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/ 10 October 2004
Once Saddam Hussein led a powerful and wealthy state. Now he writes and reads romantic novels. Last week, for the first time, the details of conversations with Saddam were revealed in the final report of the Iraq Survey Group. The report has painted a compelling psychological picture of Saddam in the time before his regime was crushed.
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/ 10 October 2004
Democratic challenger John Kerry has cemented his recent surge in the United States presidential race opinion polls, with the latest showing him moving into a slight lead over President George Bush. Kerry led the president by 46% to 45% in a tracking poll released on Saturday by respected firm Zogby International.
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/ 10 October 2004
Earthquake activity has increased at Mount St Helens, but scientists said on Saturday there was no reason to raise the volcano’s alert level. A bubble on the south side of the dome has also risen to at least 100m since scientists first spotted it on September 30 and is now almost as tall as the dome’s 300m summit.
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/ 10 October 2004
Bafana Bafana made heavy weather of beating Uganda 1-0 in a hard-fought World Cup Group 2 clash played at the Mandela National Stadium on Sunday. But the win has revitalised South Africa’s hopes of qualifying for a third successive World Cup final. Benni McCarthy scored the only goal from a 63rd-minute penalty.
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/ 10 October 2004
After a weekend of high drama at Suzuka, the Japanese Grand Prix finished in a completely predictable way. World champion Michael Schumacher galloped to his 13th win of the season after comfortably leading from poll. His brother, Ralf, came second, giving Williams BMW their first poll finish in 11 races.
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/ 10 October 2004
The Natal Sharks played with fierce pride in their 63-33 mauling of the SWD Eagles in a Currie Cup one-way match at Outeniqua Park in George on Saturday. They were 32-0 up at half-time. The Sharks, playing in the depths all season, surfaced for a final bite in a big way and scored nine tries in total.
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Leading 14-10 at the changeover, the Free State Cheetahs defeated Griquas 43-22 in the final-round Absa Currie Cup rugby fixture played at Absa Park, Kimberley, on Saturday afternoon. Played at a furious pace, no quarter was asked or given during this very competitive ”cross-border” derby.
The thunderstorms that pummelled Bangladesh over two days pushed the death toll to 43 on Saturday after rescuers dug out 27 more bodies from under the rubble of flattened homes and uprooted trees, officials said. Thursday’s tropical storms and twisters had wrecked more than 400 villages.
One of France’s best-known philosophers, Jacques Derrida, revered as the founder of the deconstructionist school, has died at the age of 74, his entourage said on Saturday. Derrida, who had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2003, died in a Paris hospital on Friday night.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has been accused of turning his back on Asia, kowtowing to the United States and being Australia’s most bland leader. On Saturday, he assured himself a place in history with his fourth straight election victory, which will make him Australia’s second-longest-serving prime minister in December.