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/ 27 January 2005
The war of words between former Western Cape Independent Democrats leader Lennit Max and the ID’s top brass refused to settle on Thursday, with Max refuting earlier claims by party leader Patricia de Lille that he had ”unconditionally” withdrawn high court litigation.
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/ 27 January 2005
Winning rare praise on Thursday from Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for steps to end violence, the new Palestinian leadership banned civilians from carrying weapons and indicated it will appoint a new interior minister known for his hardline stance against militants. The moves come amid signs of a renewed peace process between the two sides.
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/ 27 January 2005
World leaders and death-camp survivors mourned victims of the Holocaust on the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp on Thursday, gathering at the place where Nazi doctors once sent new arrivals to the gas chambers. The ceremony opened with the sound of an approaching train.
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/ 27 January 2005
SA Rugby has named a team of 12 to represent the country in the next two rounds of the International Rugby Board (IRB) Sevens Series to be held in New Zealand and the United States in February. The players leave on Sunday January 30 for the Wellington leg and then jet off to the US for the Los Angeles tournament.
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/ 27 January 2005
Former Burundi president Pierre Buyoya and his wife ordered the killing of a senior World Health Organisation official in Burundi and should be brought to trial, a defence lawyer told a court on Thursday. The Burundian and Ivorian governments should ask for a WHO report on the killing to be made public, said the Belgian lawyer.
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/ 27 January 2005
Marat Safin gave himself the perfect birthday present by scoring a stunning upset over world number one Roger Federer to reach the Australian Open final in Melbourne on Thursday. Swiss ace Federer, the overwhelming tournament favourite, saw his hopes of a third consecutive grand-slam title dashed.
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/ 27 January 2005
A doctor was called to examine lion murder accused Mark Scott-Crossley on Thursday, after he was put into the cells at Phalaborwa Circuit Court when his bail was cancelled over an altercation with a witness. Scott-Crossley covered his face with his hands and wept at being incarcerated at the start of the lunch adjournment after the bail ruling.
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/ 27 January 2005
Fouling traffic and tempers, heavy snow fell on Thursday on much of Europe that had been spared winter’s full fury for weeks, giving Rome and the Mediterranean island of Mallorca a rare white blanket and playing havoc with Switzerland’s famously efficient trains. In Switzerland, winds of 172kph were clocked on Wednesday.
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/ 27 January 2005
The multinational relief effort in parts of Indonesia’s tsunami-hit Aceh province is chaotic, according to an official report seen on Thursday, as the number presumed dead continues to rise. ”The west coast of Aceh continues to receive aid and assistance in a chaotic manner,” says the report.