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UN calls for sanctions on Central African Republic rights abusers
Reuters* Seleka rebels seized power in March * UN envoy says country in state of anarchy * UN chief says too early for UN peacekeepers By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, May 15 (Reuters) - The U.N. envoy to the Central African Republic urged the Security...Tags: Ban Ki-moon, Butterfly Ballots, Central African Republic, Congo, Politics
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California frogs once used for pregnancy tests carry deadly fungus
Frogs that were imported for pregnancy tests and set loose in California carry a deadly fungus responsible for wiping out vast numbers of amphibians worldwide, scientists have found. Populations of African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis) have thrived...
Tags: Conservation, Science, Environmental Issues, Ecosystems, Research
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Ghana's nascent space program launches soda can-sized model of satellite
Associated PressKOFORIDUA, Ghana (AP) — Their project might not sound like much: The college students on Wednesday launched a tiny model of a satellite the size of a soda can on a big yellow balloon. It went aloft to a height of 165 meters (yards) and then came...Tags: Satellite Technology, Medical Procedures and Tests, Nigeria, Students, Science and Technology
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Father, son sentenced to prison for rhino horn trafficking
Saying she wanted to send a message against the “extremely serious” crime of trafficking in rhinoceros horns, a federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a father and son to nearly four years in prison for selling hundreds of pounds of horns highly...
Tags: Vietnam, Prosecution, Punishment, China Earthquake (2010), Justice System
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Former Dutch minister Koenders to be named UN Mali envoy-diplomats
ReutersBy Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, May 15 (Reuters) - Former Dutch development minister Gerard Koenders will be named U.N. special envoy for Mali and head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the West African country, where Islamist militants hijacked...Tags: Ban Ki-moon, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Politics, Mali
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Lonmin's South African platinum strike enters second day
ReutersMARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) - Labor strife in South Africa's platinum belt intensified on Wednesday as a wildcat strike across Lonmin's shafts entered a second day, raising fears that further violence could hit the country's credit rating....Tags: Radio, South Africa, Career and Workplace, Lonmin Plc, Metal and Mineral
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Gunmen attack east Congo army base, at least 31 dead
ReutersKINSHASA (Reuters) - At least 31 people were killed when gunmen attacked an army base in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday, the military said, underlining the challenge facing a new U.N. intervention force in the territory. The attackers,...Tags: Conservation, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Metal and Mineral, Environmental Issues
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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: Credit and Debt, Finance, Debt Market, Zambia, Nigeria
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South African union urges Lonmin workers to end strike
ReutersMARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) - The main union at Lonmin's South African platinum shafts told striking miners to return to work on Wednesday, potentially defusing a two-day wildcat action that had raised fears of a fresh wave of labor violence....Tags: Johannesburg (South Africa), South Africa, Lonmin Plc, Moody's Corporation
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Golf-U.S. PGA Tour Players Championship scores
ReutersMay 10 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour Players Championship at the par-72 course on Thursday in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 63 Roberto Castro (U.S.) 63 66 Zach Johnson (U.S.) 66 Rory McIlroy (Britain) 66 67 Casey Wittenberg (U.S.)...Tags: Rickie Fowler, Davis Love III, Ryan Palmer, Robert Garrigus, Jonathan Byrd
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Three killed in Rwanda building collapse, more feared trapped
ReutersKIGALI (Reuters) - Police in Rwanda said three people were killed and an unknown number were feared trapped after a four-storey building under construction collapsed on Tuesday in a town in the northeast of the central African country. The building...Tags: Rwanda
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Lonmin South Africa workers strike, raising fears of unrest
ReutersMARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) - South African workers at the world's No. 3 platinum producer Lonmin launched a wildcat strike on Tuesday, halting all mine operations and sparking fears of a return to the violence that rocked the industry last year. As...Tags: South Africa, Lonmin Plc, Career and Workplace, Cape Town (South Africa), Strikes
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