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/ 25 October 2005
About 10 000 African women are to take part in a major British study into a gel that could help prevent the spread of HIV, scientists said on Tuesday. The women are to participate in the three- to four-year trial of the microbicide to find out its effectiveness at protecting against HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.
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/ 25 October 2005
A luxury Hong Kong hotel is offering a new twist on the traditional Christmas food hamper for its well-heeled guests — a basket of festive goodies worth a cool HK-million (about R852 500). ”It does indeed all come packed in a hamper, so you can hand over a million-dollar gift at Christmas,” a Ritz-Carlton spokesperson said.
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/ 25 October 2005
China was struck by another outbreak of bird flu and a fourth person died from the virus in Indonesia on Tuesday amid warnings that the lethal disease could cost the Asia region up to -billion. Health ministers and experts from 30 countries are meeting in Canada to forge a coordinated international effort against the virus.
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/ 25 October 2005
Alpha, the Atlantic season’s record-breaking 22nd named storm, left at least 10 people dead in Haiti and the Dominican Republic before moving north into the Atlantic Ocean and weakening into a tropical depression, authorities said. The storm also left two dozen people missing in the two countries.
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/ 25 October 2005
A disgruntled buyer of Apple’s hit miniature music player the iPod Nano is suing the company for knowingly selling a defective product and is hoping to turn his case into a class-action lawsuit, according to reports on Monday. The suit was filed last week by Jason Tomczak, who bought an iPod Nano in September.
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/ 25 October 2005
A quiet revolution is transforming life on the internet: new, agile software now lets people quickly check flight options, see stock prices fluctuate and better manage their online photos and e-mail. Such tools make computing less of a chore because they sit on distant web servers and run over standard browsers.
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/ 25 October 2005
A quiet revolution is transforming life on the internet: new, agile software now lets people quickly check flight options, see stock prices fluctuate and better manage their online photos and e-mail. Such tools make computing less of a chore because they sit on distant web servers and run over standard browsers.
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/ 25 October 2005
In a week of Premier Soccer League fixtures that is due to end in a crescendo with the pinnacle South African soccer derby between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates on Saturday, Mamelodi Sundowns are intent on stealing much of the thunder. Sundowns are currently placed seven points behind log leaders Pirates.
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/ 25 October 2005
Formula one will introduce a new qualifying format and revert to tyre changes for the start of next season after a positive meeting of the Formula One Commission in London on Monday. A spokesperson for the sport’s governing body, the FIA, confirmed that a knockout proposal is set to be introduced for qualifying.
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/ 25 October 2005
Three-time major champion Nick Price of Zimbabwe has criticised International captain Gary Player of South Africa for a last-minute offer of an assistant captaincy at last month’s Presidents Cup. Price was upset at an 11th-hour move that ended up with Australian Ian Baker-Finch repeating as Player’s assistant for the global squad.