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Algeria's aging regime, restive youth makes for a volatile political mix in North Africa
Associated PressALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The Arab Spring may finally be en route to Algeria. With the president in a French hospital recovering from a stroke, the generation of aging politicians and generals that has run Africa's largest country for a half-...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Energy Resources, Unemployment, U.S. Department of State, Government
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INSIGHT-Nigeria's Islamists staging bolder, deadlier comeback
Reuters* Boko Haram controls territory around Lake Chad * Attacks getting more sophisticated and deadly * Fighters regroup after military crackdown By Tim Cocks BAGA, Nigeria, May 13 (Reuters) - After a crackdown pushed them out of Nigeria's northern cities,...Tags: Cameroon, Shootings, Armed Conflicts, Government, Religious Conflicts
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Insight: Nigeria's Islamists staging bolder, deadlier comeback
ReutersBAGA, Nigeria (Reuters) - After a crackdown pushed them out of Nigeria's northern cities, Islamist militant group Boko Haram have regrouped, rearmed and are staging a bold comeback that has already allowed them to seize control over parts of the...Tags: Cameroon, Armed Conflicts, Shootings, Government, Religious Conflicts
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Egypt says thwarts suicide attack on foreign embassy
ReutersCAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian security forces have thwarted a plan by an al Qaeda-linked cell to carry out a suicide attack on a foreign embassy, capturing three militants, the interior minister said on Saturday. Mohamed Ibrahim said the men, who he accused...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Police Arrests, Hosni Mubarak, News Agency, Armed Conflicts
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WRAPUP 1-Mexico industrial output plummets, cenbank worried on growth
Reuters* Industrial output plummets 4.9 percent compared to last year * Fall is largest annual decline since October 2009 * Central bank sees downside growth risks By Alexandra Alper and Michael O'Boyle MEXICO CITY, May 10 (Reuters) - Mexican industrial...Tags: Industrial Production, Productivity, Mexico, Inflation and Deflation, Central Bank
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Slow western growth, geopolitical risks haunt emerging Europe
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Stuck between sluggish economies in the west and rising geopolitical risks in the Middle East, emerging European countries are struggling to attract investment and boost growth. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will...Tags: Hungary, Egypt
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ACTUALIZA 2-Inflación de México se acelera más en abril, efecto es transitorio
Reuters* Alza de transporte público, compensada parcialmente por electricidad * Banxico prevé que indicador modere tasa a partir del 3er trimestre (Agrega detalles, comentario de analistas) Por Luis Rojas MEXICO DF, 9 mayo (Reuters) - La inflación... -
Jews revive annual pilgrimage to Africa's oldest synagogue
ReutersBy Tarek Amara DJERBA, Tunisia, April 27 (Reuters) - Africa's oldest synagogue is playing host to that rarity in the Arab world - a religious gathering of hundreds of Jews drawn from Europe and Israel. Guarded by armed Tunisian police, Jewish...Tags: Africa, Judaism, Religion and Belief, Tunisia, Zine el Abidine ben Ali
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Climate change may bring drought to temperate areas, study says
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.WASHINGTON — Climate change may increase the risk of extreme rainfall in the tropics and drought in the world's temperate zones, according to a new study led by NASA. "These results in many ways are the worst of all possible worlds," said Peter...Tags: Natural Disasters, Science and Technology, Ecosystems, Weather Statistics, Weather
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Libya to help ease Egypt crisis with $1.2 bln oil deal
Reuters* Interest free credit oil deal to last a year * Aid will help Egypt avoid further shortages and unrest * Foreign oil firms cut Egypt supplies over credit worries * Tripoli seeking extradition of Gaddafi cousin from Egypt By Jessica Donati and...Tags: International Monetary Fund, Extradition, International Law, Muammar Gaddafi, Tripoli (Libya)
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Ready to rave at Coachella — so long as there's shade and A/C
Sometimes even the most devoted ravers outgrow their fairy wings and neon bikinis. The 160,000 people expected to attend Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival over the next two weekends will find a new electronic music tent with the kind of...
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UN council extends contentious W.Sahara peacekeeping mission
ReutersUNITED NATIONS, April 25 (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council renewed a peacekeeping mission in disputed Western Sahara on Thursday after the United States backed down in an annual battle with Morocco, backed by France, over whether peacekeepers should...Tags: Civil Rights, Human Rights, United Nations, Politics, Justice and Rights
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