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US to play Ghana, Portugal, Germany at World Cup

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COSTA DO SAUIPE, Brazil (AP) — The United States will play Ghana, Portugal and Germany in a tough first-round group at next year’s World Cup

Mandela to be buried Dec. 15

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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Flags were lowered to half-staff across South Africa and people in black townships, in upscale mostly white suburbs and in the country’s

Uniting South Africa was Mandela’s greatest accomplishment: de Klerk

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(Reuters) – Nelson Mandela’s greatest accomplishment was to unify South Africa and push for reconciliation between blacks and whites in the post-apartheid era, F.W. de

South Africa mourns Mandela, will bury him on December 15

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(Reuters) – South Africans united in mourning for Nelson Mandela on Friday, but while some celebrated his remarkable life with dance and song, others fretted

World leaders honor Mandela as champion of freedom and reconciliation

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(Reuters) – Nelson Mandela was hailed on Thursday as a “hero of our time” as tributes poured in from world leaders on the death of

Aide to N. Korean leader’s ousted uncle seeks asylum in South: media

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(Reuters) – North Korea could be facing its most serious defection in 15 years as South Korean media on Friday that a man who managed funds for

Thai protest leaders refuse to give up, but streets calm

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(Reuters) – Protesters seeking to topple Thailand’s government stayed off the street on Friday after halting their demonstration the day before out of respect for

In a South African corner of New York, mourners pay tribute to ‘Madiba’

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(Reuters) – At Madiba, a South African-themed bar in Brooklyn named for Nelson Mandela, mourners responding to news of the anti-apartheid champion’s death on Thursday

Ukraine’s Yanukovich heads for talks in Russia with Putin – news agency

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(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich is stopping off in Russia to have talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on his way back home from an official

Chinese mourn Mandela; ask awkward questions about own dissidents

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(Reuters) – Chinese mourned South African anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela on Friday, but took to the Internet to ask awkward questions about their own human