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/ 3 November 2005
The youthful George Weah and rival presidential candidate and grandmother Ellen Sirleaf-Johnson have made their obvious differences a cornerstone of their campaigns in the race for the November 8 run-offs towards Liberia’s top job. The 39-year-old soccer millionaire Weah is revered by most of Liberia’s youth.
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/ 3 November 2005
At least 27 people were killed on Wednesday as armed police clashed with demonstrators in the Ethiopian capital, prompting calls for restraint from the African Union and the United States. Almost 150 were injured in fighting after the main opposition party called for protests against May elections it insists were rigged.
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/ 3 November 2005
South African house prices increased by 15,8% year-on-year in October 2005, from a 17,6% increase in September, according to South African commercial bank Absa’s monthly house-price index released on Thursday. This was the lowest year-on-year increase since August 2002, when it was 15,9%.
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/ 3 November 2005
The Springbok team to face Argentina on Saturday was announced a press conference on Wednesday morning. Springbok coach Jake White recalled utility back Conrad Jantjes as replacement for Breyton Paulse, who is unavailable due to club commitments in France.
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/ 3 November 2005
Orlando Pirates, the self-proclaimed ”Happy People” of the Premier Soccer League, on Wednesday found themselves looking more like the ”Harassed People” as an assortment of problems descended on the glum Buccaneers camp. The increasingly shaky log leaders’ woes started with a defeat against Lamontville Golden Arrows.
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/ 3 November 2005
If Jomo Cosmos want to stay in top-flight football, they will have to keep their fingers crossed that their Zambian striker Christopher Katongo stays fit. Katongo proved a handful as he guided his visiting Cosmos side to a morale-boosting 3-0 victory over Supersport United in their Castle Premiership encounter on Wednesday evening.
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/ 3 November 2005
Ajax Cape Town advanced to the semifinal of the lucrative Coca-Cola Cup competition when they beat the star-studded Mamelodi Sundowns on a penalty shoot-out 5-4 in a quarterfinal game played at the Athlone Stadium on Wednesday night. Ajax opened the scoring in the third minute.
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/ 3 November 2005
Top-seeded Andy Roddick beat Taylor Dent 6-4, 6-7 (2), 7-5 on Wednesday to reach the third round at the Paris Masters. Meanwhile, ninth-seeded Thomas Johansson of Sweden beat Belgium’s Kristof Vliegen 6-3, 6-2 to move into the third round. He next plays number six Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia.
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/ 3 November 2005
Arsenal advanced to the knockout stage of the Champions League on Wednesday, while Bayern Munich and FC Barcelona will have to wait. Robin van Persie scored twice and Thierry Henry added another to lead Arsenal over visiting Sparta Prague 3-0 for their fourth straight win.
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/ 3 November 2005
Time Warner on Wednesday confirmed that discussions are under way to sell a stake in the internet business America Online to an outside investor. The media conglomerate also announced that it will more than double a planned share buyback to ,5-billion, in an attempt to defuse a shareholder rebellion led by veteran corporate raider Carl Icahn.