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/ 12 November 2003
From the Indian bride to the Italian wife with an expensive designer necklace, through to the British teenager who buys her first nine-carat hoops from H Samuel, women are the main buyers of gold jewellery. And as 80% of gold produced each year is turned into jewellery, it quickly becomes clear why the World Gold Council and its members are so keenly targeting women.
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/ 12 November 2003
A scheme that pays unemployed people to abseil down cliffs and hack plants with chainsaws is claimed to be a model for how the world should tackle invasive alien species. South Africa has been chosen to spearhead an international initiative against destructive plants and wild-life, after mobilising its township poor to save indigenous habitats.
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/ 12 November 2003
The French launched the 2007 World Cup and named their side for Sunday’s 2003 World Cup semifinal in Sydney on Tuesday. They believe the next World Cup, played at 13 stadiums including Dublin, Cardiff and Edingburgh, will be even better than this one. But they know England are still the favourites to win the 2003 World Cup.
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/ 12 November 2003
England skipper Martin Johnson said on Wednesday nothing less than the best would be good enough to beat France in their World Cup semifinal showdown. The tournament favourites’ superb form of earlier this year has so far proved elusive, with patchy performances prompting soul-searching in the England camp.
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/ 12 November 2003
Justin Leonard is a major champion. But mention his name, and the first thing that comes to mind — maybe the only thing — is the Ryder Cup. The twisted part of Leonard’s fame is that he’s never even won a Ryder Cup match. Throw in the Presidents Cup, and Leonard’s record in team matches is bordering on pathetic.
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/ 12 November 2003
World number one Andy Roddick struggled after an emotional tirade over an overruled line call but recovered to defeat Spain’s Carlos Moya 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in Houston on Tuesday at the ATP Masters Cup. The 21-year-old American launched into a heated exchange with chair umpire Mike Morrissey over a second-set ruling.
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/ 12 November 2003
England defender Rio Ferdinand’s future hung in the balance on Wednesday as the deadline neared for him to respond to charges of missing a doping test that could result in a two-year ban. Ferdinand claims that he simply forgot about the test, partly because he was preoccupied with moving house.
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/ 12 November 2003
Michael Owen hinted for the first time on Wednesday that he may move to a club abroad if Liverpool fail to qualify for the Champions League. The England striker has 18 months left on his current contract at Anfield and has given no indication that he intends to extend his stay.
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/ 12 November 2003
Olympic boss Sam Ramsamy does not want to predict how many medals South Africa will bring back from Athens next year. He said Australia spent R3,2-billion in preparing its team for the Sydney Olympics, more than 100 times the amount South Africa did. ”We need to think about it: do we have the [training] experts?” he asked.
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