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South Africa's Mandela 'doing very well'
ReutersJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Former South African president Nelson Mandela, who is being treated in hospital for a lung infection, is "doing very well", his daughter said on Monday. The 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader, who became South Africa's first black...Tags: South Africa, Nelson Mandela, Hospitals and Clinics
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Western Union sees $500 million online revenue by 2015: CEO
ReutersLAGOS (Reuters) - Western Union Co expects revenue from its digital business to grow to $500 million by 2015, from $150 million currently, its chief executive said on Tuesday. Chief Executive Hikmet Ersek told reporters during a visit to Nigeria's...Tags: Corporate Officers, Lagos (Nigeria), Nigeria
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West Africa piracy surge endangering commodities shipping
Reuters* Kidnappings of seafarers in West Africa is rising * Insurance costs expected to escalate as risks mount By Jonathan Saul LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - Pirate attacks off West Africa's mineral-rich Gulf of Guinea have almost doubled from last year and...Tags: Western Africa, Insurance, Togo, Guinea, Somalia
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GSK negotiating $1 billion sale of thrombosis drugs to Aspen
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline is discussing the sale of its thrombosis drug brands Arixtra and Fraxiparine, along with a related French factory, to Aspen Pharmacare in a deal that could be worth some $1 billion. Britain's biggest drugmaker said on...Tags: United Kingdom, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Drugs and Medicines, Thrombosis , Pakistan
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Nigeria plans roadshow ahead of $1 bln Eurobond, timetable shows
ReutersLAGOS, June 18 (Reuters) - Nigeria is planning a one-week roadshow to Britain, Germany and the United States from June 19 with the book-runners for its $1 billion Eurobond, with a view to issuing it this year, a timetable for the trip showed on Tuesday....Tags: Germany, Credit Ratings, Petroleum Industry, Deutsche Bank AG, Citigroup Incorporated
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China says Ghana's arrest of its miners will not harm relations
ReutersACCRA (Reuters) - China is determined that its relations with Ghana will not be undermined by the arrest of some 200 Chinese illegal gold miners in a crackdown by Ghanaian authorities, a senior Beijing Foreign Ministry official said on Tuesday. The...Tags: Police Arrests, Metal and Mineral, Ghana, China, Mining
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Ancient shellfish suggest modern humans evolved 50,000 years ago
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.The development of art, culture, and advanced cognitive ability that define modern humans may not have evolved until 50,000 years ago, according to a new study published online Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Richard Klein...Tags: South Africa, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages, Archaeology
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Mali signs peace deal with Tuareg rebels
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Mali's government reached a peace deal Tuesday with Tuareg fighters who rebelled last year and seized most of the country's north. But the deal does not resolve the West African nation's conflict with separate Islamic...
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Golf-European Tour Race to Dubai money list
ReutersJune 17 (Reuters) - Leading money winners on the 2013 European Tour Race to Dubai on Monday: 1. Justin Rose (England) 1,557,900 euros 2. Matteo Manassero (Italy) 1,116,046 3. Graeme McDowell (Northern Ireland) 1,030,715 4. Brett Rumford (Australia) 875,...Tags: South Africa, Charl Schwartzel, Travel, International Travel, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
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Golf-World rankings
ReutersJune 17 (Reuters) - World rankings on Monday (U.S. unless stated, last week's positions in brackets): 1. (1) Tiger Woods 13.06 average points 2. (2) Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) 9.52 3. (5) Justin Rose (England) 8.19 4. (3) Adam Scott (Australia) 7....Tags: South Africa, Charl Schwartzel, Brandt Snedeker, Tiger Woods, Australia
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Run for Africa 5K benefits kids in Africa, Caribbean
OrlandoSentinel.comAccording to organizer Children of the Nations : The fifth-annual Run for Africa 5K will be at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, July 27, in Orlando's Baldwin Park, followed by a Kids' Fun Run at 8:30 a.m. The run will raise money for orphaned and destitute children in... -
Golf-U.S. Open champions
ReutersJune 16 (Reuters) - A list of U.S. Open champions, following the two-shot victory by England's Justin Rose in the 113th edition at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania on Sunday (U.S. unless stated): 2013 Justin Rose (England) 2012 Webb Simpson...Tags: South Africa, Rory McIlroy, Ernie Els, England, Angel Cabrera
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