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/ 13 February 2004
United States President George W Bush expressed alarm on Tuesday after oil cartel Opec threatened to undermine his chances of a second term in the White House by announcing a surprise cut in production from April.
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/ 13 February 2004
With two-thirds of the season gone, Leeds are second from the bottom of the Premiership. Their chances of avoiding relegation were helped when they beat Wolves 4-1 on Tuesday. However, they may still be relegated. And on Friday Leeds are expecting to hear from their creditors, to whom they owe about £100-million.
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/ 13 February 2004
The British government launched an explicit advertising campaign on Monday as part of a drive to reduce the rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Radio advertisements warn of the risk of developing genital warts, and spoof Valentine cards are being distributed in clubs, student unions and other social haunts of young people.
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/ 13 February 2004
When finance ministers from the G7 rich nations dine in the Florida seaside resort of Boca Raton this week, the spectre at the feast will be China, whose turbo-charged trade and rigidly pegged currency are increasingly a topic of global significance. Stubborn Beijing could cave in to growing calls for a currency revaluation.
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/ 13 February 2004
In the week of the opening of Parliament, Cabinet ministers spent much time trying to convince diplomats and the media of the government’s achievements and sought to show that controversies paled into insignificance when compared with the vast improvements it had made to the lives of South Africans.
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/ 13 February 2004
As the United Nations’s new envoy to Ethiopia and Eritrea settles into his post, relations between the two countries appear as inflexible as ever. The appointment of Lloyd Axworthy, a former Canadian minister of foreign affairs, was confirmed at the end of last month after UN Secretary General Kofi Annan received approval from the Security Council.
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/ 13 February 2004
As the treason trial of Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of Zimbabwe’s opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), heads towards its conclusion, its effect on talks between the MDC and the ruling Zanu-PF is likely to loom large. Tsvangirai is charged with plotting to assassinate President Robert Mugabe.
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/ 13 February 2004
As the Castle Premiership enters the home straight with the last 13 games left in the season, the test of strength in depth and consistency by the 16 clubs in the league begins in earnest. The next three months will produce the title chasers, champions, super-eight finishers and relegation candidates.
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/ 13 February 2004
The South African women’s national soccer team, Banyana Banyana, are only three games away from securing their first-ever Olympic qualification. Banyana Banyana have already thrashed Namibia 13-0 and 13-1, and Angola 6-2, en route to qualifying for Athens 2004.
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/ 13 February 2004
The Spar South African women’s national hockey team seem to be the only team flying South Africa’s sporting flag high after a few codes disappointed the nation in recently. The team returned this week from a four-nations tournament in Athens with gold medals. They beat Britain 3-1, Spain 1-0 and Australia 4-3 to win.