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/ 28 January 2004
Liberia’s two rebel movements have jolted the country’s fragile peace process by demanding the resignation of the head of the transitional government, Gyude Bryant. A statement signed by the rebel leaders said their fighters would not disarm until Bryant quit.
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/ 28 January 2004
The <i>Daily News</i>, Zimbabwe’s lone independent daily newspaper, on Tuesday won a stay of execution in its battle to continue publishing. The country’s most senior judge postponed a bid by state lawyers to have the newspaper closed until the Supreme Court had decided on an array of law suits involving the paper.
<li><a class=’standardtextsmall’ href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/pd.asp?ao=30277&t=1">Consultant called for Mugabe’s ‘removal'</a>
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/ 28 January 2004
As the clock ticks closer to a sell-off of ivory stocks in Southern Africa, questions are being asked about why Malawi’s legislation has not yet been strengthened to meet the dangers posed by elephant poaching. Although Malawi will not partake in the 2004 sell-off, there are fears that poachers will try to cash in on the sale.
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/ 28 January 2004
The chairperson of cricket’s world governing body has said he expects England to call off their tour of Zimbabwe. The British government has strongly advised the England and Wales Cricket Board to call off the tour in protest at the policies of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.
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/ 28 January 2004
A South African has reportedly been killed in a suicide car bombing at a Baghdad hotel in Iraq early on Wednesday. At least three other people also died in the blast. The bomb exploded in front of the Shaheen hotel, which is frequented by Westerners, and destroyed the front of the hotel building.
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/ 28 January 2004
A judicial inquiry into the suicide of weapons expert David Kelly has cleared British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his government of ”dishonourable conduct” or embellishing its September 2002 dossier on Iraq and weapons of mass destruction, The Sun newspaper reported on Wednesday.
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/ 28 January 2004
South Africa, whose build-up to the African Nations Cup was dogged by player-power disputes and cash rows, buried their troubles with a 2-0 victory over newcomers Benin here on Tuesday.
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/ 28 January 2004
Banyana Banyana assembled in Johannesburg on Tuesday to start preparing for Sunday’s Athens Olympic Games qualifier against Angola in Soweto. ”Our plan is to score as many goals as possible on Sunday in order to ease the pressure for the return match,” said Banyana Banyana coach Gregory Mashilo.
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/ 28 January 2004
Spain’s world number three Juan Carlos Ferrero emerged from a three-set dogfight with Moroccan Hicham Arazi to reach the semifinals of the Australian Open on Wednesday. The French Open champion needed two tie-break sets to put away the 51-ranked Arazi.
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/ 28 January 2004
Patty Schnyder’s hard road back from career-threatening personal troubles swept her into the semifinals of a Grand Slam event for the first time at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Wednesday. The 22nd seed from Switzerland displayed greater composure to out-fox giant-killing Lisa Raymond.