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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: Weddings, Crime, Law and Justice, Pretoria (South Africa), South Africa, Politics
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BRIEF: $2 billion eyed for Africa natural resource projects
The Japan TimesTokyo plans to supply $2 billion over the next five years for Japanese firms to carry out natural resource development projects in African nations, trade minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Saturday. At the first Japan-Africa Ministerial Meeting for...Tags: Energy Resources, Conservation, Japan, Natural Resource Industry, Tokyo (Japan)
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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: Metal, Work Relations, Gold Fields Limited, South Africa, Casino and Gambling Industry
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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: Civil Rights, Francois Bozize, Crime, Law and Justice, Rebellions, Human Rights Watch
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OPINION: Is 18 years too long to wait to vote?
The Virginian-PilotIf everything goes according to plan, at lunchtime today my church will vote on a new pastor. Every member of every age will fill out a paper ballot with an aye or nay. I've been one for only a dozen years, but I'm told this kind of democracy is the...Tags: Political Systems, Christianity, Takoma Park (Montgomery, Maryland), Baptist, Elections
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Summer Fun Guide: Music, dance and more
St. Louis Post-DispatchThe peculiar predicaments of the men -- a lad apprenticed to pirates who wants to go straight ("The Pirates of Penzance"), a pair of jealous husbands and ardent lovers ("Il Tabarro/I Pagliacci"), a young man fighting with his nature as well as what he did...Tags: Entertainment Events, Culture, Colleges and Universities, The Beat (music group), Music
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Zoo volunteer gets to watch wildlife without the fences
The News-SentinelAfter a grueling climb up a mountain in Rwanda, Eleanor Wallace was rewarded with perhaps the experience of a lifetime -- having a male silverback gorilla brush by her close enough she could feel the fur hitting against her pants leg. As instructed by the...Tags: Tanzania, Trips and Vacations, Rwanda, Eastern Africa, Travel
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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: Environmental Issues, Congo, Renewable Energy, Electricite de France S.A., Politics
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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: Rebellions, Lagos (Nigeria), Butterfly Ballots, Justice and Rights, Terrorism
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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: Australia, Sweden, Denmark, France, South Africa
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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: Mitsui & Company Limited, Japan, Tokyo (Japan), Mozambique, Nippon Steel Corporation
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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: Jason Dufner, Sweden, John Senden, Charl Schwartzel, J.J. Henry
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