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/ 11 January 2005

No more Big Brother for big sister

Feminist icon Germaine Greer, who baffled observers by agreeing to appear in a reality television show, made an equally mysterious decision on Tuesday to quit the programme. The Australian writer and academic left British show Celebrity Big Brother after five days of being locked in a house with, among others, the ex-wife of Sylvester Stallone.

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/ 11 January 2005

Spoornet CEO quits

Dolly Mokgatle, the CEO of Spoornet, has resigned, parent Transnet said on Tuesday. Transnet has accepted her resignation with immediate effect. No reasons were given for Mokgatle’s resignation. Tami Didiza, head of Transnet group communications, declined to comment further, saying only that Mokgatle will be "pursuing other interests".

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/ 11 January 2005

Europe’s storm toll rises to 17

More than 150 000 Swedes were without power on Tuesday and police said another person was reported killed in fierce storms that struck northern Europe over the weekend, bringing the death toll to 17. Two British men swept away in northern rivers have been missing since Saturday and there has been no word about their fate.

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/ 11 January 2005

Conservative Party website hijacked by porn peddler

A local Conservative Party association in Wales was trying to buy back its internet domain name on Tuesday after its site was hijacked and filled with hardcore pornography. People logging onto www.delynconservatives.com hoping to read about political issues in Delyn, North Wales — population 70 000 — instead found such treats as ”Bus Stop Whores,” ”Bimbo Wives,” and ”Teens for Cash”.

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/ 11 January 2005

New alliance to monitor school problems

A group of labour unions and youth organisations, the Education Alliance, will monitor the start of the new academic year in schools and other institutions from Wednesday. This year, it will concentrate on the reintegration of unsuccessful matriculants and stabilising the education system so that transformation can proceed.

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/ 11 January 2005

Indonesia clamps down on aid workers

The Indonesian military imposed sweeping restrictions on foreign aid workers in tsunami-hit Aceh on Tuesday, saying the move is needed to curtail a growing threat from separatist rebels.
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