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/ 24 February 2004
Two-thirds of the Great Wall of China has been destroyed by sightseers, developers and erosion, Beijing’s state-run media has reported in a warning that the world heritage site is crumbling out of existence. Survey teams are said to have found large new breaches in the ramparts, which are believed to have once stretched almost 6 400km.
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/ 24 February 2004
If Comcast’s takeover of the Disney Corporation goes ahead, the world’s biggest media conglomeration will be built around one of humankind’s most ancient practices. Investing animals with human characteristics is something we’ve been doing since we first applied charcoal to the walls of a cave.
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/ 24 February 2004
South African captain Graeme Smith won the toss and chose to bowl first in the fourth one-day cricket international against New Zealand at Carisbrook on Tuesday. New Zealand made one change from the 11 who won by five runs in Wellington last Friday, resting Daryl Tuffey who has a knee injury and including paceman Michael Mason for his fourth one-day international.
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/ 24 February 2004
The fourth limited-overs cricket international between New Zealand and South Africa was postponed on Tuesday because of rain. New Zealand leads the six-match series 2-1 after winning the second match at Christchurch by five wickets and the third at Wellington by five runs.
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/ 24 February 2004
Springbok hooker Dale Santon’s international career is now in the balance after he was dispatched from the Bulls Super 12 squad. Santon, who was part of last year’s World Cup squad, received his second yellow card in as many games against the Sharks on Saturday.
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/ 24 February 2004
ACT Brumbies back Clyde Rathbone said on Tuesday he planned to stay and play in Australia amid interest from newly appointed Springboks coach Jake White to get him back to South Africa. Rathbone (22) captained South Africa’s victorious under-21 World Cup team two years ago when it was coached by White.
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/ 24 February 2004
Formula-one star Ralf Schumacher did a U-turn on Monday a day after he threatened to leave the Williams team in a row over his new contract details. Schumacher’s contract negotiations have not been finalised and he had accused team boss Frank Williams of retracting a new contract that was all set to be signed.
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/ 24 February 2004
Ruud van Nistelrooy has admitted Manchester United’s faltering English Premiership challenge is partly down to David Beckham’s transfer to Real Madrid. United dropped seven points behind Arsenal following a 1-1 draw at home to lowly Leeds on Saturday.
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/ 24 February 2004
Six months before the Olympics, United States team officials should have every reason to be worried about medal hopes in Athens. They believe American athletes can do better than they did in Sydney in 2000. And they’re bringing everything from sports psychologists to home-cooked meals to Athens to get it done.
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