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Nigeria favours local firms in $60 bln oil deals

YoopyaJul 2, 20120

By Emma Farge and Joe Brock GENEVA/ABUJA (Reuters) – Africa’s top oil producer Nigeria will award nearly half of its $60 billion annual supply contracts

Brown, Beyonce win top BET Awards, Houston in spotlight

YoopyaJul 2, 20120

(Reuters) – The BET Awards on Sunday split top honors among several artists, including Beyonce and Chris Brown, in a telecast filled with lively performances

US tells Rwanda to halt support for Congo rebels

YoopyaJul 2, 20120

By Jonny Hogg KINSHASA (Reuters) – The United States has called on Rwanda to stop supporting armed rebel groups in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo

Rupert Murdoch labels Scientology “very weird cult”

YoopyaJul 2, 20120

(Reuters) – News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch took a swipe at Tom Cruise on Sunday in a series of tweets that labeled the Hollywood star

Actor Alec Baldwin weds Hilaria Thomas in NY

YoopyaJul 2, 20120

(Reuters) – Actor Alec Baldwin, star of TV show “30 Rock,” married his fiancée, Hilaria Thomas, on Saturday in New York City, then posted a

Tanzania president denies doctors’ leader torture

YoopyaJul 2, 20120

By Fumbuka Ng’wanakilala DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete denied any government involvement in the kidnap and torture of Steven Ulimboka, the

New “Spider-Man” spotlights brooding Peter Parker

YoopyaJul 2, 20120

(Reuters) – He’s been in comics, cartoons, on TV and in movies, but when Spider-Man swings into theaters next week for new film “The Amazing

Angola plans oil bidding round next year: FT

YoopyaJul 2, 20120

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Angola is planning to launch a bidding round for onshore oil exploration rights next year in a bid to double production by

Eastern U.S. battles heat wave amid power outages

YoopyaJul 2, 20120

(Reuters) – Blistering heat blanketed much of the eastern United States for the third straight day on Sunday, after violent storms that took at least

Kenya closes seven more exploration deals

YoopyaJul 2, 20120

By Kelly Gilblom NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya has issued exploration licences for seven of its remaining 12 petroleum blocks, a senior Kenyan official said on