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Teresa Heinz Treated for Breast Cancer
(AP) Teresa Heinz says she is being treated for breast cancer discovered through mammography and argues that younger women should continue undergoing the tests despite a federal panel's recent recommendation to reduce their frequency.
The 71-year-
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Abel Xavier Quits Football And Converts To Islam
Former Portuguese international Abel Xavier will now go by the name of Faisal Xavier after quitting football at the age of 38.
In converting to Islam the ex-Liverpool and Everton man has stated his regret at leaving the sport behind, but has also
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Coal India, Rio Tinto may hold talks soon on tie-up
State owned Coal India Limited (CIL), which is in the race for acquisition of overseas coal properties to plug the demand supply shortfall of the dry fuel in the domestic market, would negotiate with a few global mining majors including Rio Tinto in
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Malawi: Journey through a secret Africa
My front wheel hits the rut. It jams, and with spectacular inelegance I fly up, forwards and over the handlebars to land with a crump on a patch of Malawi's red earth. It's an experience I'm getting used to. I stagger to my feet, get back on the bike
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Poet, anti-apartheid activist Dennis Brutus dies at 85
NEW YORK (AP) South African poet and former political prisoner Dennis Brutus, who fought apartheid in words and deeds and remained an activist well after the fall of his country's racist system, has died. He was 85.
Born in 1924 in what was then
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Amodu: AFCON is my concern
Nigeria head coach Shaibu Amodu has revealed that he is fully focused on the African Cup of Nations - and not the World Cup.
The Super Eagles face a tough group at the 2010 edition of the continental showpiece, with Egypt, Mozambique and Benin making
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Man recounts Moz shark attack
Peter Fraser, 27, tells how he was attacked by a shark while in Mozambique. (Herman Verwey, Beeld)
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Egypt leave out Mido
Egypt strike pair Mido and Amr Zaki are notable absentees from the final 23-man squad named by the Pharaohs for next month's African Nations Cup, while Mohamed Aboutrika is also missing.
Zamalek forward Zaki and Al-Ahly playmaker Aboutrika, two of the
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Honours List: Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
Professor David Alan Chipperfield, CBE. Architect and CEO, David Chipperfield
Architects. For services to architecture in the UK and Germany.
Dr Fazle Hasan Abed. Founder and chairman, Building Resources Across
Communities (BRAC). For services to
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Nigeria waiting to decide on Martins for Nations Cup
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Nigeria will decide on the fitness of striker Obafemi Martins by the end of Friday before finalising their squad for the African Nations Cup finals, the Nigerian Football Federation said.
Martins was being examined by Nigerian
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'Inexperienced' teen turns down Benin
Grenoble midfielder Jonathan Tinhan has turned down a call-up from Benin to play at the African Nations Cup finals after just one senior game.
The French-born Tinhan’s decision delayed the final selection of the 23-man Benin squad by
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Nigeria's Martins passed fit for Nations Cup
ABUJA: Obafemi Martins has been
declared fit and included in Nigeria's squad for the African Nations Cup finals
in Angola, team officials said on Sunday.
The striker had undergone
fitness tests at the team's training camp in Durban, South Africa over
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African Cup Of Nations Player Profile: Ousemma Darragi - Tunisia
Ousemma
Darragi
Country: Tunisia
Club: Esperance Sportive de Tunis
Position: Attacking Midfielder
Age: 22
Ousemma Darragi is a player who is a rising star in Tunisia and
a source of interest from various European squads but is still not widely
