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/ 15 February 2004
A tanker truck carrying diesel fuel collided with a packed minibus and burst into flames on a Ugandan road, killing at least 32 people, police said on Sunday. The tanker was travelling toward Kampala when a car heading in the opposite direction tried to overtake slower-moving vehicles and slammed into the truck.
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/ 15 February 2004
Gay and lesbian couples from across the United States answered the city of San Francisco’s Valentine’s Day invitation to wed in an unprecedented spree of same-sex marriages that has challenged California law and sent conservative groups scrambling for court intervention.
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/ 15 February 2004
Rescue and relief efforts were under way in remote areas of northern Pakistan on Sunday after a powerful earthquake killed at least 20 people and damaged hundreds of buildings. The quake, measuring 5,7 on the Richter scale, struck at 10.30am GMT on Saturday and was followed by an aftershock measuring 5,5.
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/ 15 February 2004
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The Democratic Alliance list of candidates for the 2004 election, to be contested on April 14, holds some surprises and a few predictable placements. DA leader Tony Leon predictably heads the Gauteng national list, followed by sitting MPs Ian Davidson, Richard Ntuli, Janet Semple and Chief Whip Douglas Gibson.
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/ 15 February 2004
African leaders ended their summit in Rwanda on Saturday having adopted a unique peer review system aimed at allowing countries on the continent to judge the behaviour of fellow African states. ”The most important point is that we can now start evaluation,” Mozambican President Joachim Chissano said.
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/ 15 February 2004
South Africa’s Deputy President Jacob Zuma promised Mozambicans on Saturday that the truth about an air crash that claimed the life of their communist leader Samora Machel in 1986 would be uncovered. Machel died when the plane he was travelling in crashed in northern South Africa on October 19 1986.
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Inkatha Freedom Party leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi lashed out at African National Congress criticism of his statement that many South Africans in rural areas were much better off 10 years ago than they are now. He was speaking at the launch of the party’s election campaign in Limpopo.
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/ 15 February 2004
The last time General Romeo Dallaire was a witness in court in the small town of Arusha he was in uniform and in tears. This time he has found his composure in a pinstriped suit, behind bulletproof glass and guarded by commandos. His appearance before the United Nations criminal tribunal in Arusha has been a long time in the making.
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/ 15 February 2004
John Kerry, the Democratic favourite to face United States President George Bush in the US elections, has taken millions in financial backing from special interests and lobbyists. Kerry, who has made fighting special interests a key part of his campaign, has also backed legislation favouring some donors and written letters on behalf of corporate backers.