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/ 20 January 2005
A series of suicide car bomb attacks rocked Baghdad on Wednesday killing up to 26 people. At least four separate bombs went off within 90 minutes of each other in a coordinated strike. The United States military said 26 people were killed, although Iraqi officials put the toll lower at around 12 dead.
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/ 20 January 2005
Keep the ball straight and stay out of the rough, especially on the opening five holes. That, says defending champion Trevor Immelman, is the key to victory at this year’s South African Airways Open golf championship that begins at the Durban Country Club on Thursday.
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/ 20 January 2005
Shortcomings in the enforcement and the monitoring of fire control mechanisms, such as firebreaks in informal settlements, were acknowledged by the Western Cape government on Wednesday. This followed a devastating fire at Cape Town’s Joe Slovo settlement on Saturday which left 12Â 000 people homeless and caused the death of an infant.
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/ 20 January 2005
Due in part to the high-profile launch of Mark Shuttleworth’s new Ubuntu open-source operating system, more and more ordinary computer users are realising that there is life after Windows. To help them on their way, a new magazine, <i>Tectonic</i>, will be launched in South Africa in March.
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/ 20 January 2005
A Los Angeles police officer who was videotaped repeatedly slamming the face of a handcuffed 16-year-old boy on to the bonnet of a car and then punching him in the face has been awarded ,6-million in damages in a case steeped in racial antagonism.
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/ 20 January 2005
British soldiers in Iraq had to be reminded not to mistreat their prisoners after it became clear that there was a ”problem”, a court martial in Germany heard on Wednesday. Defence lawyers claim that the soldiers were only following orders from their superiors.
Britain’s ‘Abu Ghraib trial’
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/ 20 January 2005
Readers who’d like to support charity and stand in line to win a car for a year can SMS their prediction for the winner of the 2005 Car of the Year competition.
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/ 20 January 2005
Bored with those silly superbikes and adventure tourers? Want to experience a different side of two-wheeled fun? Do you have, or can you borrow a scooter for the weekend of 14 – 16 January? "If so, come spend the weekend riding up Sani Pass with a bunch of kindred souls" says Gavin Foster.
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/ 20 January 2005
George Bush will be sworn in as President of the United States for a second term on Thursday in a lavish Washington ceremony, amid mounting international concern that his new administration will make the world a more dangerous place. A poll of 21 countries published on Wednesday showed that a clear majority have grave fears about the next four years.