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/ 20 January 2004
Museums aren’t the frightening places you might think they are. Thanks to the Net, you can go browsing and get a taste of what culture and history really look like. Try the International Gallery of Stewardess Uniforms. Or perhaps Amish buggy plates or Belly Dancing LP Covers. Ian Fraser brings the worldwide weird to you.
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/ 20 January 2004
South Africa’s agricultural policy has undergone major changes over the past 10 years — but drought relief has received little attention. With drought again an issue, the Department of Agriculture and Land Affairs and the Treasury will come under increasing pressure to bail out farmers and protect the Land Bank from exposure.
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/ 20 January 2004
South Africa is not yet facing critical water shortages — but will be "in trouble" if inadequate rain falls over the next three months. The country was hit by severe dry spells in 1992/93 and 1983/84. The Weather Bureau has already declared this season’s drought the worst in 88 years.
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/ 20 January 2004
He could well be a lawyer, what with his reputation for having more to do with legal affairs than most people in that profession. In fact, many people in town think he is — a label that no doubt enhances his business profile. But Khoza is a debt collector, with clients that include a hospital, a bank, a high school and a major pharmacy.
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/ 20 January 2004
Tyquan Haskins stands before Judge Alvin Yearwood, and a tough choice, in trial court two in Brooklyn’s criminal courts with his hands cuffed behind his back.
The young black man has been arrested on a drugs charge. The older, black judge is explaining Haskins’s options.
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/ 20 January 2004
For the second Test in a row, the West Indies stood firm against overwhelming odds and the South African attack on Monday to ensure the fourth and final Test at Centurion would enter a fifth day. At stumps on a rain shortened fourth day, the Windies had moved to 263 for three and slashed the deficit to just 40 runs.
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/ 20 January 2004
Greg Rusedski blamed a mystery stomach ailment for his first-round loss in the Australian Open on Tuesday and said the bug had hit a handful of other players and even a tournament doctor. Spaniard Albert Costa clobbered Rusedski in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4.
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/ 20 January 2004
Venus Williams believes the secret of her success can be summed up in three words: accessorise, accessorise, accessorise. The 23-year-old dedicated follower of fashion was happy to talk about one of her passions after sweeping into the second round of the Australian Open with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Ashley Harkleroad.
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/ 20 January 2004
Manchester United can still retain the title despite their shock defeat to Premiership strugglers Wolves last weekend, Sir Alex Ferguson claimed in Dubai on Monday. The Scot was speaking at a training camp to where they flew after the 1-0 defeat before returning for this weekend’s FA Cup fourth-round clash with Northampton Town.
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/ 20 January 2004
Formula one team bosses are considering boycotting Grand Prix races in Europe over new European Union rules relating to deaths on the track. Team chiefs fear the warrants could be used against them if a driver is killed. Eight EU member states, including Britain, Belgium and Spain, have already implemented the warrants.