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Cuban Parlmt President in Ethiopia for African Celebration
Addis Ababa, May 24 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's People's Power National Assembly (Parliament) President Esteban Lazo has arrived in Ethiopia to participate in the festivities on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Organization of African Unity (OAU). Lazo traveled to Addis Ababa, permanent headquarters of the AU, a successor institute of the OAU, and was received at the Bole ...
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How High Is African-American Unemployment and Is It Going Down
The answer to Dr. Vaughn's question: Dismal. Indeed, the numbers never cease to stun me. Start with the overall unemployment rate for the category "Black or African-American" in Table A-2 of ...
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Chinese TV series find a new voice in Africa
When Mao Doudou and Her Sweet Days, a 36-episode light comedy about a modern Chinese couple and their relationship with each other's families, was dubbed in Swahili and broadcast in East African countries in 2011, Omar Ahmed, like many, became a big ...
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Whistleblowers Not Enough Done to Stop Libya Attack
Three witnesses from the State Department told a House panel not enough was done to prevent the deaths of U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and three other Americans in the September 11, 2012 attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. "None of us should ever again experience what we went through in Tripoli and Benghazi," Gregory Hicks, the former deputy of mission in Libya, ...
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Uganda Activists arrested as disturbing crackdown on media continues
The Ugandan authorities must end an attack on freedom of expression that has left several media outlets shut by security forces for a fifth day, Amnesty International said today after several activists were arrested for protesting against the crackdown.Armed police closed two newspapers and two radio stations on 20 May, after they reported on an alleged government plot to assassinate politicians ...
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African Union Reject Kenya’s attempt to shield its leaders from accountability
The African Union must reject Kenya's attempts to shield its leaders from being held to account for the human rights violations that took place in Kenya in ...
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Ghana Hope City Moves to Prampram
After a lot of business insight and expert advice, Hope City Limited (the company incorporated to execute and manage the HOPE City Project) has decided to relocate the proposed multi-billion dollar ICT enclave, better known as the HOPE City Project. The project will now be sited at Prampram in the Greater Accra Region, instead of the initial location of Dunkuna on the Accra-Kasoa Road. The ...
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UPDATE 1-Lanxess signs deal with S.African miners to end strike
Fri May 24, 2013 12:10pm EDT * Union ends walkout after winning one-off payment * Wage talks cast shadow on troubled platinum belt * Union threaten to halt production at VW plant (Adds details on labour tensions, threat to VW plant) By Agnieszka Flak JOHANNESBURG, May 24 (Reuters) - Striking South African workers at a chrome mine owned by German chemicals group Lanxess have signed a deal to ...
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Violence Continues in Conakry Over Upcoming Elections
DAKAR -- Guinea's government says it deployed extra soldiers and police to the streets of the capital, Conakry, Friday, as youth in several neighborhoods set up makeshift barriers, vandalized cars and attacked private businesses. The unrest comes the day after an opposition protest during which the government says one person was killed and at least ten were injured. The opposition puts the ...
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Man Wanted for Quadruple Czech Murders Arrested in US
Czech police said Friday the suspect, identified by police as Kevin Dahlgren, was arrested at a Washington, D.C. airport after Czech authorities issued an international warrant. U.S. authorities have confirmed the arrest. Czech authorities found four bodies Wednesday in a family house in the city of Brno, about 200 kilometers southeast of Prague. Czech Television reports that the 20-year-old ...
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Highway Bridge Collapses in US
A road bridge on the main highway between the northwestern United States and Canada's British Columbia province collapsed and sent several cars tumbling into a river, injuring some motorists but causing no fatalities. Authorities said a tall truck hit an overhead girder on the 50-year-old bridge, and seconds later a large portion of the metal structure fell into shallow waters of the ...
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Ethiopian Activist Recognized for Fight Against Female Genital Mutilation
LONDON -- An Ethiopian activist who has worked to support women’s rights and battle female genital mutilation has been awarded an international prize in Europe. Bogaletch Gebre founded Kembatti Mentti Gezzima-Tope in the 1990s. The organization’s name translates as Kembatti Women Stand Together. The group has a unique approach to tackling women’s rights in ...
