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/ 19 October 2004
The beheading of Kenneth Bigley was made public via the internet, as have many of the previous beheadings in Iraq. This story is a summary of the many discussions I have had with online editors, journalists, journalism students and academics on the ethical, political and emotional questions regarding links to such video footage on news websites.
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/ 19 October 2004
Belarus is a fully-fledged dictatorship after a rigged vote allowing an autocratic president to keep power, and is a ”testing ground” for similar plans in Russia, Belarus opposition leaders said in Moscow on Tuesday. ”My friends, what is happening today in Belarus … is your future,” one such leader warned.
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/ 19 October 2004
Telecommunications group Alcatel’s South African operation — in partnership with its empowerment partners, New Seasons — is set to explore information and communications technology (ICT) investment opportunities in South Africa and across the continent, Alcatel South Africa chairperson Peter Vundla said on Tuesday.
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/ 19 October 2004
Former Thomson CSF secretary Susan Delique told the Durban High Court on Tuesday she initially informed the Scorpions she did not want to get involved in their investigation. She said she was concerned over the seriousness of the allegations in the probe.
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/ 19 October 2004
Twenty-three tigers have died and 30 more are sick from bird flu at a private zoo in Thailand after eating the carcasses of infected chickens, but health officials said on Tuesday that there is little threat to humans. Thai veterinarians are checking for the disease at chicken farms where the zoo got the birds that were fed to the tigers.
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/ 19 October 2004
A new science technique inspired by natural processes millions of years old could revolutionise public health care by allowing vaccines to be stored for years without refrigeration, British scientists announced on Tuesday. The technology would spell radical improvements in medical access to children in developing countries.
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/ 19 October 2004
A fisherman found a 2 400-year-old bronze statue in his net near the Aegean Sea island of Kythnos, the Culture Ministry said on Tuesday. The statue — missing a head, arm and leg — measures 1,43m and weighs nearly 70kg. Fisherman Costas Spyrakis handed the statue over to a mainland port authority.
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/ 19 October 2004
An estimated R13-billion will have to spent by the government to complete land restitution in South Africa, Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs Thoko Didiza said on Tuesday. She was speaking to reporters after attending the commercial agriculture working group meeting at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.
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/ 19 October 2004
The fourth state witness in the Boeremag treason trial will not be able to maintain his anonymity after the judge refused an application to keep his identity a secret on Tuesday. Pretoria High Court Judge Eben Jordaan said the witness, Deon Crous, had not proved the existence of exceptional circumstances to warrant such an order, which would limit the freedom of the press.
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/ 19 October 2004
Deputy President Jacob Zuma gently chided the religious on Tuesday for not doing enough to challenge the portrayal of violence and sex in the media. ”There is something wrong in society if religious people are afraid to challenge things,” said Zuma, delivering the inaugural Desmond Tutu Peace Lecture.