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/ 18 December 2006
Free and open debate has become a rarity in Russia’s media which is mostly controlled by the state or business moguls. In a country where three high-profile journalists have been murdered since 1991, many believe speaking out can cost you your life.
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/ 18 December 2006
North Korea said on Monday it wanted all sanctions lifted before it would discuss implementing a nuclear disarmament deal. North Korea made the demand at the opening day of six-party talks in Beijing aimed at dismantling North Korea’s nuclear weapons, according to a source close to the talks.
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/ 18 December 2006
An animal rights group on Friday accused Macy’s of selling a coat with a real animal fur collar even though it was advertised as fake fur. The Humane Society of the United States said a ,99 Sean John Hooded Snorkel Jacket for sale on Macy’s website was described as having an ”imitation rabbit fur collar”.
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/ 18 December 2006
It says a lot about an organisation that you invite somebody on the occasion of your 21st anniversary to point to your weaknesses and debate whether you are on track for another 21 years. I am confident you will indulge me, for like any opportunistic striker (and I am sure there are many of you in the hall today), I propose to take full advantage.
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/ 18 December 2006
Manchester United’s lead in the Premier League was cut to two points on Sunday after they lost to West Ham 1-0 and Chelsea came back to beat Everton 3-2. Nigel Reo-Coker scored the winning goal in the 75th minute at Upton Park, giving Alan Curbishley a winning start as West Ham manager.
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/ 18 December 2006
Kaizer Chiefs were merciless in hammering Maritzburg United 6-1 in a Premier Soccer League match played at Loftus Stadium on Sunday. Chiefs led 2-1 at half-time. In-form Kaizer Motaung Jnr stole the limelight with a hat-trick, but it was United striker Sandile Ndlovu who hushed the Amakhosi supporters when he opened the scoring.
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/ 18 December 2006
Ernie Els won his fourth South African Airways Open title at Humewood Golf Club on Sunday and described it as the biggest win at this stage of his career. Els overturned a three-shot deficit on Trevor Immelman and closed with a 65 to win on 24 under par, three strokes ahead of Immelman, who signed for a 71.
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/ 18 December 2006
A less than appreciative mood from the crowd at the Mafikeng Stadium regarding their team’s performance did not stop the South African under-20 team, better known as Amajita, from winning the Metropolitan Cosafa Cup with a 2-1 win over Zambia on Sunday.
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/ 18 December 2006
Judith Regan, the enfant terrible of American publishing who caused outrage by touting a quasi-confessional by OJ Simpson entitled If I Did It, has been sacked by her boss, Rupert Murdoch, during his company’s Christmas party. The statement was distributed on Friday evening as 4 000 revellers were descending on the Christmas party of Murdoch’s News Corp.
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/ 18 December 2006
In addition to the dramatic court battles and public controversies that have put the Mail & Guardian in the news this year, a steady stream of smaller issues keeps my inbox full. They range from short notes pointing out simple matters of fact to long, accusatory polemics. Almost all have given me food for thought, writes Franz Krüger, the Mail & Guardian‘s ombudsman.