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- August 23, 2015
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Former Cote d’Ivoire PM to challenge Ouattara for presidency
Abidjan – Former Ivory Coast Prime Minister Charles Konan Banny registered as a candidate for president on Friday for elections in October, challenging incumbent Alassane Ouattara. Ouattara is the favourite to…
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- August 23, 2015
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Sexual relations were consensual, claims Mandela grandson
Johannesburg — A grandson of the late Nelson Mandela who is accused of raping a 15-year-old girl, on Friday claimed the sexual relations were consensual. The 24-year-old suspect, who cannot be…
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- August 23, 2015
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‘First Lady’ of Cambodia’s bloody Khmer Rouge dies aged 83
Phnom Penh – The former “first lady” of Cambodia’s murderous Khmer Rouge regime died on Saturday, according to a UN-backed tribunal, without victims ever seeing her face trial on charges…
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- August 23, 2015
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Iran unveils new surface-to-surface missile, says seeks peace through strength
Iran on Saturday unveiled a new surface-to-surface missile it said could strike targets with pin-point accuracy within a range of 500 km and it said military might was a precondition…
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- August 23, 2015
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Thousands displaced by Boko Haram in 2 weeks in Chad
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Around 40 000 people have fled their homes in Chad in the past two weeks following attacks by Islamist militant group Boko Haram, according to…
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- August 23, 2015
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Coalition air strikes ‘kill dozens of Yemeni civilians’
At least 65 civilians have been killed by air strikes in Yemen’s Taiz, including 17 people from one family, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) reported. The deaths occurred when Saudi-led Arab coalition…
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- August 23, 2015
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Italy rescuing 3 000 migrants, 18 boats in trouble
Rome – Italy’s coastguard said on Saturday it was co-ordinating the rescue of up to 3 000 migrants from waters off Libya after receiving SOS calls from 18 different crowded…
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- August 23, 2015
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Nompilo casts her net wider
Ntombiyolwandle Ndlovu Sunday Leisure Reporter DRIVEN by an insatiable knack to succeed 34-year-old renowned female visual artist, Nompilo Nkomo has never been held back by the fact that she has a…
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- August 23, 2015
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Shangano Arts Festival set to grace Ntabazinduna
Sharon Sibindi Sunday Leisure Correspondent THE Shangano Arts Festival, which celebrates cultural diversity in Matabeleland North, is scheduled to be held in Ntabazinduna in October. It will be held under the…
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- August 23, 2015
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UK-based Zim designer makes world’s most expensive shoes
Nothando Ndhlovu Sunday Leisure Reporter THE shoes have been deemed the most expensive in the world because when they are finished; each shoe is crafted with a nickel embellishment on each…