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Exclusive – South Africa’s NUM seeks 15-60 percent wage rises from gold, coal producers

By admin on Sunday, May 19th, 2013 | Comments Off

By Ed Stoddard JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s National Union of Mineworkers said it would seek pay rises of up to 60 percent from gold and coal producers, raising the prospect of fresh strikes as firms battle higher costs and falling prices in an already heated labour climate. Africa’s biggest economy is hoping to avoid [...]

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South African Police Accused Of Using Torture

By admin on Friday, May 17th, 2013 | Comments Off

One of South Africa's leading anti-apartheid stalwarts has lambasted his country's police force after a string of accusations about their brutal methods – including torture. Yahoo! News UK & Ireland – Latest World News & UK News Headlines

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South Dakota Officials Miss Historic Meeting With Tribes

By admin on Thursday, May 16th, 2013 | Comments Off

Federal officials met with South Dakota’s nine Sioux tribes on Wednesday for a historic summit in Rapid City. A year in the making, it was an effort to address long standing concerns over the high number of Native American children the state places in white foster homes. State officials, however, didn’t show up for the [...]

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Hospitals, South Carolina sued over child’s sex surgery

By admin on Wednesday, May 15th, 2013 | Comments Off

Child, born as a hermaphrodite, was given surgery to become female as a toddler. USATODAY.com Feed

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South Korea central bank cuts rates

By admin on Friday, May 10th, 2013 | Comments Off

South Korea’s central bank cuts its key interest rate in a surprise move aimed at boosting growth and countering the weak Japanese yen. BBC News – Economy

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In ‘Sightseers,’ A Killing Spree Gone South

By admin on Thursday, May 9th, 2013 | Comments Off

Its tone is ultimately sour, but at its brittle, nasty core, Ben Wheatley’s slasher-tourism comedy fits squarely in the tradition of British class-resentment pictures like Kind Hearts and Coronets and The Ruling Class. Movies

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Elizabeth Colbert Busch Represents South Carolina’s Diversity and Independent Spirit

By admin on Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 | Comments Off

Yahoo News asked South Carolina voters to share whom they’re backing in Tuesday’s U.S. House election — Mark Sanford or Elizabeth Colbert Busch, or if they’re abstaining. Here’s one voter’s perspective.FIRST PERSON | I have been an independent all of my adult life. At age 18, when I first exercised my right to vote in [...]

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Mark Sanford wins election for South Carolina House seat

By admin on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 | Comments Off

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford defeated Democratic businesswoman Elizabeth Colbert Busch in a special House election for South Carolina’s first congressional district, despite an expansive effort among Democrats to turn the district blue for the first time in more than 30 years. The seat, which was left open when Gov. [...]

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Former Gov. Mark Sanford Wins South Carolina House Seat

By admin on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 | Comments Off

Republican Sanford, who as governor was dogged by scandal, defeated Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch, sister of satirist Stephen Colbert. Politics

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South Korea’s ‘Iron Lady’ comes to Washington

By admin on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 | Comments Off

South Korea’s first female president – known for her tough talk on North Korea and penchant for large brooches on power suits – will meet President Barack Obama in Washington, Tuesday. NBCNews.com: World news

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