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DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT FOR AFRICA |
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South Africa prepares to swear in Jacob Zuma as fourth democratic president
Crowds of more than 30,000 are expected to gather at the Union Buildings in the country's capital Pretoria for the ceremony.
They will join 29 heads of state and government who are also due to attend, including Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
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Santa Barbara fires resemble war zone |
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Written by Mariner
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Saturday, 09 May 2009 |
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A combination of 60mph wind gusts and tinder dry brush sent flames roaring towards the centre of the city overnight, leaving another 23,000 people facing possible evacuation on Saturday.
"I never thought I'd use these cliche type words, but last night all hell broke loose," Santa Barbara City Fire Chief Andy Dimizio said.
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Israel demands Pope Benedict XVI condemns Holocaust deniers |
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Saturday, 09 May 2009 |
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The intervention came despite repeated concessions in the lead-up to the tour by the Vatican, which is desperate to smooth difficult relations with both the Jewish and Muslim worlds.
The Pope insists his eight-day trip is a "pilgrimage" to Holy Land sites but it has become embroiled in disputes over controversial comments he has made affecting relations with both religions.
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Paralyzed Mexico City |
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Written by Mariner
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Saturday, 09 May 2009 |
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No one here would believe that 22 million people live. Mexico City looks like a ghost town. Few moving cars. The buses are empty, without the cathedral church, closed cinemas, football matches without public prisons without visits, restaurants deserts.
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Chelsy Davy's father receives major Dubai investment in Zimbabwe game reserve stake |
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Written by Mariner
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Saturday, 09 May 2009 |
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Charles Davy, along with the other owners of the Bubye Conservancy in Matabeleland South province, has accepted an investment in the 720,000-acre property by a consortium led by Dubai World, the sovereign investment company of the Arab emirate.
No other white landowner in Zimbabwe is known to have managed to raise such investment for years.
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