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Articles: African outlaws threaten San Francisco

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 07:55 AM

	SAN FRANCISCO - California biologists are alarmed over the latest invasive species to take up residence in this city:African clawed frogs, which eat just about anything and tend to breed like crazy. Read full article: 'African outlaws threaten San Francisco'

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Articles: Half of world's species of wild bamboo threatened: UN

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 07:54 AM

	PARIS - As many as half the world's 1 200 wild species of bamboo may be in danger of extinction through deforestation, an event that would devastate animals like the panda which feed on this plant, according to a UN study released yesterday. Read full article: 'Half of world's species of wild bamboo threatened: UN'

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Articles: Free AIDS drugs in Malawi

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 07:52 AM

	BLANTYRE - Malawi, where AIDS has cut life expectancy to 36, yesterday launched its first programme to provide free anti-retroviral drugs, hoping to reach tens of thousands of HIV sufferers in the next five years. Read full article: 'Free AIDS drugs in Malawi'

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Articles: Zimbabwe expects 'bumper harvest'

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 07:51 AM

	HARARE - The Zimbabwe government has told international donors it will not need emergency food aid this year because it expects a bumper harvest, state media reported yesterday. Read full article: 'Zimbabwe expects 'bumper harvest''

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Articles: British soldiers accused of shooting without provocation

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 07:50 AM

	LONDON - British soldiers have shot and killed Iraqi civilians, including an 8-year-old girl, in situations where the troops were under no apparent threat, Amnesty International alleged yesterday. Read full article: 'British soldiers accused of shooting without provocation'

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Articles: English hooligan film stirs controversy pre-Euro 2004

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 07:48 AM

	LONDON - A hard-hitting new film about English soccer hooligans is due out this week amid accusations it glorifies violence at the worst possible time ahead of next month's European championship in Portugal. Read full article: 'English hooligan film stirs controversy pre-Euro 2004'

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Articles: Venus in rare show

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 07:46 AM

	LONDON - Europe, the Middle East and much of Asia and Africa will offer prime viewing next month for an astronomical event that has not occurred for 122 years - the transit of the planet Venus across the Sun. Read full article: 'Venus in rare show'

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Articles: Angolan opposition leaves election commission

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 07:45 AM

	LUANDA - Angolan opposition parties said yesterday they would no longer take part in a commission tasked with preparing elections to protest President Jose Eduardo dos Santos' refusal to set a date for the polls. Read full article: 'Angolan opposition leaves election commission'

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Articles: Zim awards 300% pay hikes

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 07:43 AM

	HARARE - Zimbabwe's government has increased the salaries of its 140 000 workers by 300 per cent, half of the workers' original demands, a cabinet minister and union officials announced yesterday. Read full article: 'Zim awards 300% pay hikes'

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Articles: Blair sees no 'systematic abuse' of prisoners

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 07:41 AM

	LONDON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair insisted yesterday there is no evidence of "systematic abuse" of Iraqi prisoners by British troops in Iraq, as the furore over photographs depicting the abuse refused to die down. Read full article: 'Blair sees no 'systematic abuse' of prisoners'

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