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The European Union must substantially increase financial resources for research on a vaccine against HIV, which causes Aids, leading non-governmental activists say. Ann Katrin…
Germans get on their unicycles
Parks and pavements in Germany are full of cyclists this summer, but not bicyclists. Almost everywhere, children, teenagers and adults are riding about on unicycles as if it were…
Stuart Baxter: ‘I have passed my expiry date’
South Africa coach Stuart Baxter admits he is on borrowed time following Wednesday’s 4-2 friendly defeat by Germany. The visitors conceded three goals in the first five minutes…
Baxter waits to be axed
Bafana Bafana coach Stuart Baxter knows it’s just a matter of time before he is sacked. ”After one-and-a-half years, I’ve passed the sell-by date of most coaches — they’ve had 12…
Police officers mistaken for male strippers
German police, called to a house early on Sunday because of complaints about noise, were taken aback to be welcomed as eagerly expected male strippers. Two officers were greeted…