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Explosions Gunfire Hit Center of Afghan Capital
Two large explosions shook a busy area in the center of the Afghan capital Friday, in the second major attack in Kabul in a little more than a ...
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Little Free Libraries Promote Love of Books
What looks like a little red birdhouse with a pitched roof sits on a post outside Centreville Elementary School in Virginia, attracting a lot of attention. But there are no birds inside. The wooden box contains about two dozen children’s books. Any child in the community who wants to read is welcome to pick ...
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Taliban Attacks Heart of Afghan Capital
Taliban militants have attacked the heart of the Afghan capital, setting off explosions and battling security forces. At least four blasts shook a busy area of Kabul Friday, in the second major attack in the city in a little more than a week. Shooting erupted in the area as militants and security forces engaged in a fierce gunbattle. Afghan officials say two of the attackers were ...
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Bullying in Turkish Military Becomes a Human Rights Issue
FILE -Turkish military station at the border gate with Syria, across from Syrian rebel-controlled Tel Abyad town, in Akcakale, Turkey, October 7, ...
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Kerry Urges Hard Decisions After Meetings with Israeli Palestinians
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R) waves as he stands next to Palestinian Chief Negotiator Saeb Erekat before his meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah May 23, ...
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British Police Arrest Two on Diverted Pakistani Airliner
British police have arrested two men on board a Pakistan International Airlines plane that was diverted to an airport near London. A Royal Air Force fighter jet intercepted the airliner - which was en route from Lahore to Manchester - and escorted it to Stansted Airport. Authorities said there had been "an incident" on board the plane. They said the two men were arrested on ...
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Pakistan Reiterates Opposition to US Drone Strikes
Pakistan has reiterated its opposition to U.S. drone strikes on its territory, after U.S. President Barack Obama justified "constrained" drone usage to save lives. Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said Friday that drone strikes are counter-productive, kill innocent civilians, have human rights implications, and violate national sovereignty and international law. Pakistan said, ...
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Kerry Choice of Iranian Presidential Candidates Denies Popular Will
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Large Blast Hits Center of Afghan Capital
Afghan police say the blast went off close to the hospital for the state intelligence service. There were no immediate reports of ...
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Suspicions High as US China Summit Nears
BEIJING -- A top White House official is scheduled to arrive in Beijing this Sunday. His visit comes as concerns about cyber attacks, trade frictions and China’s territorial disputes with Japan test relations between the world’s two largest economies. The visit also comes as President Barack Obama and China’s new leader Xi Jinping prepare to hold their first talks next month in ...
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Kenya My passion healing snake bites is beyond making huge profits
Kitui County , 12 years ago. It was a hot afternoon and Augustus Mbila, 26, was walking home after a day's work on the farm. As he weaved his way through the dense shrubbery he felt what he thought was a thorn prick him just above his left ankle. But as Mbila bent to check his leg he saw a long, brown snake slither away. He was horrified to realise the 'prick' was the bite from ...
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Statoil Completes Tanzania Farm-In
Statoil ASA reported Friday that it has acquired a 12-percent working interest in the Block 6 license, offshore Tanzania, from operator Petrobras Tanzania. Block 6 covers 2,130 square miles in the Mafia basin, offshore Tanzania. It is located approximately 105 miles north of Statoil's Block 2, where the company made three high-impact gas discoveries in 2012 and earlier this year. After ...
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Angola to Carry Out Fumigation Campaign Against Mosquitoes in Luanda
Luanda, May 24 (Prensa Latina) Health brigades are set to carry out an intense three month fumigation campaign here in Angola's capital, to eradicate mosquitoes carrying dengue and malaria, reported government sources here today. Throughout Luanda, Cuban health workers will collaborate with an anti-vector control group and other agencies to eliminate mosquito breeding grounds, said the ...
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Three major African airlines to launch new regional player
West and central Africa may soon have a regional airline to connect the countries of the region and feed the three largest airlines in Africa, especially South African Airways, which has dominance on the continent, although it has indicated it will not provide financial support to such a venture.
There are exciting plans afoot in the African aviation industry the continent’s three largest airlines, South African Airways, Egypt Air and Ethiopian Airlines, considering the establishment of a regional airline in central and West Africa that would feed the larger airlines on loner routes or what they call ‘truck routes’. Read more
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