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/ 18 November 2010
Officials from oil and construction firms gathered at an air force base in Port Harcourt on Thursday for the handover of 19 hostages.
A sneaky 85th-minute goal earned the US a 1-0 win over Bafana in the annual Nelson Mandela Challenge at the Cape Town Stadium on Wednesday night.
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/ 18 November 2010
Twitter co-founder Evan Williams said the company was not running low on capital, amid media reports that it was considering raising funds.
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/ 17 November 2010
US’ investigators interviewed French anti-doping officials as part of a probe into allegations of drug use by cyclists, including Lance Armstrong.
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/ 16 November 2010
New body scanners and intensified pat-downs at US airports leaves a sour taste in pilots’ and travellers’ mouths.
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/ 16 November 2010
A US drone strike on an insurgent training centre in militant-riddled North Waziristan killed 15 militants amid a recent surge in the covert attacks.
The US football team, in Cape Town preparing for Wednesday night’s Nelson Mandela Challenge clash, seem to know very little about their opponents.
Hundreds of people, sporting broomsticks and capes, invaded New York this weekend to reenact Harry Potter’s magical game of quidditch.
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/ 13 November 2010
Facebook is set to launch its latest Google-taunting product on Monday: the long-anticipated Facebook email system.
<i>Sarah Palin’s Alaska</i> couldn’t be further from the pampered pooches and designer divas seen in much of the popular reality TV fare.
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/ 12 November 2010
SA has transformed nuclear weapons into a tool for detecting cancer and heart disease, with a new technology that could ease nuclear arms trafficking
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/ 12 November 2010
The US meet Bafana Bafana in Wednesday’s Nelson Mandela Inauguration Challenge game in Cape Town.
The Karoo has a potential natural gas deposit that could contribute to the country’s future energy security and create thousands of jobs.
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/ 11 November 2010
Dino De Laurentiis, producer of some of Italy’s best-known films has died in Los Angeles, aged 91, Italian media reported on Thursday.
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/ 10 November 2010
The future of Afghanistan is placed in the hands of police officers and their superiors. Focus is placed on skills development and education.
Although it comes as no surprise, George Bush’s admission that he personally authorised waterboarding marks a dismal moment for Western democracies.
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/ 10 November 2010
One of the first space walking astronauts to repair the Hubble State Telescope described his experience in space as "always kind of fun".
After two years of waiting, Indonesians are finally getting the chance to welcome back their adopted son.
Governator Schwarzenegger says no one cares if you smoke a joint.
US President Barack Obama on Monday backed India’s quest for a permanent United Nations Security Council seat.
Flexing their political muscle, US Republicans have promised a string of investigations into Barack Obama’s administration.
This incoherent group has no leaders, no policies, no headquarters. It is held together by Fox TV and big money.
In his battle against Barack Obama, the incoming speaker faces Democratic attacks over his closeness to Washington’s power brokers.
US President Barack Obama admitted in an interview aired on Friday that he focused on policies but failed to rally people behind those initiatives.
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/ 5 November 2010
The United States created 151 000 jobs in October, much better than expected amid a weak recovery.
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/ 5 November 2010
President Barack Obama is scheduled to fly out of Washington on Friday for a 10-day trip to Asia, leaving behind a Democratic party in turmoil.
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/ 4 November 2010
US border police have found a sophisticated drug smugglers’ tunnel the length of six football fields linking Southern California with Mexico.
US President Barack Obama has conceded the Republicans gave the Democrats a "shellacking" in mid-terms and says he remains willing to compromise.
American’s awoke on Wednesday to a vastly different political landscape.
Barack Obama faced a bleak political landscape on Wednesday after voters punished Democrats over high unemployment and a sluggish economic recovery.
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/ 3 November 2010
The US Congress was headed for gridlock after Tuesday’s elections, posing a challenge as the country struggles to get out of the economic doldrums.
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/ 3 November 2010
President Barack Obama suffered a significant symbolic defeat on Tuesday when Republican Mark Kirk of Illinois won the US Senate seat he vacated.