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/ 31 October 2005
The last time Don Glossop saw his customers, they were ritually burning green candles, hoping voodoo would pierce the federal bureaucracy and hasten the arrival of desperately needed relief cheques. Glossop’s shop, New Orleans Mistic, has been closed since Hurricane Katrina swamped New Orleans two months ago, and most of his clients have scattered across the country.
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/ 30 October 2005
South Africa’s divorced fathers may need to start ironing their favourite superhero costumes and prepare for a headline-grabbing stunt. The South African chapter of Fathers 4 Justice, an international civil rights movement fighting for children to have equal access to both parents after a divorce, is planning to execute high-profile stunts at least once a month.
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/ 30 October 2005
Wal-Mart, which has cultivated an image for brutal cost-cutting at the expense of employees and suppliers, is trying to reshape itself as a kinder, gentler company, but its legion of critics is not buying it. Views are mixed on whether there is a change at Wal-Mart, which is the world’s largest private employer.
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/ 30 October 2005
Voters in Tanzania’s offshore state of Zanzibar go to the polls on Sunday for hotly contested elections amid fears of violence on the politically volatile islands. The polls are taking place despite the postponement of elections in mainland Tanzania after the death of an opposition candidate.
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/ 30 October 2005
Godfrey Khotso Mokoena, 20-year-old holder of all South African records in the long and triple jump, set a new national long-jump mark of 8,27m at the fourth annual Prisma Comms Ericsson Athletics Championships at Pilditch Stadium in Pretoria on Saturday.
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/ 30 October 2005
Chelsea beat Blackburn 4-2 in the Premier League on Saturday to extend their unbeaten streak to 40 matches, while Arsenal rallied to draw 1-1 with north London rival Tottenham. Manchester United fell further off the pace when they crashed to a 4-1 defeat to Middlesbrough.
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/ 30 October 2005
New Zealand clinched their second Tri-Nations win in three matches when they beat Great Britain 42-26 at Loftus Road in London on Saturday. The Kiwis stormed into a 24-8 lead at the interval before the home side launched a thrilling second-half fightback — but it was too little, too late.
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/ 30 October 2005
AC Milan ended Juventus’ 100% league record in style with a 3-1 victory over the Serie A leaders on Saturday. Carlo Ancelotti’s side blew away the reigning champions with three first-half goals as Milan recorded their seventh straight win and cut Juve’s lead to just two points.
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/ 30 October 2005
Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong poked fun at French critics and their accusations of doping in New York on Saturday, playing the controversy for laughs while hosting Saturday Night Live. The French newspaper L’Equipe reported 1999 urine samples from Armstrong tested positive for a banned substance.
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/ 30 October 2005
Sweden’s Carl Pettersson, seeking his first United States PGA Tour triumph, fired a four-under-par 67 on Saturday to match American Steve Lowery for the lead after three rounds at the Chrysler Championship. Pettersson, with one career European Tour victory, fired the second-best round of the day.