Oil rises to $76 amid recovery optimism

SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose to near $76 a barrel Friday in Asia, following stock markets higher as confidence rose the global economic recovery remains intact.

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Death toll in Mohmand attack rises to 13

GHILANAI: The death toll in suicide attack at the office of political tehsildar in tehsil Yakka Ghund of Mohmand tribal region has reached to 13, while over 50 persons were injured in the incident.

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Netanyahu says he’ll confound critics

NEW YORK: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he intends to confound critics and skeptics and make peace with the Palestinians but he said he needs a partner.

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Spain, Netherlands World Cup final on Sunday

JOHANNESBURG: Spain will meet the Netherlands on Sunday in Johannesburg’s Soccer City when a new champion will be crowned from two sides seen for decades as the nearly-men of international soccer.

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Police take charge after World Cup strikes

JOHANNESBURG: South African police stepped in to take over security at four World Cup venues Tuesday after new strikes by stewards, including a walk-out hours before Brazil”s first match of the tournament.

South Africa”s government said the move would not affect fans” safety but organisers were left red-faced by the failure to contain the industrial unrest.

National police commissioner Bheki Cele said his officers would now be in charge of security at the stadiums in Durban, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg”s Ellis Park where five-times champions Brazil played North Korea.

Around 1,000 police were on duty in and around the ground for one of the most eagerly awaited matches of the first round.

“We have activated necessary and adequate contingency plans to different stadia in the country,” said Cele. “We are confident that we will not compromise the safety of the tournament or our day to day normal policing.”

A correspondent at Ellis Park reported several hundred staff walked out of the stadium around four hours before kick-off.

mexico vs south africa 2010

mexico vs south africa 2010
The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup of premier international football tournament begin on Today. The opening match Group A: Mexico vs South Africa (Hosting Team) take place at Soccer City, Johannesburg on June 11, 2010 at 14:00 GMT. The defending champion is Italy. The touranament scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa.

The main live stream can be available at official website FIFA.com.
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US missile strike kills 13 in North Waziristan

MIRAN SHAH: A volley of US missiles killed 13 alleged militants in an extremist stronghold in North Waziristan region on Friday, the second such strike in less than 12 hours, intelligence officials said.

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Hosts S Africa meet Mexico in WCup opener today

JOHANNESBURG: The once-improbable dream of a World Cup in Africa kicks off today when Mexico face the home team in the deafening cauldron of Johannesburg’s 90,000-seat Soccer City stadium.

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S Africa to face Mexico in World Cup opener today

JOHANNESBURG: Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup-2010 considered to be the greatest show on earth that takes place every four years will begin today, Friday, 11th June 2010, in the afternoon with a grand opening ceremony at 2 pm (local time) at the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg in South Africa.

The official opening ceremony of FIFA World Cup 2010 will begin on Friday afternoon from a different venue, the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg, where the first match of the tournament will take place after the ceremony. That first game will be played between hosts South Africa and Mexico. Around 1,581 performers will sing and dance in what will be a 3-hour long spectacle. R Kelly will perform the official 2010 FIFA World Cup Anthem, “Sign of a Victory”, at the opening ceremony on Friday. It is hoped that the elder statesman and the former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela will attend the inaugural ceremony.

The much-awaited FIFA World Cup 2010 tournament that will commence today, 11th June will continue till 11th July, 2010. South Africa – the first African nation that is hosting this prestigious international football event is all set with its swanky stadiums, where the action-packed matches of the tournament will be held.

US soccer team arrives in SA ahead of WC

JOHANNESBURG: The U.S. World Cup team arrived in Johannesburg on Monday following a 17-hour flight and was greeted by the same visible security presence that was on hand for the arrival for other countries.

Armed special task-force members, dressed in dark blue uniforms, surrounded the South African Airways plane at the O.R. Tambo airport as the players emerged on a cool, overcast afternoon.

After leading his team off the plane, coach Bob Bradley immediately picked out the opening game against England on June 12 as a chance to make an impression on the tournament.

“There has been a lot of attention on our first game with England,” Bradley said. “It”s a great opportunity for us.

“But we certainly know that Slovenia and Algeria are excellent teams. It will be a tough group and we are looking forward to it.

Plainclothes security officials, wearing earpieces and sunglasses, also patrolled the arrivals facility — set aside for World Cup teams — where the Americans cleared immigration.

The U.S. should be familiar with its surroundings after it made an impressive showing in the Confederations Cup in South Africa last year. Bradley”s team reached the final and played in Rustenburg, Pretoria and Johannesburg at the same venues it visits in the group stages.

“We”re very fortunate that we have had experience here,” Bradley said on the airport tarmac. “The people here in South Africa have always treated us so well so in that regard, it”s a comfortable feeling to be back for the World Cup.

“We are very excited… The travel went really well and the team is looking to get started with our work here.”

Dressed in blue-and-red team tracksuits, the U.S. players then boarded a bus for the 25-minute drive up to their base at the Irene Country Lodge, a luxurious, rural-style hotel in a village between Johannesburg and the capital city Pretoria.

The lodge is billed as “a haven of peace and tranquility in the hub of South Africa”s economic heartland.”

The group was greeted by dancing and singing staff members on its arrival at the hotel. Police then led sniffer dogs through the rooms in a final security sweep before the players were allowed in.

A colorful vuvuzela — the plastic trumpet which is set to be a constant feature at the World Cup — was left in each player”s room as a welcome gift.

The hotel is where the U.S. will begin to get used to the cool, early winter conditions ahead of a final warmup match against Australia on Saturday.

“I think the weather here is great for football,” Bradley said. “It”s going to mean that the games are played at a good tempo. We have enough time between now and June 12 to acclimatize so I think, on that end, it”s going to be a great World Cup.”

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