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MOZAMBICAN President Armando Guebuza says peace in the country was under threat after two days of tit-for-tat violence between government forces and former members of the rebel Renamo group. “Mozambique is currently living through moments in which peace is
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ANTANANARIVO. — Some international observers in Madagascar have expressed concerns that there might be a low turnout and security risks in today’s presidential polls.
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BLANTYRE. — Malawi has demanded an official explanation from South Africa after comments by President Jacob Zuma labelling his near neighbour as backward, an official said yesterday.
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BRUSSELS. — Mounting ire over alleged US snooping tested Europe’s ties with its main ally at a summit yesterday after German and French leaders Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande bluntly demanded Washington provide an explanation.
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SEOUL. — South Korea’s largest tobacco firm announced that it will this month pull an advertising campaign after accusations of racism. Posters across the country featured monkeys dressed as news reporters
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BEIJING — A total of 328,330 international students from 200 countries and regions studied in China in 2012, up 12.2 percent than 2011, according to the Ministry of Education on Thursday.
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NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday offered to face the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or “for that matter anybody” in the decade-old coal scam probe, saying he has nothing to hide.
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BLANTYRE – A top Malawi official suspected of embezzling US$15 million from state coffers was arrested and charged with corruption on Thursday, officials said.
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BRUSSELS – German Chancellor Angela Merkel accused the United States of an unacceptable breach of trust on Thursday after allegations that the US bugged her personal mobile phone, and she suggested data-sharing agreements
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BLANTYRE – Malawi has demanded an official explanation from South Africa after comments by President Jacob Zuma labelling his near neighbour as backward, an official said Thursday. Malawi has already summoned South Africa’s top diplomat, High Commissioner Cassandra Makone, over the gaffe. “The next step is to wait and receive the official statement and map […]
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SEOUL – South Korea’s largest tobacco firm has announced that it will pull an advertising campaign after accusations of racism. Posters across the country featured monkeys dressed as news reporters declaring: “Africa is coming”, as part of a ‘This Africa’ line. The campaign was widely criticised by the public online, with one forum user commenting […]
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VATICAN CITY. – The Vatican yesterday suspended indefinitely a German Catholic cleric dubbed the “bling bishop” for his luxury lifestyle, despite multiple calls in Germany for the prelate to be dismissed.
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WASHINGTON. – Furious US lawmakers demanded answers yesterday ahead of a hotly anticipated hearing to probe the troubled roll out of the “Obamacare” website, which they described as a half-billion-dollar debacle.
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ABUJA. – Nigeria’s president Goodluck Jonathan yesterday set up a panel to probe allegations that his aviation minister bought two armoured vehicles worth US$1,4 million, his spokesman said.
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BANGUI. – The civil society of Central Africa Republic is demanding that an ex-rebel chief be prosecuted for bloodshed in August. They pressed ahead with the charges two days after general Moussa Assimeh