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Survivors plucked from Italian shipwreck |
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Monday, 16 January 2012 00:00 |
GIGLIO - A South Korean honeymoon couple were plucked from a capsized Italian liner yesterday, more than 24 hours after it was wrecked, and rescue workers were struggling to save another person trapped on board.
Teams were painstakingly checking thousands of rooms on the Costa Concordia for nearly 40 people still missing after the
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Nigerian unions vow to resume strike |
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Monday, 16 January 2012 00:00 |
 ABUJA - Nigeria's unions vowed to press ahead with a week-old nationwide strike today if a deal over fuel prices is not reached before then, but a threat to halt crude production has been put on hold.
Meanwhile, queues at petrol stations stretching for several blocks in some areas formed yesterday, causing a nearly four-hour
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Israel, Palestinians to hold further talks |
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Saturday, 14 January 2012 00:00 |
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JERUSALEM - Israelis and Palestinians will hold their third round of face-to-face meetings this year on Saturday in what
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Nigerian unions suspend strike for two days |
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Saturday, 14 January 2012 00:00 |
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ABUJA - Nigerian unions announced yesterday that a national strike over fuel prices that has paralysed the country for five days
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Ban Ki-moon marks year of the dragon |
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Saturday, 14 January 2012 00:00 |
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UNITED NATIONS. - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon displayed one of his Chinese calligraphy work last week at an
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Malema calls for leadership change |
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Saturday, 14 January 2012 00:00 |
JOHANNESBURG - Embattled ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema has called for leadership change in the ruling party, newspapers reported yesterday.
He urged African National Congress members to "reclaim" the party during its elective conference in Mangaung in December,
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Listen to AU, Zuma tells UN |
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Saturday, 14 January 2012 00:00 |
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UNITED NATIONS - South Africa has wasted no time in its first weeks as president of the United Nations Security Council, with President Jacob Zuma taking the UN to task for ignoring the African Union and moving ahead with military intervention in Libya last year.
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JSE starts the day directionless |
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Friday, 13 January 2012 00:00 |
Johannesburg. - The JSE began the day directionless yesterday, as investors awaited data in overseas markets.
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Greek union calls for strike |
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Friday, 13 January 2012 00:00 |
ATHENS. - Greece's main union yesterday called for a strike in Athens next week as the government upped pressure on labour unions to accept wage cuts to avert bankruptcy.
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Spurs have scent of title charge |
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Friday, 13 January 2012 00:00 |
LONDON - Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp admits his players are starting to believe they can win the English Premier League soccer title after they moved within three points of leaders Manchester City with a 2-0 win over Everton.
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Robert Mancini, Gerrard clash |
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Friday, 13 January 2012 00:00 |
MANCHESTER - Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini and Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard were embroiled in a war of words following the clubs' League Cup soccer semi-final clash here at Eastlands.
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Ali's legend endures as icon turns 70 |
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Friday, 13 January 2012 00:00 |
WASHINGTON - Muhammad Ali, the iconic boxer who was jailed for refusing to serve as a soldier, turns 70 next Tuesday and will return home to Louisville, Kentucky, to celebrate his birthday at a gala dinner tomorrow.
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