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/ 18 February 2005
A British historian has discovered the tomb of a couple married for 81 years, accepted by Guinness World Records as historically unique. Thomas and Elizabeth Morgan celebrated their marriage in Cwmbran, Wales in May, 1809, which ended with her death in January 1891 when she had just turned 105 and he was 104 and 260 days.
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/ 18 February 2005
Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based militia organisation, rejected United States demands to disarm on Thursday, one of the main causes of tension between Washington and Iran and Syria. Spokesperson Hussein Nablousi said: ”We are a sword that prevents Israel attacking Lebanon. Without Hizbullah, you would see the Israelis back in downtown Beirut.”
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/ 18 February 2005
Somalia’s government-in-exile has begun its return to its volatile country by sending teams to the southern part of the country, the prime minister said on Thursday. Government officials had said they would start relocating on Monday — but such promises have been made and broken before.
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/ 18 February 2005
Lebanon was hunting on Friday for six suspects over the killing of former premier Rafiq Hariri as the Syrian-backed regime faced escalating calls to stand down and Washington issued more stark warnings to Damascus. Hariri’s murder in a bomb blast on Monday sent shockwaves through the country and added to tensions with its political masters in Syria.
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/ 18 February 2005
Unfriendly Russian courts and a European court that offers no protection drove embattled Russian oil company Yukos to seek help to regain solvency in a United States bankruptcy court, its lead lawyer said on Thursday. ”This is the last place that this company has to have the opportunity to survive as an ongoing concern,” said Yukos lawyer Zack Clement.
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/ 18 February 2005
VSNL, part of India’s Tata Group and represented in South Africa by Tata Africa Holdings, will not be paying any set price for its 26% stake in the entity owning 51% of South Africa’s second national operator (SNO), according to Communications Minister Ivy Matsepi-Casaburri.
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/ 18 February 2005
In contrast to the corporate environment, small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) will shy away from voice over internet protocol (VoIP) in 2005. These are the latest findings from a study conducted by World Wide Worx, which announced in January that 78% of corporations surveyed will be using the technology by the end of the year.
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/ 18 February 2005
The media was in the dock again on Friday in the ”advocate Barbie” sex-crimes trial after the tabloid Die Son published a picture of the accused — Cezanne Visser and Dirk Prinsloo — naked. On Thursday, a newspaper editor and a columnist invoked their right to remain silent when appearing in court to explain errors in a commentary piece about the trial.
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/ 18 February 2005
The Democratic Alliance’s fact-finding delegation to Zimbabwe has been turned back by immigration officials on Friday. Party spokesperson Martin Slabbert said the delegation — led by national chairperson Joe Seremane — was told by officials at Harare airport that they "are not allowed to enter the country".
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/ 18 February 2005
A huge majority of Kenyans want scandal-tainted government officials to be sacked and a large number believe President Mwai Kibaki has lost the war on graft, according to a poll published on Friday. Eight-five percent of Kenyans said ministers linked to shady deals should be fired while only 13% disagreed.