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South Africa on Monday denied that it proposed taking part in any uranium-enrichment activities in Iran, saying it had been ”actively involved in seeking a diplomatic solution regarding the peaceful uses of nuclear energy by Iran”. ”The report … is erroneous and without any foundation,” the Department of Foreign Affairs said.
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/ 8 November 2005
Under-fire Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand said the 1-0 weekend win over Premiership leaders Chelsea has put a stop to the criticism that has bedevilled the club in recent weeks. With a vicious slating from skipper Roy Keane thrown in, the Red Devils could hardly have gone into Sunday’s encounter in a worse frame on mind.
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/ 8 November 2005
Four Norwegians entered a movie theatre early on Friday and emerged on Monday, 38 movies, 70 hours and 33 minutes later, with a new world record in "movie-guzzling", Norwegian public radio NRK reported. The four pale and exhausted movie enthusiasts beat the previous known film-watching record of 70 hours and nine minutes.
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/ 8 November 2005
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho insisted on Monday that the Blues will not suffer the same fate as London rivals Arsenal did last season following their Old Trafford defeat. Chelsea’s 40-game unbeaten Premiership run came to a dramatic end with a 1-0 defeat at Manchester United on Sunday.
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/ 8 November 2005
South African Paralympic star Ernst van Dyk continues to enjoy one of his most successful years to date, having just won the New York Marathon and Oita Marathon in Japan in the space of two weeks. Van Dyk’s win in New York came in a course record time of 1:31,11.
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/ 8 November 2005
Sometimes his presence has the soothing effect of a silver lining, but more often than not these days Benni McCarthy’s presence in the Bafana Bafana squad is shrouded by a dark cloud of uncertainty. McCarthy is ”under observation” for a lingering ankle injury and a doubtful starter for the Nelson Mandela Cup game on Saturday.
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/ 8 November 2005
England’s Justin Rose, South African Tim Clark, Australia’s Geoff Ogilvy and South Korean-born Kevin Na will face a United States foursome of ”young guns” in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Tuesday in the second Tommy Bahama Challenge. Zach Johnson returns from last year’s triumphant US squad.
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/ 8 November 2005
The Bombela Consortium is under no legal obligation to complete the Gautrain before the 2010 Soccer World Cup starts, Business Day reported on Tuesday. It quoted local construction partner Murray and Roberts as saying there is no agreement with the government stipulating the train be ready in time for the World Cup.
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/ 8 November 2005
Zimbabwe’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai was chased away by party youths at a rally in Lupane on Monday, that country’s Herald Online reports. ”Tsvangirai was sent scurrying when a group of youths came rushing to his car, threatening to beat him up,” said an MDC member.
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A Durban man says he was lucky to be able to tell the tale of a weekend pirate attack on his cruise ship off Somalia’s coast, the Mercury website reported on Tuesday. Charles Forsdick described how some passengers had to throw themselves to the floor to escape bullets.