Nation cautioned against Mandela panic

SOUTH Africa's former President Nelson Mandela is "doing very, very well" while undergoing unspecified medical tests at a military hospital, the nation's defense minister said Monday. The office of the presidency said the anti-apartheid icon was...

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Springsteen, Lady Gaga join Stones concert

BRUCE Springsteen, Lady Gaga and The Black Keys will join the Rolling Stones for the final concert marking the band's 50th anniversary. The Stones have played in London and New York on their 50 and Counting tour.The band will perform on Wednesday...

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Egypt braces for rival protests in Cairo

EGYPT was bracing for rival protests to take place in Cairo on Tuesday over a bitterly divisive referendum on a new constitution, prompting President Mohammed Morsi to order the army to help "preserve security". The duelling demonstrations, organised...

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Putin slams US 're-Sovietisation' claims

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has denied that he is trying to reinvent the Soviet Union, dismissing as "rubbish" accusations by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Clinton last week called Putin's initiative to unite former Soviet countries...

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Life-sized replica of Noah's Ark unveiled

A FULL-SCALE replica of Noah's Ark has opened its doors to the public in The Netherlands. Stormy weather on Monday could do nothing to dampen the good mood of its creator, Dutchman Johan Huibers. In fact, the rain was appropriate. In the Biblical...

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McDonald's sales rise in November

MCDONALD'S says that a key sales figure rose in November. The increase follows a decline in October, the first drop in McDonald's key monthly sales gauge in nearly a decade. The US-based company said global sales at restaurants open at least...

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At least 13 dead after floods in Congo

AT least 13 people have died in the Republic of Congo and two dozen others were injured after torrential rains caused homes to collapse in southern Brazzaville. A Red Cross official said 13 bodies had been recovered over the weekend, while Laurel...

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