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The Week Ahead: Myanmar mends, Africa ascends, cinema celebrates
Architect of exiting autocracy invited to the White House Monday, May 20 -- Myanmar President Thein Sein’s visit to Washington symbolically celebrates his nation’s embrace of democracy and the rule of law after half a century of...
Tags: Movies, Aung San Suu Kyi, Central African Republic, Christoph Waltz, National Government
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South African wage demands send rand to four year low
Reuters* Main mining union NUM seeks wage hikes of up to 60 pct * Gold companies' shares drop, rand also under pressure * Threat of mines unrest is headache for ruling ANC * NUM rival AMCU now dominates tense platinum sector By Ed Stoddard JOHANNESBURG, May...Tags: Casino and Gambling Industry, U.S. Congress, Economy, Business and Finance, Metal and Mineral, National Government
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Invasive frogs carry amphibian-killing fungus
African clawed frogs were first brought to California decades ago to help doctors figure out whether their patients were pregnant. After new technology made those pregnancy tests obsolete, the creatures were let loose, and thrived for decades in the...
Tags: Science, Biology, Science and Technology
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S.Africa's Barloworld boosts H1 profit, Russia unit robust
Reuters* Headline EPS at 321 cents vs 245 cents * Revenue up 11 percent at 31.3 billion rand JOHANNESBURG, May 20 (Reuters) - South African industrial group Barloworld Ltd boosted first-half profit by a third on Thursday, as a solid results in its Russian...Tags: Earnings, Barloworld Limited, Russia, Metal and Mineral, South Africa
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Exclusive: South Africa's NUM seeks 15-60 percent wage rises from gold, coal producers
ReutersJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers said it would seek pay rises of up to 60 percent from gold and coal producers, raising the prospect of fresh strikes as firms battle higher costs and falling prices in an already heated...Tags: Casino and Gambling Industry, Work Relations, Metal and Mineral, South Africa, Career and Workplace
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'Britain's Obama' urges stronger economic ties with West Africa
Associated PressACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A rising star in Britain's Labour Party, described by some as the "British Barack Obama," Chuka Umunna urged the United Kingdom to more aggressively forge ties with West Africa's fast-growing economies. During a trade mission to...Tags: Media Industry, Barack Obama, Nigeria, Western Africa, BBC
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CORRECTED-IMF sees growth of 5.7 pct in sub-Saharan Africa in 2014
Reuters(Corrects to clarify growth forecast has not been trimmed) ACCRA, May 14 (Reuters) - The IMF on Tuesday forecast economic growth of 5.4 percent in 2013 and 5.7 percent in 2014 for the economies of sub-Saharan Africa on the back of rising investment and...Tags: Weather Reports, Weather, Ghana, International Organizations, Politics
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S.Africa finds collusion, manipulation in Gupta scandal
ReutersBy Agnieszka Flak JOHANNESBURG, May 19 (Reuters) - South Africa's justice minister on Sunday accused an Indian High Commission official and some South Africans of colluding to obtain permission for a plane chartered by a rich family close to President...Tags: U.S. Congress, Weddings, Government, New Delhi (India), South Africa
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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: Human Rights Watch, Human Rights, Rebellions, Crime, Law and Justice, Central African Republic
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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: China, Environmental Issues, Economy, Business and Finance, Metal and Mineral, Finance
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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: Military Equipment, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Nigeria, Civil Rights, Politics
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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, Portugal, Italy, South Africa, Austria
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