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These were the readers' favourite stories in the last week.
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1. Moquini tragedy: hull on its way home
The wreckage of the yacht Moquini is being towed back to South Africa. The vessel, which had been missing for five months, was spotted last Sunday by the crew of a passing ship, drifting about 500 nautical miles off the Wild Coast.
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2. Atheists owed tolerance along with the devout
I always feel, sadly, that if Robert Fisk is intelligent, his good faith is in question; or if he is in good faith, his intelligence is. For instance, it is not the "truth", as he claims, that the West's difficulties with Islam have "nothing" to do with secularism versus religion. It is one more factor making solutions difficult... from Paul Whelan, Durban.
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3. Think carefully about freedom of speech
Everyone has an opinion about cartoons, and now that includes the president and the cabinet, about cartoons most have yet to see.
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4. Paragon of tolerance and equality left reeling
London - The Danes have a word that doesn't translate into English - hyggelig. It means to be cheerful, comfortable and cosy with friends and family. It suggests candlelight, rather beautifully prepared snacks and beer.
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5. We won't give up hard-won civil liberties
South Africa's media is among the freest in the world, and has been for the past 11 years. This right to freedom of expression was hard won indeed, and the unprecedented freedom with which the South African media now operate followed an intense period of censorship and state intervention in what South Africans were allowed to say, write, read, see or hear.
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6. At the heart of The Matter
Love isn't just in the air around Valentine's Day, it is on the air too. Of course, it is hard for love to retain its value on the box with American celebrities and talk-show hosts throwing "I love yous" carelessly about like confetti at a wedding. Love, like everything else in our world, has been commodified and reality TV producers are cashing in.
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7. Deadly rain clouds have come with a silver lining
Widespread rains throughout the country that left a trail of destruction and caused travel delays also brought relief from the spectre of drought.
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8. Fans in a frenzy as 'Elephants' unite a war-torn nation
Beaten African Nations Cup finalists Ivory Coast returned to a rapturous welcome here yesterday, the day after they lost to hosts Egypt 4-2 on penalties, the match having finished 0-0 after extra-time.
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9. Lagerfeld leads the charge
Slick black tailoring for the urban woman on the DKNY catwalk and the prospect of the launch of yet another celebrity-designed fashion label - this time by rapper LL Cool J - signalled that it is business as usual at New York fashion week, which opened last Saturday.
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10. Forty years on (and still inspired)
'My car seems to drive here on its own," says Jennifer Soicher, "and I still have a lilt in my step and a heart that bounces with joy. There is seldom a day that I am not excited to be here."
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