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/ 22 November 2005
A man accused of a shooting spree at a crowded Washington state shopping mall told authorities to ”just follow the screams” when he called them shortly before opening fire with a pair of assault rifles, according to court documents. Plans for making bombs and poison gas were later found after a search of the man’s car and bedroom, prosecutors said.
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/ 22 November 2005
Increasing levels of ocean noise generated by military sonar, shipping, and oil and gas exploration is threatening dolphins and whales that rely on sound for mating, finding food and avoiding predators, according to a new report. The report found that the affects of ocean noise on marine life range from long-term behavioral change to hearing loss to death.
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/ 22 November 2005
Tiger Woods had a stomach virus and withdrew from the pro-am on Monday at the PGA Grand Slam of Golf. PGA of America spokesperson Julius Mason said tournament officials still expect Woods to play in the 36-hole event for winners of this year’s majors.
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/ 22 November 2005
Crusty, ring-wise Romanian-born former Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates coach Ted Dumitru was on Monday unanimously proclaimed by the local soccer media as the hottest favourite to take over from Stuart Baxter as a caretaker Bafana Bafana coach for the African Nations Cup in Egypt early next year.
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/ 22 November 2005
While the Muhammad Ali Centre that opened in Louisville, Kentucky, on Monday pays tribute to the legendary boxer’s life, it is people such as Mexican physician Scott Shelton it seeks to inspire as a living legacy. An education and outreach portion of the centre is aimed at sparking people to achieve their dreams and reach their potential.
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/ 22 November 2005
South Africa have announced that winger Breyton Paulse has been recalled for Saturday’s Test against France having been absent from their past two matches because of club commitments. Meanwhile, France coach Bernard Laporte made nine changes to his side from the team who won 43-8 against Tonga at the weekend.
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/ 22 November 2005
Middle East-based news channel al-Jazeera International has opened offices in Johannesburg and has hired former South African Broadcasting Corporation senior reporter Kalay Maistry as its Southern Africa correspondent. Maistry, who has extensive broadcast journalism experience, described joining the channel as a ”fresh challenge”.
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/ 22 November 2005
Government inaction before 1994 is the main reason why HIV infection has not been curbed, the Department of Health said on Tuesday. A new report on HIV/Aids by the United Nations and the World Health Organisation noted this week that at least 85% of South Africans needing anti-retroviral drugs had not received them by mid-2005.
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/ 22 November 2005
Zimbabwe’s plans to process its uranium deposits into energy will slash the huge amounts the power-starved country pays to import electricity, Energy Minister Mike Nyambuya said on Monday. ”When we exploit it, we would like to use it for peaceful purposes and reduce our electricity importation bill,” the minister said.
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/ 22 November 2005
Rather than worry about how to get growth going, people should be worrying how to make the most of a South African economy that is "pumping", South African Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni said on Monday. He was speaking at a media conference following a business round table with the government.