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The European Union urged President Viktor Yushchenko Thursday to act fast to restore stability after sacking Ukraine’s government, while saying it is sure he remains committed to western values. The European Commission said it was watching developments closely after Yushchenko — who was elected in December after the country’s ”Orange revolution” — appointed a senior regional official as acting prime minister.
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/ 8 September 2005
South Africa coach Stuart Baxter admits he is on borrowed time following Wednesday’s 4-2 friendly defeat by Germany. The visitors conceded three goals in the first five minutes of the second half at the Weserstadion and the manner of the defeat has convinced Baxter that his time is up.
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/ 8 September 2005
The economic growth of Gauteng through city regeneration, black economic empowerment and capacity development were priorities at a three-day retreat attended by Gauteng Premier Mbhazima Shilowa. ”Once the strategy is implemented, companies that are not empowered should not bother tendering,” said Shilowa.
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/ 8 September 2005
The most authoritative report yet on the $100-billion Iraq Oil-for-Food Programme describes a litany of abuses, including how Saddam Hussein’s regime bestowed lucrative oil allocations to buy international support. This is consistent with <i>Mail & Guardian</i>’s exposés on Oilgate company Imvume Management and its boss, Sandi Majali.
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/ 8 September 2005
A restaurant in north-east China has been raided and closed for listing stir-fried tiger meat on its menu, a dish that turned out to be donkey dressed with tiger urine. The Hufulou restaurant in Hailin city in Heilongjiang province is located barely 1km from the Hengdaohezi Siberian Tiger Park.
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/ 8 September 2005
Wanting to be as punctual as possible, Japan will next year move its clocks ahead — by one second. Japan will head one second into the future on January 1 2006 when it adjusts the high-precision atomic clock that keeps Japan Standard Time using advanced physics.
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/ 8 September 2005
Muslims in the Middle East and Malaysia can now rely on their cellphones at prayer time. The Ilkone i800 includes the complete Qur’an, points the way to Mecca and has a prayer alarm and Ramadan calendar. The smart-looking phone has English and Arabic language options.
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/ 8 September 2005
Kwabena Mensah said his mother thought sending him into virtual slavery to work as a fisherman’s helper on Ghana’s Lake Volta was the only way to earn money to send him to school. The 15-year-old spent seven years at the dangerous job, earning little beyond regular beatings.
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/ 8 September 2005
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died from an unidentified infection that was ”highly unlikely” to have been caused by HIV/Aids or poisoning, The New York Times reported on Thursday. Citing US and Israeli medical experts, who were shown Arafat’s medical records, the paper said it remains a mystery as to what underlying infection killed the Palestinian leader.
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There is no need for a probe into the stand-off between the VIP protection unit of the police and the Scorpions during the recent raid on former deputy president Jacob Zuma’s home, Minister of Safety and Security Charles Nqakula said on Thursday. ”What would we be investigating?” Nqakula asked.