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Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s current account deficit probably stayed close to a five-year low in the third quarter as the recession curbed imports, underpinning the rand’s 27 percent rally against the dollar this year.
The former president of Ireland. Mary Robinson, has an Irish phrase to describe how she feels about the world – “ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine,” or in her English translation, “it’s in each other’s shadow that we survive.”
Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- James Purdey & Sons , the gunsmith owned by Cie. Financiere Richemont SA , will expand production of its entry-level, 31,625-pound ($52,000) shotguns this fiscal year, broadening the company’s market as the wealthiest luxury- goods shoppers retrench.
Australia's Robert Allenby kept his cool to win the Sun City Challenge on the third hole of a playoff at Gary Player Country Club on Sunday, pipping defending champion Henrik Stenson of Sweden.
CAPE TOWN (JTA) -- The South Africa Human Rights Commission upheld a hate speech complaint lodged by a Jewish group.
Here's a look at Thursday's sports in brief around the world.
Here's a look at weekend sports in brief around the world.
SHANGHAI (AP) — Thousands of fans caused a bottleneck at the entrance to the HSBC Champions, all of them eager to see the Sunday showdown at Sheshan International between Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods.
NEW HAVEN — Playwright Athol Fugard has no intention of ever giving up his South African passport or his home there, but for much of the past decade, he’s lived in Southern California — long enough it appears, to examine the American psyche for fodder in his latest work “Have You Seen Us?” It has its world premiere Tuesday at Long Wharf Theatre with Sam Waterston starring through Dec. 20.
NEW YORK â” U.S. soccer players were almost giddy Friday after a favorable World Cup draw gave them hope theyâll reach the second round in South Africa next June.
You've got to love actors who show up, give their all and try to make something out of whatever Z-grade horror comedy they've been lucky enough to get cast in. I like to think their best acting job is pretending they don't know how bad the script is, that "Z-grade" stands for "zero" ambition on the part of the writers, if not the directors.
India became the number one Test team on Sunday after routing Sri Lanka by an innings and 24 runs in the third and final cricket Test in Mumbai to clinch the series 2-0.
Up a dirt road inside the thick forest here, many fear the seeds of Africa's next civil war are being sown.
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. soccer players were almost giddy Friday after a favorable World Cup draw gave them hope they'll reach the second round in South Africa next June.
One English tabloid dubbed Group C of the 2010 World Cup ``The Best English group since the Beatles.'' Hard to argue, really. You could just as easily say it is the best American group since . . . well, since the Beach Boys.
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA — The head of U.S. soccer believes a World Cup match rich in history between the United States and England can capture the imagination of new fans.
A look at the three first-round opponents for the United States at next year's World Cup in South Africa:
NEW YORK — U.S. soccer players were almost giddy Friday after a favorable World Cup draw gave them hope they'll reach the second round in South Africa next June.
Guests looking for a religious experience in their hotel stay can now reserve a room at the General Theological Seminary, as the city recently approved the spiritual center’s controversial bid to operate a commercial inn on the Chelsea property.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The head of U.S. soccer believes a World Cup match rich in history between the United States and England can capture the imagination of new fans.
NEW YORK â” U.S. soccer players were almost giddy Friday after a favorable World Cup draw gave them hope theyâll reach the second round in South Africa next June.
