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/ 27 February 2007
Britain has launched a "reconciliation" drive to undermine support for the Taliban after Whitehall strategists concluded that a decisive military victory in Afghanistan cannot be won. Senior British officials have stopped talking about winning a war. "We do not use the word ‘win’," one said. "We can’t kill our way out of this problem."
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/ 27 February 2007
Malaysia’s three main hill resorts, popular draws for tourists escaping the tropical heat, are warming up, mainly due to deforestation, environmentalists said this week. Faizal Parish, director of the Malaysia-based Global Environment Centre, said some bird and plant species are disappearing as the mountainous areas became hotter, and called on the government to stop forest clearing.
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/ 27 February 2007
Batsman Mike Hussey believes four teams will be the main threats to Australia at the World Cup. ”I think the South Africans are obviously a very, very well drilled unit, Sri Lanka I think are going to be very dangerous, Pakistan on their day are dangerous and the Kiwis have shown that they’ve been playing some pretty consistent one-day cricket as well,” Hussey said.
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/ 27 February 2007
A police officer who raped his teenage daughters has been sentenced to life in prison by the Johannesburg High Court, the Sowetan reported on Tuesday. The officer was on Monday sentenced to three life terms and got a further two years for assaulting one of his daughters with a stick.
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/ 27 February 2007
South African insurer Sanlam said on Tuesday its subsidiary Santam will buy back 10% of its own shares at R102 per share, and will sell 10% to black investors. Sanlam also said it would make an offer to buy any excess Santam shares tendered at the same offer price.
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/ 27 February 2007
Computer viruses spreading by email still ruled the roost last year, security solutions provider BitDefender said on Tuesday. The top 10 viruses propagated via email messages accounted for 55% of the total number of infections by BitDefender in 2006, with the infamous Netsky virus causing 13% of last year’s infections.
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/ 27 February 2007
The axing of Kaizer Chiefs coach Ernst Middendorp this week came as no surprise. In fact, what was most surprising of all is that he held on to his job for so long at a club that expects instant success. The German was unpopular with the fans almost from day one after employing what was perceived as negative tactics.
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/ 27 February 2007
Wouter Basson — apartheid South Africa’s alleged germ-warfare expert — faces losing his private medical practice as a panel of peers prepares to judge a complaint of unethical conduct arising from events in his past. The process had been delayed by a 31-month criminal trial and subsequent appeals.
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/ 27 February 2007
Gauteng provincial minister of community safety Firoz Cachalia and his wife, Nazira, were mugged while walking at Emmarentia Dam, media reports said on Monday. The two were enjoying an evening stroll when they were attacked by two knife-wielding men on Friday at about 6.45pm.
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/ 27 February 2007
If it really were the most important archaeological discovery in history, the point of truth came with very little song or dance. There was no drum roll or fanfare, just the sweeping aside of black felt drapes to reveal a pair of simple stone boxes sitting side by side.