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Anglo's platinum arm to scale back S.Africa job cut plan-sources
ReutersBy Sherilee Lakmidas and Clara Ferreira-Marques JOHANNESBURG/LONDON, May 2 (Reuters) - Anglo American's platinum arm, under pressure from South Africa's government, is expected to sharply scale back plans to cut 14,000 mining jobs as part of an...Tags: Mining, Government, South Africa, National Government, Politics
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Scientists sequence DNA of a 'living fossil': the coelacanth
They're big, they're furtive, they're weird-looking. You almost certainly wouldn't want to dine on one, since they're endangered and are said to cause digestive distress in people who eat them. But the African coelacanth is extremely useful in at...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Stranger Than Fiction, Science and Technology, Science, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts)
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BP delays Algeria projects as security, terms deter investors
Reuters* Security costs jump after deadly desert attack * Company sources say better contract terms needed * Amended hydrocarbon law unattractive - energy firms * Global competition due to grow as gas projects start By Julia Payne and Peg Mackey LONDON, May...Tags: Algeria, Environmental Issues, Energy Resources, Politics, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Coal exporters jostle for opportunity as Japan ramps up use
ReutersBy Osamu Tsukimori and Risa Maeda TOKYO, May 2 (Reuters) - Indonesian and Australian coal exporters are moving aggressively to fend off competition to meet Japan's new-found appetite for the fuel to generate electricity while the country's nuclear...Tags: Electricity Production and Distribution, Environmental Issues, Indonesia, Energy Resources, Coal
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RPT-ANALYSIS-Nigeria faces long, bumpy road to making the lights work
Reuters(Repeats to more subscribers, no change to text) * Nigeria is privatising defunct state electricity firm * President likely to miss ambitious generation targets * Gas supply, funding, unions pose immediate risk * Investor optimistic that slow progress...Tags: Electricity Production and Distribution, Government, Goodluck Jonathan, Privatization, Politics
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Columbia's Shea Radiance nourishes skin, empowers entrepreneurs
To Funlayo Alabi, Shea Radiance is much more than a business. It’s a mission. Started in their Ellicott City home by Funlayo and her husband, Shola, Shea Radiance sells skin and hair products made from shea butter. Since the company’s...
Tags: Ellicott City, Butter, Whole Foods Market, Target, Walmart
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EXCLUSIVE-Resource deals audit overshadows Liberia anti-graft push
Reuters* Only two of 68 audited contracts deemed properly awarded -draft * Presidency says it cannot pre-empt final report * Officials deny trying to derail transparency drive * Liberia among Africa's fastest growing economies * Government "scared to death"...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Government, Laws, Politics, Metal and Mineral
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South African ruling party criticized over video of frail Mandela
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- South Africa’s ruling African National Congress on Tuesday defended a controversial decision to allow the broadcast on television of a video of an unsmiling Nelson Mandela, looking frail, pallid and uncomfortable, as...
Tags: Government, National Government, Politics, Social Media, Twitter, Inc.
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Survey: Many Muslims want sharia, but differ on what that means
In Afghanistan, Iraq and many other countries across the globe, most Muslims support making sharia, or Islamic law, the official law of the land, according to a sweeping survey released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center. But sharia means different...
Tags: Islam, Laws, Indonesia, Iraq, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Guinea on brink of chaos over long-delayed poll
Reuters* Violent clashes in Guinea over delayed election * Opposition accuse Conde of trying to rig vote * Uncertainty deterring investors and hurting economy By Bate Felix and Saliou Samb FRIA, Guinea, May 1 (Reuters) - Failure by Guinea's politicians to...Tags: Government, Politics, National Government, Brazil, Metal and Mineral
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France troops capture suspected French jihadist in Mali
ReutersPARIS, April 30 (Reuters) - A suspected French jihadist has been captured by French forces in Mali, the defence ministry in Paris said on Tuesday, one of a handful of French nationals in the Sahel suspected of fighting against their own country. French...Tags: France, Western Africa, Religious Conflicts, Paris (France), United Nations
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RPT-POLL-Egypt's economy to grow only 3 pct in fiscal year ending June 2014
Reuters(Repeats to additional subscribers, no change to story) * Growth seen at 2 pct in year to June, 3 pct next year * Currency to weaken to 7.38/dlr in June 2014 from 6.925 now * Inflation seen accelerating to 10.1 pct next year By Patrick Werr CAIRO,...Tags: International Organizations, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Finance, Elections
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