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A brilliant goal by Thierry Henry gave 1998 World Cup winners France a vital 1-0 victory over the Republic of Ireland in Dublin on Wednesday in their 2006 World Cup qualifier and left the Irish with a mountain to climb. Henry’s goal gave France their first-ever World Cup qualifier victory in the Irish capital.
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/ 8 September 2005
Bloemfontein Celtic and Golden Arrows played out an exciting goalless draw in an entertaining Premier Soccer League encounter at Vodacom Park in Bloemfontein on Wednesday night. In other matches, Santos went down 1-0 against Ajax Cape Town, and Silver Stars and Jomo Cosmos laboured to a 1-1 draw.
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/ 8 September 2005
Second-seeded Lindsay Davenport and number three Amelie Mauresmo were sent packing on Wednesday as Elena Dementieva and Mary Pierce set up a semifinal clash at the United States Open tennis championships. Meanwhile, Andre Agassi electrified the US Open on Wednesday with a battling quarterfinal win over a man 10 years his junior.
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/ 8 September 2005
The stage is set to welcome the youngest formula-one world champion this weekend. Fernando Alonso will be racing on his favorite circuit at the Belgian Grand Prix. He knows another excellent drive combined with a less-than-sterling result for hard-luck Kimi Raikkonen could give him the title at age 24.
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/ 8 September 2005
They were not disgraced, but Bafana Bafana were well beaten by a German team that caught alight with three goals in nine minutes after half-time for what was ultimately a comfortable 4-2 victory in Bremen, northern Germany, on Wednesday night. Bafana performed with spirited gusto in the opening half.
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/ 8 September 2005
Thinking about obtaining a bank loan in Ghana? That will soon depend on whether you have been given an HIV-free status report, according to a banker in the West African country. Banks appear to be motivated by wanting to ensure that all loans granted are repaid.
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/ 8 September 2005
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was expected on Thursday to win a fifth term in power after an election tipped as a major democratic step but marred by reports of widespread fraud. As vote counting began, Wednesday’s historic election drew a barrage of fraud allegations from Mubarak’s rivals and independent monitors.
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/ 8 September 2005
The Zimbabwe government more than doubled the price of diesel and petrol on Wednesday as critical fuel shortages persist, state radio reported. ”The pump price of both petrol and diesel has been increased by more than 130% with immediate effect,” the radio report said.
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/ 8 September 2005
The government is not planning any dramatic policy changes in respect of intervention in the fuel price and exchange rate, ministers said on Wednesday. During a briefing at Parliament by ministers forming part of Cabinet’s economic cluster, Minister of Trade and Industry Mandisi Mpahlwa said the exchange rate is an ongoing debate.
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/ 8 September 2005
Power was back on in various parts of Johannesburg after a blackout on Wednesday night. Westdene, Auckland Park, Melville, Brixton, Riverlea and Langlaagte were all said to be in the dark after the earlier blackout. City Power said two sub-stations experiencing electrical faults were the cause of the power failure.