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/ 7 December 2004

Union welcomes rejection of Iamgold deal

The decision by the shareholders of Gold Fields to reject the Iamgold deal is welcome news to the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), the union said in a statement on Tuesday. "Such news couldn’t have come at a better time than this period of the year when, all around us, the message of goodwill is commonplace," the NUM said.

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/ 7 December 2004

‘Almost certain’ Rwandan troops were in the DRC

The United Nations said on Tuesday it had established ”almost with certainty” that Rwandan soldiers had entered the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over the past two weeks. ”It has been established almost with certainty that Rwandan soldiers passed along this road” between Rutshuru and Kanyabayonga, two towns in eastern DRC, said Jacqueline Chenard, spokesperson for the United Nations mission in the DRC.

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/ 7 December 2004

Harmony lauds rejection of Iamgold deal

Harmony on Tuesday welcomed the rejection by Gold Fields’ shareholders of the mine’s proposed merger with Canada’s Iamgold and urged Gold Fields’ management to accept Harmony’s merger proposal. "Harmony believes that Gold Fields’ management should now abandon its ill-conceived defence," it said.

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/ 7 December 2004

Old rockers never die

The original members of the 1980s glam metal band Motley Crue made hard living and wild sexcapades a centerpiece of their music and their lives, selling millions of albums along the way. Now, after a five-year hiatus from performing together, the big-haired, leather-clad Crue members are eager to slip back into the music, if not the lifestyle depicted in hit rockers like Girls, Girls, Girls and Smokin’ in the Boys’ Room.

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/ 7 December 2004

Online university awarded MBA to a cat

The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office on Monday sued an online university for allegedly selling bogus academic degrees — including an MBA awarded to a cat. Investigators paid for a bachelor’s degree for Colby Nolan — a deputy attorney general’s six year-old black cat — claiming he had experience including baby-sitting and retail management.

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/ 7 December 2004

Court orders cola makers to print pesticide warnings

India’s highest court has ordered Pepsi and Coca-Cola to print warnings on their bottles sold in the country that the contents may contain pesticide residues. The Supreme Court ruling late on Monday upheld a judgement by the Rajasthan High Court last month. Responding to the ruling, a Coke spokesperson told The Indian Express, ”Our product manufactured in India is world-class and safe.”

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/ 7 December 2004

New plan to ease Zim’s fuel crisis

Zimbabwe’s Petroleum Marketers’ Association (PMA) has opened tenders for the supply of petrol and diesel. The latest move comes as fuel queues snake through Harare’s streets. The PMA said on Tuesday it is tendering for the monthly supply of 24-million litres of petrol and 26-million litres of diesel.