Topic: Namibia in the News

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

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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Articles: Germany says Rumsfeld must go

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 07:40 AM

	BERLIN - Leaders of Germany's ruling coalition called for the resignation of US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld yesterday, warning the West would be held collectively accountable for the abuse of Iraqi prisoners. Read full article: 'Germany says Rumsfeld must go'

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Articles: Team Namibia seeks financial backers

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 07:39 AM

	TEAM Namibia on Tuesday kicked off the race for companies to be founder sponsors of the section 21 company aiming to brand Namibian products, goods and services as high quality. Read full article: 'Team Namibia seeks financial backers'

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Articles: Gacy's brain and beyond: A doctor explores the world of serial killers

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 07:37 AM

	CHICAGO - The television cast an eerie glow in the dingy motel room but the doctor wasn't watching. Read full article: 'Gacy's brain and beyond: A doctor explores the world of serial killers'

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Articles: Floods in Kenya kill at least 50 people

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 07:34 AM

	NAIROBI - At least 50 people have drowned and up to 38 000 others affected by flooding, including 10 000 forced to flee their homes, since heavy rains started pounding Kenya early in April, police and aid officials said here yesterday. Read full article: 'Floods in Kenya kill at least 50 people'

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Articles: Police arrested after jailbreak

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 07:30 AM

	MAPUTO - Three Mozambican police officers have been arrested in connection with the escape on Sunday of the convicted murderer of investigative journalist Carlos Cardoso from a maximum security jail, the interior ministry said. Read full article: 'Police arrested after jailbreak'

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Articles: Stricken ship off SA coast

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 07:28 AM

	CAPE TOWN - Salvage experts began pumping fuel from the tanks of a stricken bulk carrier off South Africa's west coast yesterday, to avert an environmental disaster should the ship sink. Read full article: 'Stricken ship off SA coast'

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Articles: Policeman arrested driving in fishnet tights

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 07:25 AM

	PARIS - A French policeman faces trial in a police court for driving under the influence after he was stopped at the wheel of his car drunk and wearing only a pair of fishnet tights, a prosecutor said. Read full article: 'Policeman arrested driving in fishnet tights'

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Articles: Women are the 'better' drivers

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 07:24 AM

	LONDON - Women, much-maligned by the opposite sex for their supposed lack of ability behind the wheel, make far safer and more law-abiding drivers than their male counterparts, British officials said yesterday. Read full article: 'Women are the 'better' drivers'

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