Spiralling political tensions led the Emir to suspend the National Assembly for one month on 18 June, but this was superseded two days later by a ruling by the Constitutional Court that annulled the February election and reinstated the parliament that had been dissolved in December 2011.

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He was later discharged but had to go to court every month to sign in with magistrates, as one of the bail conditions related to the alleged assault.

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That method worked well for Google, which rose less than one percent in its first day of trading, and a month later was up by a healthy but not unsustainable 20%.

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Nel could conceivably be fit for the first of a possible three-match final on 10 February, but is more likely to be available when the Australians tour South Africa for a one-day series later that month.

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