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/ 25 November 2003
Sixty years after the Holocaust, European Jews and Israelis are increasingly wondering if Europe is being sucked into the worst wave of anti-semitism since World War II. In the past few weeks, a German MP was forced to resign after saying that Jews were responsible for Soviet atrocities.
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/ 25 November 2003
The man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing was told on Monday that he must spend at least 27 years in prison for his part in Britain’s worst terrorist atrocity.
Abdel Baset al-Megrahi (51) remained impassive as three judges at the high court in Glasgow increased the recommended 20-year minimum sentence.
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/ 25 November 2003
Fiat’s Panda has been named the European Car of the Year 2004 by 58 trade journalists representing 22 European countries. No decision has yet been made as to whether we will see any Pandas in South Africa.
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/ 25 November 2003
Fiat has added another string to its South African bow with the launch of the Stilo. The new car — available in hatch and Multi-Wagon guises — moves into new territory to take on mainstream competitors like the Toyota RunX, the Renault Megane, the Volkswagen Golf and the Peugeot 307.
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/ 25 November 2003
South Africa lags behind other developing countries in entrepreneurial activity because too few young men believe they have the necessary skills to set up business, says the South African report in the 2003 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor.
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/ 25 November 2003
As our democracy approaches the intersection of the next election, the lights have already turned orange. Orange, because an alarming number of voters have not felt motivated to register. Orange, because a crisis of leadership in our country has put the brakes on our democratic progress.
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/ 25 November 2003
For Lord Conrad Black of Crossharbour, chairperson of Hollinger — the newspaper empire stretching from the Chicago Sun-Times to The Daily Telegraph and The Jerusalem Post — the penny dropped in June last year… Ian Griffiths and Paul Murphy analyse the business downfall of the Canadian media mogul.
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/ 25 November 2003
They call it Shouting Valley — a remote spot in the Golan Heights where Syrians go to meet their relatives on the opposite side. Across the valley they can see each other and wave, but it is not easy to talk. Brian Whitaker hears talk in Damascus of a strategy to put the focus on a dangerous area.
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/ 25 November 2003
Mzonke Fana has relinquished his South African junior lightweight title to pursue an international career. Trainer Zola Koti said they had been discussing the move for almost three weeks. Fana, who also holds the WBC international title, occupies the number-one spot in the WBC ratings.
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/ 25 November 2003
Marseille remain the only French side to have won the Champions League. By Wednesday, they could become the first to exit the prestigious competition this season. While Monaco and Lyon top their respective groups, 1993 Champions League winner Marseille are in third place in Group F.