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/ 26 January 2004
Indonesia on Sunday admitted that millions of birds in dozens of districts across the sprawling archipelago have been dying of the avian flu virus and other illnesses for the past five months. Officials in the world’s fourth most populous nation insisted that no human cases of bird flu had been reported.
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/ 26 January 2004
With the words ”United States Navy” emblazoned on its side, a plane touched down in Tripoli on Sunday carrying six US congressmen on a goodwill mission: the first such visit since Colonel Moammar Gadaffi came to power in 1969. ”We are extremely excited about the direction your leader has taken in recent months,” said on the visitors.
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/ 26 January 2004
The Algerian authorities have erased the first evidence to appear of the graves of the hundreds, if not thousands, of people believed to have been kidnapped and killed by army-backed anti-Islamist militias in the 1990s, according to human rights campaigners.
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/ 26 January 2004
It sounds like the recipe for another product from <i>that</i> German manufacturer. Compact, sexy body, powerful six cylinder in-line 24 valve engine, lots of electronic wizardry to keep the whole damned shenanigan glued to the road. But the car I spent half a day thrashing around the Knysna area emanated from Japan, not Europe.
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/ 26 January 2004
Peugeot has long been involved with sports events around the world, with the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros being the most famous example. The company’s now raising awareness of its involvement with the French Open and the international Rencontres Peugeot Roland Garros tournament for amateurs.
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/ 26 January 2004
Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its new SLK-Class two seaters. More attractive, more powerful and with more of a sports car feel than its predecessor, the new SLK offers a choice of three new engines with output extending from 120 kW to 265 kW.
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/ 26 January 2004
A question put to me by a radio talk-show host last week suggested that the government’s publication of regulations to keep down medicine prices was an election ploy intended to win over voters. It would be rather stupid of the government not to do this before the election. But the truth is it’s been a long time coming.
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/ 26 January 2004
The gloves have come off in the African bid to host the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
Earlier this month Egypt tried to have the South African bid red-carded by fabricating a slanderous statement by Speaker Frene Ginwala. The Egyptian minister responsible for this furiously rowed back from his allegations, but the damage has been done.
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/ 26 January 2004
In 1982, when Mugabe’s government bought Zimbabwe’s private newspapers with money from the Nigerian military regime, the world missed what would follow. Geoff Hill, author and foreign correspondent, sees a message for South Africa.
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/ 26 January 2004
The Dutch wrapped up their tour of South Africa with a hard-fought 1-0 win in the second men’s hockey Test at Hartleyvale in Cape Town on Monday. Both teams took a step down from the intensity of Sunday’s game. South Africa started positively, but the visitors seized the initiative.