Archive for November 13th, 2009
Record rogue trader complaints
Friday, November 13th, 2009
The Office of Fair Trading receives a record number of complaints about rogue traders.
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Philippine president signs anti-torture law (AP)
Friday, November 13th, 2009
AP – The Philippine president signed a bill criminalizing all forms of torture and prohibiting state authorities from using secret detention centers, her spokesman announced Friday.
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Cricket: England edge South Africa in rain-hit T20 (AFP)
Friday, November 13th, 2009
AFP – Eoin Morgan played a stunning innings of 85 not out off 45 balls as England won a rain-affected first Twenty20 international against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium on Friday.
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France outmuscle Springboks to stretch home hoodoo (AFP)
Friday, November 13th, 2009
AFP – France comprehensively outmuscled world champions South Africa 20-13 to continue their 12-year home run of victories over the recently crowned Tri-Nations winners.
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Polisario militant arrested in Morocco (AFP)
Friday, November 13th, 2009
AFP – Moroccan authorities on Friday detained a Western Sahara activist close to the Polisario Front rebels, Aminatou Haidar, in the disputed territory’s main city, a Moroccan security source said.
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No ‘licence to kill’ for S.African police: Zuma (AFP)
Friday, November 13th, 2009
AFP – South Africa police do not have a “licence to kill”, President Jacob Zuma said on Friday, a day after his deputy police minister urged officers to “shoot the bastards” in fighting criminals.
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Rwandan plane crashes at airport, kills 1 person (AP)
Friday, November 13th, 2009
AP – A passenger plane with a recent history of technical problems crashed into an airport VIP lounge in Rwanda’s capital, killing one passenger, airline officials said Friday.
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Activist: Rights, liberties waning in Ethiopia (AP)
Friday, November 13th, 2009
AP – An Ethiopian human rights activist who was jailed for 2 1/2 years said Friday that his country is less free today than it was during its disputed 2005 election.
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S.Africa send England in to bat in T20 (AFP)
Friday, November 13th, 2009
AFP – South Africa won the toss and sent England in to bat in the first Twenty20 international at the Wanderers Stadium on Friday.
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Nigeria complains about trade ties with S.Africa (AFP)
Friday, November 13th, 2009
AFP – Nigeria’s Vice President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday said trade with South Africa was unfairly tilted in favour of the latter.
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