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/ 1 February 2004
President Thabo Mbeki ended a whirlwind tour of KwaZulu-Natal by calling for peaceful elections. Mbeki had criss-crossed the province over the past three days, travelling into deep rural areas like Tugela Ferry in the midlands and Mahlabathini in northern KwaZulu-Natal — Inkatha Freedom Party stronghold.
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/ 1 February 2004
Around 200 people are missing after a boat caught fire and sank last week on a river in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a spokesperson for the UN mission in the central African country said on Saturday. Spokesperson Alexandre Essome quoted the owner of the ferry as saying he had ”no news” of 200 of its passengers.
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/ 1 February 2004
Twelve people died and at least 50 were injured on Saturday in two attacks by Iraqi insurgents in northern Iraq. A car bomb killed nine and injured 45 at a police station in the northwestern city of Mosul in the latest of a series of suicide strikes on coalition forces or their local allies.
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/ 1 February 2004
A year ago it seemed so clear. Saddam Hussein’s regime, said the politicians and the spies, posed a clear and present danger. It was described most comprehensively on 5 February, 2003, by US Secretary of State Colin Powell in a presentation to the Security Council that laid out the threat in 29 sub-headings.
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/ 1 February 2004
In the remote north-eastern corner of North Korea, close to the border of Russia and China, is Haengyong. Hidden away in the mountains, this remote town is home to Camp 22 — North Korea’s largest concentration camp, where thousands of men, women and children accused of political crimes are held.
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/ 1 February 2004
Roger Federer will become the 23rd man to hold tennis’ top spot when new rankings are released on Monday. Federer (22) will be the first Swiss man to be number one 1 in the world. Federer, who beat Marat Safin in the Australian Open final on Sunday, was number two in the most recent rankings.
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/ 31 January 2004
President Thabo Mbeki’s office has rejected Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon’s request for him to make a statement about not changing the constitution to allow him a third term as president. Spokesperson Bheki Khumalo said that Mbeki had never accepted instructions from the likes of Leon.
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/ 31 January 2004
Chinese President Hu Jintao will unveil Beijing’s new policy towards Africa in a speech to parliament in Gabon, where he is due to arrive on Sunday on the second leg of a three-nation tour of the continent. ”We have entered a new era, the 21st century, and Chinese leaders have changed,” said Chinese ambassador Fan Zhenshui.
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/ 31 January 2004
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Friday said the European Union should not target his government, arguing that his embattled country was more democratic than the majority of African nations. Mugabe made the remarks after meeting the outgoing French ambassador to Harare, Didier Ferrand, weeks ahead of the proposed renewal of sanctions by the European Union.