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$259 TORONTO Captivating Toronto, Aug. 18-20: Toronto is truly an international city, with a vibrant arts community and theatre scene to rival London and New York. This two-night stay at Best Western Primrose or the Renaissance Toronto Hotel in...
Tags: Sag Harbor (East Hampton, New York), Rome (Italy), London Theatre, Amusement and Theme Parks, Music
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Exclusive: Ghana plans up to $1 billion Eurobond in 2013
ReutersACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana plans a Eurobond worth up to $1 billion to refinance debt and fund infrastructure projects, its vice president said, adding to the list of developing countries tapping yield-hungry investors to bolster their economies. "We are...Tags: Government Debt, Public Finance, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, Credit and Debt, Africa
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Vedanta's Zambia unit restarting Nchanga smelter
ReutersLUSAKA, May 14 (Reuters) - Zambia's Konkola Copper Mines, owned by London-listed Vedanta Resources, is restarting its Nchanga smelter, which halted production in April, the company said on Tuesday. Production at Nchanga, which produces 311,000 tonnes...Tags: Barrick Gold Corporation, Brazil, South Africa
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Bond yields too low? There's always Rwanda
ReutersBy Carolyn Cohn LONDON, May 3 (Reuters) - Last summer, euro zone member Spain was struggling to borrow money for 10 years at a yield below 7 percent. Last week, Rwanda had no trouble. Rock-bottom interest rates in the developed world have left investors...Tags: Emerging Market, Bonds, Credit Ratings, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Money and Monetary Policy
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Did dinosaur ancestors benefit from worst extinction on Earth?
Dinosaurs may have been wiped out by a mass extinction about 65 million years ago, but an earlier extinction event may have given their predecessors a leg up on the competition, according to a study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences....
Tags: Tanzania, South Africa, Paleontology, Fossils
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North suburban families pack seeds, send hope to Zimbabwe
Families from across the North Shore gathered over the weekend to pack beet seeds for people living in poverty overseas. Organized by Willow Creek Community Church, the seed-packing event attracted more than 3,000 volunteers, including 5-year-olds and a...
Tags: Zimbabwe, Religion and Belief
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Area women chosen to deliver shoeboxes overseas for Operation Christmas Child
kpeek@amnews.comBeing “shoebox crazy” is something Danville’s Kathy Kendrick and Liberty’s Nicki Johnson have become used to. As part of the collection team for the Danville area, they were two of many volunteers who packed and collected about 23,...Tags: Travel, Trips and Vacations, Holidays, Human Interest, Religious Festivals
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Foreign government offices
For tourist information about foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. Several no longer list phone numbers, so information is available only through their websites. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at...Tags: Trinidad and Tobago, Polynesia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Venezuela, Malaysia
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$5 million prize for former African leader goes to ... no one
World NowMillions of dollars hung in the balance as a committee huddled in London, trying to decide which former African leader was worthy of their hefty cash prize. Monday, they announced which government chief won. Nobody. For the third time in its six years... -
Symbolia invents new visual language for comics journalism
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - latimes.comAmerica’s first magazine exclusively for comics journalism is made of pixels, not ink. Symbolia, a magazine for the iPad, launched ...... -
African teen prepares to return home after life-changing surgery in Salem
ReporterWednesday was the last check-up for Anderson Mambwe. This Saturday Anderson is going home to Zambia. "They were all expecting me to have my legs amputated," says Mambwe, "My mom she will be very proud of me." Anderson's feet were deformed causing... -
Chester H. Sollenberger, 86
Chester H. Sollenberger, 86, of Lebanon, Pa., died Friday, Oct. 12, 2012, at his residence. He was married 55 years to the late Mildred Grove Sollenberger, who passed away March 13, 2003, while living in Hagerstown, Md. Born April 18, 1926, in...
Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Malaria, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium
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Apr 30, 2013
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Apr 23, 2013
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Feb 17, 2013
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Oct 15, 2012
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Dec 10, 2012
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Nov 21, 2012
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Oct 17, 2012
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