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Exploring Angola: The Peace Prize Ceramic Factoy in Bié
The Bié Province in central Angola has long been a commercial centre and a highly fertile region for agriculture. It…
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Middle East
French court awards damages for 2009 Yemenia plane crash
PARIS (AP) — A French court on Wednesday ordered a Yemeni airline that operated a passenger plane that crashed into…
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Middle East
UN chief: Libya’s rivals must keep peace and hold elections
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief urged Libya’s political rivals on Wednesday to preserve peace “at all costs”…
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Middle East
Sudan’s summer flooding continues, raising death toll to 134
CAIRO (AP) — Flooding across Sudan has killed at least 20 people over the past week, Sudanese officials announced Thursday,…
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Middle East
Egypt orders release of 46 detainees in latest pardons
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities announced Thursday the release of 46 detainees, including a prominent human rights lawyer, the latest…
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Middle East
Pope studying Bahrain visit, looking at February for Africa
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis is studying a possible visit to Bahrain in November and said Thursday…
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Middle East
UN warns up to 345 million people marching toward starvation
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. food chief warned Thursday that the world is facing “a global emergency of unprecedented…
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Middle East
Queen’s reign saw British leave Mideast with a mixed legacy
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The long reign of Queen Elizabeth II saw large swaths of the world cast…
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Sport
De-mining Angola – The Unseen Threat of Landmines Finally Removed
Stirring a renaissance in areas plagued by land mines from past conflicts, the NGO Mines Advisory Group, known as MAG, is…
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Middle East
Egypt: 4 independent journalists questioned over reports
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s prosecutors have charged four journalists from one of the country’s few remaining independent news outlets of…
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