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God did not create the Universe - Professor Stephen Hawking

LONDON - The Big Bang was the result of the inevitable laws of physics and did not need God to spark the creation of the Universe, Stephen Hawking has concluded.
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ANC training militia for farm invasions?

THE South African civil rights initiative AfriForum has given the Minister of Defence, Minister Lindiwe Sisulu till 17:00 today (1 September 2010) to answer certain questions about military training for ANCYL and YCL members, due to start soon at the naval training base in Saldanha, Western Cape.
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ICC reports Kenya to UN council over Bashir visit

THE HAGUE - The International Criminal Court said Friday that it was reporting indicted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's visit to Kenya to the UN Security Council, so that appropriate steps might be taken.
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US: Burglar found on rooftop with tools and Zimbabwean bank cheque

Beverly, Massachusets, US. — A Beverly man was arrested near the Family Dollar on Cabot Street in Beverly early Wednesday morning after police found him standing on the roof of the store with burglary tools.
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When Fame Mingles With Atrocity

LONDON — In the last few weeks, an unlikely image from the archives has created a commotion, raising questions about celebrity and justice, and where they could possibly intersect.
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Obama outlines his engagement with Africa, as Zanu PF attacks him

WASHINGTON, D.C., — "I see Africa as a fundamental part of our interconnected world, as partners with America on behalf of the future we want for all of our children. That partnership must be grounded in mutual responsibility and mutual respect."
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South Africa plans new nukes

Unconfirmed sources say that the Republic of South Africa is to construct new state-of-the-art nuclear power stations, based on, and involving, Russian and Chinese expertise and technologies.
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Campbell tells war crimes court was given diamonds

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - British supermodel Naomi Campbell, testifying at the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, said on Thursday she had been given a pouch containing diamonds while in South Africa in 1997.
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Kenya votes "Yes" to new constitution: partial results

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyans voted in favour of a new constitution in a peaceful referendum that could reshape the political landscape of east Africa's largest economy, according to partial results published on Thursday.
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Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad survives 'assassination attempt'

TEHERAN, IRAN - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, has survived a bomb attack on his convoy, according to reports.
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High turnout for Kenyan constitution referendum

NAKURU Kenya (Reuters) - Kenyans voted in droves in a referendum on a new constitution on Wednesday, a poll seen as a test of democracy after disputed 2007 elections and one that could reshape the politics of east Africa's largest economy.
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The earth could be hit by a wave of violent space weather on Tuesday.

The earth could be hit by a wave of violent space weather as early as Tuesday after a massive explosion of the sun, scientists have warned.
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Museveni and Muammar Gaddafi almost exchanged blows at AU Summit

KAMPALA - There was drama again in Kampala when Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi almost exchanged blows during a heated argument on the last day of the 15th African Union Summit in Uganda.
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Drama at AU Summit: Gaddafi's body guards in extraordinary brawl with Meseveni's

KAMPALA, UGANDA - There was drama in Kampala, as Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's Presidential guards were involved in fist-fight with Ugandan Presidential guards in a huge argument at the opening of the African Union summit Sunday, July 25, 2010.
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Anarchy as mobs take over SA townships

JOHANNESBURG - Police and army battalions with helicopter gunships and combat armed vehicles were called in to deal with an unruly, stone-throwing mob of about 4000 who attacked a Somali-owned shop in Port Elizabeth last night.
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Xenophobia: Foreigners attacked in Johannesburg

JOHANNESBURG - Gauteng police could not confirm reports on Tuesday morning that foreigners had been attacked at Kya Sands, north of Johannesburg, saying only there were "tensions" in the township.
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Xenophobic violence errupts 3 Somalis gunned down, scores take refuge in police stations

JOHANNSBURG - South African Police are trying to track down three gunmen who hijacked and killed a Somali shopkeeper from Khayelitsha and wounded two of his compatriots as post World Cup violence errupts.
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Illegal workers hunted in US raids

Undocumented workers in the US have been the subject of raids by federal agents, who have been sent to check company records for illegal immigrant workers.
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Clinton sees "steel vice" squeezing civil liberties

Poland - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Saturday a "steel vice" is crushing groups that promote democracy and civil liberties around the world, and defended U.S. government funding for them.
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The blood diamond is making a comeback

JOHANNESBURG, - Reform of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) is becoming more urgent as controversy over Zimbabwe's diamond sales pushes the international initiative designed to stem the flow of conflict diamonds towards paralysis.
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