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• US says Mozambique human rights violated by security forces

  - 2008-03-12

  MAPUTO AFP — Violence at the hands of security forces, lynchings and vigilantism against criminals, are tarnishing Mozambique's human rights record, according to a new report by the United States on Wednesday. The US State Department's annual country report on human rights, launched in Maputo, said there had been...

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• A pilgrimage to Graceland for devotees of the King

  - 2007-08-14

  MEMPHIS, United States AFP — In the echoing chamber of Elvis Presley's racquetball court, Richard Chapman lifts his chin to gaze at dozens of gold and platinum records as the 1973 Aloha from Hawaii concert plays on a nearby screen. Born three years after Elvis died, the 27-year-old British...

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• Arctic sea ice 'lowest in recorded history': scientists

  - 2007-08-10

  WASHINGTON AFP — Sea ice in the northern hemisphere has plunged to the lowest levels ever measured, US polar specialists said, adding they expect the record low to be "annihilated" by summer's end. In data posted on the Internet Thursday, William Chapman and colleagues at the University of Illinois...

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• Is lost tape Hendrix version of Welsh national anthem?

  - 2007-01-05

  LONDON AFP — Jimi Hendrix fans were arguing over whether he followed his famous rendition of the "The Star-Spangled Banner" with a stab at the Welsh national anthem after a mysterious old demo tape emerged. Producer Dave Chapman stumbled across a squalling electric guitar version of "Land Of My Fathers"...

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• Wrestling with John Lennon's legacy

  - 2005-12-04

  NEW YORK AFP — A quarter century after John Lennon was gunned down outside his New York apartment building, a struggle remains among his family, friends and fans for control of the former Beatle's legacy. Defining Lennon has, since his murder on December 8, 1980, become a cottage industry...

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• Aussie surfer escapes shark attack then gets back in the water

  - 2005-04-15

  SYDNEY AFP — An Australian surfer used his board to fight off a shark at a popular Sydney beach, then shortly after headed back out to catch another wave, lifesavers said. Bronte beach lifeguard Chris Chapman said the man was having an early morning surf when the two-to-three metre...

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• Bowe makes plans to continue boxing comeback

  - 2005-03-08

  SALT LAKE CITY, United States AFP — Former world heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe plans to continue his boxing comeback here later in March and hopes for another bout next month in his hometown of Washington. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Tuesday that Bowe, 38, would fight Willie Chapman of...

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• Execute my son, says mum of school caretaker jailed for killing 10-year-olds

  - 2003-12-18

  LONDON AFP ? The mother of British child killer Ian Huntley said her son should face execution after he was jailed for life for murdering 10-year-old girls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, a crime that shocked the nation. "What he did is unforgivable," Lynda Nixon said in an interview...

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