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Regional force boosts troop numbers in Central African Republic
ReutersLIBREVILLE (Reuters) - African military chiefs agreed on Saturday to more than double the size of a regional peacekeeping force deployed in Central African Republic, where authorities have struggled to contain violence after a rebel takeover. Thousands...Tags: Central African Republic, Francois Bozize, Civil Rights, Human Rights Watch, Crime, Law and Justice
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Bidding nears for $9-14 bln Congo hydropower plant
Reuters* Chinese, Korean and Spanish firms to bid by early 2014 * Plant would provide 4,800 MW, S.Africa to buy over half * Congo needs more electricity to power mining operations By John Irish PARIS, May 18 (Reuters) - Chinese, South Korean and Spanish...Tags: Finance, World Bank Group, Economic Organization, Hydroelectricity, China
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Nigeria says 10 rebels killed in northeast, 65 arrested
ReutersLAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's military said on Saturday it had killed 10 insurgents and arrested 65 more as part of an offensive meant to wrest back control of parts of its remote northeast from an Islamist group seen as the main security threat to Africa's...Tags: Libya, Armed Conflicts, Civil Rights, Islam, Nigeria
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Golf-European Tour Madeira Islands Open scores
ReutersMay 18 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the European Tour Madeira Islands Open at the par-72 course on Saturday in Santo da Serra. The cut was set at 146. 135 Craig Lee (Britain) 67 68 136 Peter Uihlein (U.S.) 72 64 Mark Tullo (Chile) 67 69 137...Tags: Germany, Spain, South Korea, Sweden, Italy
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Japan to provide $2 billion to Africa resources projects
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will provide $2 billion worth of financial support over five years to back Japanese firms' resources development projects in Africa, media reported on Saturday. Japan's Trade Minister Toshimitsu Motegi made the announcement at the...Tags: Mitsui & Company Limited, Nippon Steel Corporation, Mozambique, Tokyo (Japan), Japan
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Kerry to attend Syria talks on May 22, visit Mideast, Africa
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will attend talks on Syria in Amman on Wednesday, the State Department said, as major powers try to bring the Syrian government and opposition to peace talks in June. Kerry's visit is part...Tags: Israel, African Union, Jerusalem (Israel), Politics, West Bank
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Liberia's Johnson-Sirleaf defends governance record
ReutersBy Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on Friday defended her government's record on good governance and transparency, following an independent audit that cast doubt on her anti-corruption efforts....Tags: Finance, Political Corruption, Accounting and Auditing, Nobel Prize Awards, Thomson Corporation
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READER SUBMITTED: History, Beautification, Sports Projects Aided By Grants From Zak Public Service Fund
SuffieldFunding for a commemorative headstone for a Suffield cemetery to acknowledge the unmarked graves of 18th and 19th century African-Americans is among eight grants totaling $58,240 awarded this month for Suffield projects from the Amiel P. Zak Public...Tags: Education, Suffield, Politics, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Awards and Prizes
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Golf-U.S. PGA Tour Byron Nelson Championship scores
ReutersMay 18 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour Byron Nelson Championship at the par-70 course on Friday in Irving, Texas. The cut was set at 140. 129 Keegan Bradley (U.S.) 60 69 132 Tom Gillis (U.S.) 69 63 Bae Sang-Moon (South Korea) 66 66...Tags: Jeff Overton, Germany, South Korea, Robert Garrigus, D.A. Points
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Golf-European Tour World Match Play Championship group stage scores
ReutersMay 17 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the European Tour World Match Play Championship Group stage on Friday in Kavarna Chris Wood (Britain) beat Stephen Gallacher (Britain) 2 and 1 Thongchai Jaidee (Thailand) beat Thomas Aiken (South Africa) by 1...Tags: Australia, Thailand, South Africa, United Kingdom
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FEATURE-Change looms for Ethiopia's ancient salt trade
Reuters* Salt is the "white gold" of the Danakil Depression * New tarmac road offers faster access to wider market * Hacking out the salt slabs is hot, exhausting work * Miners, traders fear threat of industrial extraction By Siegfried Modola HAMAD-ILE,...Tags: Salt, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, Ethiopia, Arts and Culture, Customs and Tradition
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Change looms for Ethiopia's ancient salt trade
ReutersHAMAD-ILE, Ethiopia (Reuters) - Abdu Ibrahim Mohammed was 15 years old when he began trekking with caravans of camels to collect salt in a sun-blasted desert basin of north Ethiopia that is one of the hottest places on earth. Now 51 and retired, he has...Tags: Salt, Ethiopia, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, Arts and Culture, Customs and Tradition
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