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/ 24 August 2005

Large part of Chad at risk of famine

Famine is a threat in almost half of Chad because of destructively heavy rains after a long period of drought, a food security official at the health ministry, Tao Bouhouraye, said on Wednesday. ”We can’t speak of famine in Chad, but we can talk of a risk of famine in the Sahel zone and in the centre of the country, as well as … in the west,” he said.

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/ 24 August 2005

A return to the scene of shame

The FNB Stadium might be the last place on the planet Kaizer Chiefs would like to be playing soccer following the uncontrolled vandalism of their supporters on Saturday night during and after the 2-1 SAA Supa8 defeat against Bloemfontein Celtic. But, like it or not, Amakhosi return to the scene of their shame on Thursday night.

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/ 24 August 2005

Fifty-seven survive plane crash in Peru

At least 41 people were killed but 57 survived when a Peruvian jetliner with 100 people on board crashed in a storm just seconds from landing in Peru’s Amazon basin, officials said on Wednesday. A control-tower official said a violent storm with fierce winds had broken out as the plane prepared for landing.

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/ 24 August 2005

Eighty-two injured in Zambian derailment

Zambian government officials on Wednesday confirmed that 82 people were injured in a near-fatal train derailment in the country’s Southern province on Tuesday. Several coaches carrying more than 200 people derailed and overturned in the town of Mazabuka, about 200km south of Lusaka, during peak travelling time.

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/ 24 August 2005

Statue of Di, Dodi and albatross unveiled

A life-size statue of Prince Diana and Dodi Fayed, who died together in a Paris car crash in 1997, will soon be displayed at Harrod’s department store in central London, owner Mohamed al Fayed said on Wednesday. The work shows the couple holding hands and gazing into each other’s eyes beneath a soaring albatross.

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/ 24 August 2005

UK terror: ‘Rules of the game are changing’

Britain finalised a new plan on Wednesday to help deport or bar Islamic radicals who promote terrorism in the wake of last month’s London bombings and said it will be implemented within days. Home Secretary Charles Clarke said the list of so-called ”unacceptable behaviours” will counter the ”real and significant” threat of terrorism.

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/ 24 August 2005

Police investigate arson after Shaik fire

Fraud and corruption convict Schabir Shaik confirmed on Wednesday that police have opened an arson investigation after a fire in his Durban beachfront penthouse in the early hours of Wednesday morning. ”The penthouse has been sealed for a criminal investigation,” said a coughing and spluttering Shaik.