Topic: PostNuke

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: EU Investigator Says US Exported Torture Via Europe

Posted by admin on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 09:00 PM

	A European investigator has said there's convincing evidence that Washington sent detainees to third countries to be tortured but there was no "irrefutable evidence" of the existence of secret CIA prisons in Europe. Read full article: 'EU Investigator Says US Exported Torture Via Europe'

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Articles: London's whale: Conservation aid?

Posted by admin on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 08:57 PM

	It was not the first whale to lose its way and its life in an unfamiliar watery byway, and it will not be the last. Read full article: 'London's whale: Conservation aid?'

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Articles: Sudan ready to drop AU chair bid

Posted by admin on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 08:55 PM

	Sudan is prepared to drop its bid to chair the African Union (AU) to avoid splits within the organisation, Sudan's presidential adviser has said. Read full article: 'Sudan ready to drop AU chair bid'

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Articles: Ford to slash up to 30,000 jobs

Posted by admin on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 08:54 PM

	Carmaker Ford is closing 14 North American plants with the loss of 25,000 to 30,000 jobs as it attempts to revive its business there. Read full article: 'Ford to slash up to 30,000 jobs'

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Articles: Iraqi Security Sources: Two German Engineers Kidnapped

Posted by admin on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 12:42 PM

	Reports from Iraq claim that two German engineers have been kidnapped by gunmen in the Iraqi industrial town of Baiji on Tuesday. Read full article: 'Iraqi Security Sources: Two German Engineers Kidnapped'

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Articles: Merkel Dismisses French Threat in Cordial Meeting With Chirac

Posted by admin on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 12:23 PM

	French and German leaders Jacques Chirac and Angela Merkel met Monday in the historic town of Versailles outside Paris, where discussions focused on the future of the EU and efforts to rein in Iran's nuclear program. Read full article: 'Merkel Dismisses French Threat in Cordial Meeting With Chirac'

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Articles: Canada Conservatives win election

Posted by admin on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 12:21 PM

	Canada's Conservative opposition has won the country's general election, ending 12 years of Liberal government. Read full article: 'Canada Conservatives win election'

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Articles: Warning of oil at $100 spooks global economy

Posted by admin on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 12:19 PM

	WORLD oil prices rocketed to a four-month high above $69 a barrel yesterday amid jitters over Iran’s nuclear programme, with an analyst predicting it would not be long before the price soared past $100 a barrel. Read full article: 'Warning of oil at $100 spooks global economy'

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Articles: Telkom considers expansion into Botswana

Posted by admin on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 12:17 PM

	FACED with tough competition from cellphone operators at home, fixed-line operator Telkom has added Botswana to a list of five African countries it considers ripe for investment — in its bid to seek new sources of revenue. Read full article: 'Telkom considers expansion into Botswana'

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Articles: Household spending at R873bn in 2005, survey shows

Posted by admin on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 09:08 PM

	CASH expenditure by South African households totalled an estimated R873bn in 2005, with just over a fifth of the amount spent on food, an independent survey showed today. Read full article: 'Household spending at R873bn in 2005, survey shows'

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