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/ 30 November 2006
United States President George Bush praised Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki as a ”strong leader” on Thursday and said he agreed with him that any partition of Iraq would only increase violence. Bush’s show of support for Maliki came after US officials insisted the Iraqi leader had not snubbed Bush on Wednesday when the two had been expected to meet.
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/ 30 November 2006
The JSE remained in positive territory in noon trade on Thursday, having benefited from stronger world markets overnight. The market was fairly quiet with value traded failing to top the R2-billion mark. By 12.03pm, the all-share index added 0,6%. Resources rose 3,25%, the platinum-mining index jumped 3,25% and the gold-mining index gained 0,63%.
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/ 30 November 2006
South Africa’s producer-price index (PPI) rose by 10% year-on-year (y/y) in October from a 9% y/y increase in September, Statistics South Africa said on Thursday. The PPI increased 1% on a monthly basis after September’s monthly decline of -0,7%.
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/ 30 November 2006
Ethiopia’s Parliament on Thursday authorised "any legal action" against "the clear and present danger" posed by powerful Islamists in neighbouring Somalia, ratcheting up fears for war. Lawmakers voted in favour of a resolution that called the Islamists, now on the brink of war with the weak Ethiopian-backed Somali government, a "clear and present danger".
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/ 30 November 2006
The average South African is failing to grasp the opportunity to save money created by the government’s reduction of taxes, according to Finance Minister Trevor Manuel. Speaking at a Dell Computers directors’ dinner in Sandton on Wednesday, Manuel said South Africa’s saving rate is low by international standards.
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/ 30 November 2006
Pope Benedict XVI met with the head of the Greek Orthodox Church on Wednesday to pursue a key goal of his papacy: healing a rift between the two feuding branches of Christianity that dates back nearly a millennium. Benedict XVI and Bartholomew I prayed together at the patriarchal church of St George before holding private talks.
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/ 30 November 2006
At least 20 people have died in northern Somalia after an outbreak of diarrhoea, sparked by heavy flooding, bringing the death toll to 116, the United Nations said on Wednesday. About one million Somalis are estimated to be affected by the flooding, according to the UN.
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/ 30 November 2006
Chad urged the United Nations on Wednesday to remove tens of thousands of refugees from its volatile eastern border with Sudan, saying that would help improve security in the region. Unrest in Sudan’s troubled Darfur region is blamed for increased instability across a large area.
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/ 30 November 2006
A powerful typhoon battered the eastern Philippines on Thursday with winds of up to 190kph, cutting off power to thousands of homes. The ”super typhoon” — the fourth to hit the Philippines in as many months — was packing gusts of up to 225kph, the Philippine weather bureau said.
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/ 30 November 2006
A Missouri millionaire and one-time secret Santa has spread holiday cheer and crisp bills to residents of Chicago’s south-west side. The businessman made headlines earlier this month when he revealed he is the man who has been anonymously handing out cash to strangers during the holidays for nearly 26 years.