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/ 25 October 2005
A Spanish judge on Monday ordered forensic scientists to determine whether Stella Obasanjo, wife of the Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, died because a cosmetic surgery operation went wrong. Obasanjo (59) was rushed to a hospital emergency room in Marbella early on Sunday after an operation, reportedly to reduce weight, at the town’s Molding Clinic.
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/ 25 October 2005
Nigeria is to review the safety of the ageing fleet of passenger jets operated by its small private airlines following a crash which killed 117 people, President Olusegun Obasanjo said on Tuesday. An investigation has been launched to find out why a Bellview Airlines Boeing 737 plunged to the ground and disintegrated shortly after taking off from Lagos on Saturday.
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/ 25 October 2005
Malawi has temporarily suspended its Parliament after a violent protest by supporters of embattled President Bingu wa Mutharika, who faces the threat of impeachment. Speaker Louis Chimango suspended Parliament late on Monday after demonstrators smashed at least five cars belonging to opposition lawmakers.
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/ 25 October 2005
A R1,1-billion investment in the Coega industrial development zone — in the form of a chlorine refinery project and desalination plant — was announced on Tuesday. Straits Chemicals, a joint South-East Asian and South African company, will run the project in the zone in the Port Elizabeth area.
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/ 25 October 2005
Four thousand nine hundred and sixty kilometres from Moscow, the rough stone track crests a rise and all is revealed. Hunched on the open steppe stands a group of tatty grey buildings, swept by plumes of dust. Welcome to Krasnokamensk, a town at the edge of civilisation.
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/ 25 October 2005
Pakistan’s army was flying geologists to an isolated north-western valley on Tuesday to investigate reports of possible volcanic activity after the massive October 8 earthquake, an official said, adding that aftershocks and landslides could be confusing terrified villagers.
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/ 25 October 2005
Gauteng roads are not public-transport friendly, Gauteng public transport, roads and works minister Ignatius Jacobs said on Tuesday. ”We need to make roads more friendly by creating dedicated public-transport lanes for buses and taxis,” he told a commuter indaba in Johannesburg.
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/ 25 October 2005
Tinsel, toys, mince pies and marzipan — Christmas has truly invaded Britain and it is only October. But retailers insist the demand is out there, with some selling festive gear from as early as August. Many customers, however, moan that it is far too soon and that Santa Claus in a shop window in September spoils the magic of Christmas for the children.
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/ 25 October 2005
Kenya could lose millions of euros in European Union budgetary support unless President Mwai Kibaki approves tough anti-corruption measures by the end of the year, a senior EU official said on Tuesday. Earlier this year, the bloc, Kenya’s largest collective donor, warned Kibaki’s government about endemic corruption.
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/ 25 October 2005
Real Madrid appealed on Tuesday against the red card issued to David Beckham for applauding after he had been booked. Referee Arturo Dauden Ibanez wrote in his report after Madrid lost 2-1 against Valencia that ”Beckham was behaving in a mocking way after being reprimanded”.