| Oscar Pistorius Pathologist Says Reeva Steenkamp Ate Hours Before Death
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 Reeva Steenkamp, the girlfriend killed by Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, ate only a couple of hours before her death, contradicting the athlete's claims the couple went to bed by 10pm, a pathologist has told the court. Steenkamp was shot after 3 am, according to a distress call made by Pistorius and shots heard by neighbours. But Pistorius' barrister Barry Roux told the murder trial in Pretoria on Tuesday that there was "great variation" in conventional wisdom on digestion of food, and it was possible that she had eaten a big meal early in the day. Pathologist Gert Saayman told the court ...
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| Chief offers resignation from 'ungovernable' Co-op
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 Euan Sutherland, the chief executive parachuted in to stabilise the Co-operative, has handed in his resignation letter, claiming the company is ungovernable. Mr Sutherland offered to quit on Monday morning but the board is in negotiations with him over his future. A three-hour emergency meeting of the Co-op's 20-strong elected board was convened by telephone last night. In an effort to salvage ...
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| Malaysia Airlines Missing Plane: Search Area Widen For Passenger Jet Widens
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 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Authorities hunting for the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner expanded their search on land and sea Tuesday, reflecting the difficulties in locating traces of the plane more than three days after it vanished. Malaysia Airlines said in a statement the western coast of the country, near the Straits of Malacca, was "now the focus" of the hunt. That is on the other side of peninsular Malaysia from where flight 370 was reported missing, meaning if the plane went down there it would have had to fly over the country, presumably undetected. Civil aviation chief Azharuddin ...
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| Hopes puts Queensland in charge
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 FOUR teams entered the fray on Tuesday, but two outfits realistically remain in the frame to play in the Sheffield Shield final. And sadly for Bushrangers fans, one of those is their direct opponent, Queensland. With four teams still capable of reaching the final, New South Wales and Queensland left the big winners on a ...
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