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/ 21 February 2005
One of Australia’s main airport terminals was shut down for eight hours on Monday as emergency crews hunted in vain for the cause of a mystery illness, which struck down nearly 60 staff and passengers in the building, officials said. Paramedics, firefighters and hazardous materials crews in full protective clothing rushed to Melbourne airport early on Monday.
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/ 21 February 2005
It was billed as a chance for British Finance Minister Gordon Brown to quiz China’s young elite about what they wanted from the future. And he got his answer — more Harry Potter memorabilia. In a question-and-answer session at the Beijing Number Four Middle School, Brown chatted to around a dozen teenage pupils, all star English students.
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/ 21 February 2005
Loss of habitat looks set to put paid to one of South Africa’s more distinctive and charismatic bird species, the southern ground hornbill. The savannah-dwelling birds, once widespread across the country’s grasslands, now face a ”very real possibility” of extinction, says the Endangered Wildlife Trust.
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/ 21 February 2005
A South African woman and owner of a piece of jewellery believed stolen from the tomb of King Tutankhamen has asked the government in Cairo for help in breaking King Tut’s curse after two members of her family suffered untimely deaths. Several people linked to the 1922 discovery of King Tut’s tomb have died mysteriously.
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A nervous-looking Schabir Shaik finally went into the witness box in the Durban High Court on Monday to state his defence against fraud and corruption charges. Shaik, who constantly played with his glasses, was offered a chair by Judge Hillary Squires because he had been ”unwell” previously.
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/ 21 February 2005
The lead changed hands repeatedly on the final day of the Telkom PGA Championship at the Woodhill Golf Estate on Sunday but in the end it was Warren Abery who came home best of all to claim the spoils. The Mount Edgecombe Country Club professional rounded the course on Sunday on three-under-par 69.
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/ 21 February 2005
Moroka Swallows, down to 10 men, did well to hold Supersport United to a goalless draw in a drama-packed Castle Premiership clash played at the Rand Stadium on Sunday. The Birds’ goal mouth survived a number of close escapes in injury time. But, in the end, the plucky Birds held on for a deserved draw.
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/ 21 February 2005
Fallen giants Leeds United crashed to a 3-0 Championship defeat at Wigan on Saturday in a match marred by an altercation between two of their own players. Gary Kelly and Sean Gregan squared up to each other in a bitter war of words early in the match at the JJB Stadium but they were defended by manager Kevin Blackwell.
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/ 21 February 2005
Jose Mourinho insisted Chelsea’s quest for success will not be spoiled by mounting injury worries after their hopes of an historic quadruple were ended in a 1-0 FA Cup defeat at Newcastle United on Sunday. Chelsea were dumped out of the FA Cup after Dutch international Patrick Kluivert’s fourth-minute winner propelled Graeme Souness’s side into the sixth round.
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/ 21 February 2005
Australia’s Adam Scott completed a second-round 66 on Sunday to join American Chad Campbell atop the leaderboard at the PGA Tour’s rain-ravaged Los Angeles stop, and could only hope the weather gave him a chance to mount a further challenge. Scott finally made it into the clubhouse at nine-under 133.