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The Aspen Times - Tue Nov 10, 6:23 am ET
Turkey Bingo in Basalt benefits children of South Africa Aspen Times staff report Aspen, CO Colorado BASALT - The Kids to Kids International Club at Basalt High School will host its annual Turkey Bingo night from 6 to 9 Friday at Basalt High School. Adult tickets are $12, kids are $8, families of four are $30, and a family of five is $35. Dinner and dessert are included. All profits will go ...
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International Herald Tribune - Sun Nov 8, 7:18 pm ET
Even as Nelson Mandela fades from view, he retains a vital place in South Africa’s public consciousness.
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Bloomberg - Tue Nov 10, 4:33 am ET
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Eskom Holdings Ltd.’s board members haven’t stepped down and have been told they have the support of the South African government, said Daniel Dube , a director at the company, a day after the utility’s chairman resigned citing a lack of state support.
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Bloomberg - 1 hour 20 minutes ago
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- DRDGold Ltd. , owner of one of South Africa’s oldest active gold mines, fell the most in more than a year after it began liquidation proceedings and the rand’s rally erodes profit from record gold prices.
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CNN - 1 hour 44 minutes ago
We have called on the world to sign up to a Charter for Compassion.
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OfficialWire - 2 hours 11 minutes ago
Labeling & Product Decoration Markets - South African Market Review 2009 is an assessment of the current status of one of the world’s most innovative and influential regional label markets.
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EARTHtimes.org - Mon Nov 9, 4:34 am ET
Johannesburg - South Africa's first female central bank governor, Gill Marcus, began work Monday. Marcus, 60, is a former deputy governor of the bank and former deputy finance minister as well as ex-chairwoman of Absa, South Africa's biggest retail b...
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Bloomberg - Mon Nov 9, 7:33 am ET
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Eskom Holdings Ltd.’s Chairman Bobby Godsell has resigned, the South African government’s Department of Public Enterprises said.
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Bloomberg - Tue Nov 10, 5:24 am ET
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The rand snapped a five-day rally against the dollar as the price of gold retreated from yesterday’s all-time high and platinum prices fell, dimming the earnings outlook for South Africa’s biggest exports.
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USA Today - 21 minutes ago
Wearing an old-style swimsuit, Michael Phelps missed out on two finals and barely qualified for a third Tuesday at a World Cup short-course meet.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - 26 minutes ago
For women in Tanzania's humid Dar es Salaam port city, the "kanga" is must-have material, functioning as an everyday wraparound dress, bath towel, shawl and, when ragged, dish cloth and mop too.
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Sports Illustrated - 34 minutes ago
Quite some time remains until the Mexican national team figures out what players will represent the country in the 2010 World Cup.
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Reuters via Yahoo! Sports - Mon Nov 9, 12:11 pm ET
Imanol Harinordoquy is relishing the chance to test his strength against a South African side he regards as having the "nastiest" players in the world when France face the Springboks on Friday.
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CNN - 1 hour 3 minutes ago
Real Madrid have let injured star forward Cristiano Ronaldo travel to Portugal so that he can be assessed by his national team's doctors.
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USA Today - 1 hour 15 minutes ago
It's the day before Halloween, and on the set of Sesame Street, the usual trickery is underway.
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New York Times - 1 hour 32 minutes ago
Emerging economies are beginning to say what developed countries have said for years: The yuan-dollar exchange rate is too weak and the yuan should be allowed to float more freely.
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Goal.com via Yahoo! Sports - 1 hour 57 minutes ago
The Tottenham Hotspur forward is no longer a certainty to feature for the Russian national side following his lack of regular first team action...
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Bloomberg - Tue Nov 10, 3:33 am ET
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Absa Group Ltd., the South African bank controlled by Barclays Plc , was raised to “hold” from “sell” at Deutsche Bank AG, which increased its price estimates for all of the nation’s largest lenders.
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The Christian Science Monitor - Mon Nov 9, 10:51 am ET
José Bright’s “Saturday school” helps poor-but-promising schoolkids – and their parents – to succeed.
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AP via Yahoo! Sports - 2 hours 57 minutes ago
Wearing an old-style swimsuit, Michael Phelps missed out on two finals and barely qualified for a third Tuesday at a World Cup short-course meet. Phelps, who won a record eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, failed to qualify for the finals of the 100-meter freestyle and 100 backstroke. He qualified in the 100 medley, finishing seventh in 53.13 seconds -- more than half a second ...