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/ 3 September 2004
Among the half a million demonstrators peacefully thronging the streets of Manhattan last Sunday, the verdict against George W Bush was instantly familiar to any visiting European. He’s dumb, he’s dangerous, he’s divisive — and more. In the face of such anger, it is hard not to be awed yet anxious because it was another reminder of the ways in which this is becoming an ever more divided society.
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/ 3 September 2004
More than 4 000 corrupt Chinese officials have absconded overseas with at least -million worth of public funds in the past 20 years, according to a government report. The study by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce is thought to underplay the scale of the problem, but it highlights growing concerns that corruption could undermine the authority of the Communist Party of China.
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/ 3 September 2004
Mamelodi Sundowns, the side that sent the strongest signal of intent during the off-season, opened their league campaign with a 2-0 victory over Santos last Wednesday. And on Sunday, the refurbished gleaming machine that played host to Moroka Swallows drew 1-1 — with Peter Ndlovu scoring his first goal.
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/ 3 September 2004
The Palestinian armed response was a long time coming. When the Hamas founder, Sheik Ahmed Yassin, was killed in an Israeli rocket attack in Gaza in March, the organisation responsible for most of the suicide bombings in Israel vowed that it would ”open the gates of hell”. Last week the Palestinians finally succeeded in getting two suicide bombers through, blowing up two buses. But these attacks are likely to backfire.
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/ 3 September 2004
With two crucial World Cup and African Cup of Nations qualifiers coming up, Bafana Bafana coach Stuart Baxter will have to find himself a consistent squad. Starting on Sunday against the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, Bafana Bafana must get maximum points to keep them on top of the table.
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/ 3 September 2004
Clive Woodward launched a stinging attack on the English rugby union on Friday, saying he was ”losing control” the moment he stepped off the plane after winning the 2003 World Cup. A day after quitting, Woodward told a news conference he was disappointed at the apathy that developed after the World Cup triumph in Australia.
Stranger than fiction
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/ 3 September 2004
Seven-time formula-one champion Michael Schumacher escaped uninjured on Thursday after a high-speed crash during a testing session. Schumacher’s Ferrari was seriously damaged in the crash, which was attributed to a problem with the back left tire.
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/ 3 September 2004
A director of a Vanderbijlpark engineering company arrested for allegedly breaking laws on the manufacture of weapons of mass destruction will remain in custody until his bail application next Wednesday. Johan Andries Muller Meyer, dressed in a dark blue suit, said nothing during his brief appearance in court on Friday.
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/ 3 September 2004
Marseille likes to bill itself ”a shock as much as a city”, but it was the predictability of Newcastle United’s defeat in the Stade Velodrome in the Uefa Cup semifinal second leg on May 6 — and the shocking reaction it provoked from fans — that ultimately resulted in Sir Bobby Robson reaching a dead end on Tyneside on Monday morning.
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/ 3 September 2004
No sooner had Arsenal first equalled and then broken Nottingham Forest’s 26-year-old record of going 42 league matches without defeat, than doubts were being expressed about the likelihood of such an achievement ever being repeated. The longer the present run lasts the stronger this feeling will become.