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/ 24 September 2003
Polio is speading across West Africa from Nigeria, the United Nations World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned. A WHO officer said new cases of the virus imported from Nigeria had been identified in Ghana and Niger, adding that the situation was made worse by another outbreak of a new virus in Togo.
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/ 24 September 2003
The inquiry into the suicide of British government weapons expert David Kelly is wrapping up 22 days of oral evidence before the senior jurist who is heading it sits down to write up his findings. Kelly’s death plunged Prime Minister Tony Blair into the worst crisis of his six years in office.
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/ 24 September 2003
Four leading United States newspapers were divided on the results of US President George Bush’s speech before the United Nations General Assembly requesting help in rebuilding Iraq. The <i>Washington Post</i> and <i>New York Times</i> said Bush did not inspire UN members with his unwillingness to relinquish control in Iraq.
<li><a class=’standardtextsmall’ href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?ao=20944">Bush’s speech falls flat</a>
<li><a class=’standardtextsmall’ href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?ao=20930">Mbeki: UN has to protect weaker nations</a>
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/ 24 September 2003
A heated battle has erupted in the Vatican between moderates and conservatives over a directive, called for by the pope, that would bar altar girls and stop millions of Roman Catholics around the world dancing, or even clapping, in their churches.
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/ 24 September 2003
United States President George Bush has been increasingly isolated on the global stage after he defied intense criticism from a litany of world leaders at the United Nations over the war on Iraq. The US president called for the world to set aside past differences and help rebuild the country.
Mbeki: UN has to protect weaker nations
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/ 24 September 2003
Hurricane Marty, which battered the Baja California peninsula and sideswiped Mexico’s western mainland coast, has been downgraded to a tropical depression. Marty’s 160kph hurricane-force winds slammed into the Los Cabos tourist region on the Baja California peninsula on Monday, causing at least five deaths.
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/ 24 September 2003
New Zealand’s leading current affairs broadcaster, Paul Holmes, has apologised for calling United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan a ”cheeky darkie” on his morning radio show. Holmes said he ”surrendered to baseness” when he said that the world was not going to be told how to live by a Ghanaian.
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/ 24 September 2003
The United States East Coast’s recovery from Hurricane Isabel has been dealt a setback by another round of storms that caused renewed flooding, flattened trees that had withstood the hurricane and knocked out power to thousands of customers, some for the second time.
Hurricane Marty loses steam
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/ 24 September 2003
North West province is one of the most diverse tourism destinations in Africa, with some of the finest wildlife reserves, cultural sites, archeological treasures and entertainment resorts calling it home.
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/ 24 September 2003
Sharon van Wyk visited Emerald Casino Resort and found an uncut gem on the banks of the Vaal river. An hour south of Johannesburg, the luxurious resort caters to a variety of needs and whims including an indoor water-world, a tourist-friendly zoo, a range of adventure sports and up-market conference facilities.