of making it to next year’s tournament in Germany. It was the most embarrassing loss in Sven-Goran Eriksson’s four-year reign as England coach.