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McGrath, MacGill strike vs. S. Africa
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Australia cleansweeps over S. Africa Australia wins by 10 wickets in the 3rd and final test
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South Africa beat New Zealand
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Mandela urges 'war' on HIV
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Gunman kills 10
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Province defies national AIDS drug policy
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African leaders set for Harare talks
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'Dr Death' acquitted
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Space tourist lifts off
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Cronje killed in plane crash Former South Africa cricket captain has been killed in a plane crash in the Western Cape province
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Mandela urges new Lockerbie appeal
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Rescue ship returns from Antarctica
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Court orders end to HIV drug block
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Winnie fraud case
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Leaders launch African Union| African leaders gathered to eulogize the Organization of African Unity as a crucial instrument in fight against colonialism | | |
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End senseless wars, urges Mbeki
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Antarctic rescuers return as heroes
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'Sesame St.' to add HIV-pos Muppet
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Man jailed for child rape
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Rwanda, Congo signed treaty to end war| Congo has pledged to disarm and arrest Rwandan Hutu militia in return for Rwandan troops withdrawing | |
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Greenpeace N-plant protest Police have detained up to a dozen environmental protesters who tried to scale a nuclear power plant
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Police shield Earth Summit Beggars cleared from the streets as officials from world governments got down to talks in Johannesburg
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| Aug.25 |
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Pessimism hangs over Earth Summit Major divisions have emerged in discussions between rich and poor nations ahead of the Summit on Sustainable Development
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Earth Summit protesters warned
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Health focus of World Summit talks President Mbeki, speaking at the opening, followed up an plea to end 'global apartheid' between a rich and a poor
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| Aug.27 |
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U.N. summit head pledges action Action against poverty has been pledged by the head of the World Summit
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Summit confronts water crisis| The problem of providing safe water and sanitation for the world's poor has occupied delegates | |
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Summit: Hope rests on rich-poor alliance
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EU challenges U.S. at Earth Summit European Union delegates have challenged the U.S. to speed up its current action to tackle world poverty
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Russia balks at Kyoto pact
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10,000 march against wealth divide Banners covered a broad range such as anti-globalisation, pro-environment and pro-Palestinian issues
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Fear of failure haunts summit
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Earth Summit finale but no deal Negotiators failed to complete a sweeping plan to tackle global poverty and protect the world environment
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Zimbabwe tensions hit Earth Summit Mugabe lashed out at his critics, especially Tony Blair. President said Zimbabwe had fought hard for sovereignty
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Aziz: Iraq 'ready to work with U.N.' After 30-minute meeting with Annan, Deputy Prime says Baghdad is ready to resolve the crisis between Iraq and the U.S.
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Greens condemn Earth Summit deal
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China ratifies global warming treaty
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Powell heckled at Earth Summit U.S. Secretary of State has faced a stormy reception as he sought to defend America's record on the environment
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Oil spill threatens wildlife park| An oil spill from a stricken Italian freighter beached in an environmentally sensitive area off the eastern coast | |
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Struggle to stop freighter breaking up
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Oil leak ship abandoned Workers have abandoned efforts to refloat a grounded blazing ship after discovering the vessel's cracks were worsening
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Mourners stone to death killer driver A reckless driver killed 6 people when he hit a group of mourners
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Ten blasts rip through Soweto Bombs have exploded at a series of different targets killing one woman and critically injuring her husband
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Man charged with overthrow plot A white man suspected of leading a right-wing extremist group allegedly plot to overthrow the black-run government
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Goosen retains Order of Merit crown
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DR Congo peace deal signed| Congolese government, rebels, opposition parties and civil groups signed the deal | | |
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Oprah responds to a 'higher calling' American television host cuddled children whose parents died from AIDS