Search results for ‘Zimbabwe’
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Goodwin stripped of knighthood
Former Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Fred “the shred” Goodwin loses his knighthood in a “very political strip show”, as Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon reports.
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Gingrich takes South Carolina in US Republican race
Newt Gingrich wins the South Carolina Republican primary with a convincing victory over Mitt Romney. The result blows the Republican race for the presidential nomination wide open.
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Bungee jumping Zambia minister ‘proves’ stunt is safe
Zambia’s tourism minister Given Lubinda leaps from Africa’s Victoria Falls Bridge to reassure tourists about bungee safety a week after an Australian tourist’s cord snapped at the same spot.
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Australian tourist’s bungee cord snaps
A 22-year-old Australian backpacker says it is a “miracle” she is alive after her cord snapped during a bungee jump over the Zambesi River on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia.
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‘Blood diamond’ process flawed, say campaigners
The president of the World Diamond Council tells Channel 4 News the Kimberley process means consumers know their diamonds are not from conflict areas – but campaigners disagree as they pull out.
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UK aid exposed to ‘higher levels of corruption’
The UK’s increasing international aid programme will inevitably become more exposed to corruption and fraud, according to a new independent watchdog.
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Peter Roebuck in ‘state of utter despair’ before hotel fall
As investigations continue into the events leading up to the death of former cricketer Peter Roebuck, South African police confirm they are treating his death as suicide. Keme Nzerem reports.
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Hugh Grant hacked off at meeting with the PM
Hugh Grant tells Channel 4 News he “doesn’t buy” the prime minister’s tough line on the media, and is looking for genuine reform in the wake of phone hacking scandal.
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Gaddafi forces given surrender deadline
With forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi given until Saturday to surrender by Libya’s rebel council, an expert tells Channel 4 News Gaddafi must now realise that the conflict is over.
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Defiant Gaddafi rallies supporters as rebels target hometown
Colonel Gaddafi calls on his supporters to march on Tripoli and “purify” the capital of Libya’s rebels, as International Editor Lindsey Hilsum meets neighbourhood groups patrolling the streets.
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Defence strategy at risk after cuts, warn MPs
MPs warn that cuts to Britain’s stretched Armed Forces may leave them unable to deal with the unexpected, reducing the Government’s future defence strategy to little more than a “wish list”.
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Forget phone hacking: the world’s worst media abuses
For anyone who think the phone-hacking scandal represents a new low for the British media, here’s a reminder that other people have had it much, much worse.
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Should England’s cricketers rethink Sri Lanka tour?
Former captain Mike Atherton questions whether England’s cricketers should still tour Sri Lanka, in light of alleged war crimes. In a Channel 4 News poll, 87 per cent agreed there should be a rethink.
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‘No Olympics tickets for Libya while Gaddafi remains’
Libya will not be given tickets to the London 2012 Olympic Games, despite organisers saying earlier that it had been allocated several hundred.
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Libya: Indicting the Colonel
Will the arrest warrants issued for Colonel Gaddafi, his son Seif and brother-in-law Abdullah Sanussi by the International Criminal Court bring justice, or hinder the search for peace? Lindsey Hilsum reports.