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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, South Africa, Russia, Barloworld Limited, Metal and Mineral
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Nigeria offers amnesty to insurgents who surrender
ReutersMAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria offered an amnesty on Sunday to Islamist militants who surrender and said 17 people had been killed on the fifth day of a military operation to try to crush the Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast. In their...Tags: Justice and Rights, International Organizations, Armed Forces, Wars and Interventions, Goodluck Jonathan
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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: Government, Government Ministers, Weddings, National Government, 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: Career and Workplace, Casino and Gambling Industry, South Africa, Lonmin Plc, Inflation and Deflation
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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: Parliament, BBC, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Politics, Western 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: Justice and Rights, Human Rights, Central African Republic, Civil Rights, Politics
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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: International Organizations, Renewable Energy, International Economic Institution, Politics, Congo
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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: Religion and Belief, Military Equipment, Petroleum Industry, Wars and Interventions, 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: Portugal, Spain, South Korea, Republic of Ireland, Austria
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Japan to provide $2 billion to Africa resources projects
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will provide $2 billion worth of financial support over five years to back Japanese firms' resources development projects in Africa, media reported on Saturday. Japan's Trade Minister Toshimitsu Motegi made the announcement at the...Tags: Mozambique, Nippon Steel Corporation, Japan, Tokyo (Japan), Mitsui & Company Limited
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Golf-U.S. PGA Tour Byron Nelson Championship scores
ReutersMay 18 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour Byron Nelson Championship at the par-70 course on Friday in Irving, Texas. The cut was set at 140. 129 Keegan Bradley (U.S.) 60 69 132 Tom Gillis (U.S.) 69 63 Bae Sang-Moon (South Korea) 66 66...Tags: Fredrik Jacobson, South Korea, Jason Day, Japan, Jesper Parnevik
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Kerry to attend Syria talks on May 22, visit Mideast, Africa
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will attend talks on Syria in Amman on Wednesday, the State Department said, as major powers try to bring the Syrian government and opposition to peace talks in June. Kerry's visit is part...Tags: West Bank, Government, Jerusalem (Israel), National Government, African Union
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