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South Sudan rebels say control oil-producing state capital

YoopyaFebruary 18, 2014May 3, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 18, 2014May 3, 20230

(Reuters) – South Sudanese rebels said they had seized control of the capital of oil-producing Upper Nile state on Tuesday, in an assault the government...

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Austria boosts peacekeepers after Golan withdrawal

YoopyaFebruary 18, 2014October 30, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 18, 2014October 30, 20230

(Reuters) – Austria will send more peacekeepers to the Balkans and Africa after its withdrawal from the Golan Heights last year raised questions about the...

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Egypt: Suicide bomber behind tourist bus attack

YoopyaFebruary 17, 2014October 30, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 17, 2014October 30, 20230

CAIRO (AP) — A suicide bomber was behind a deadly blast that tore through a bus carrying South Korean tourists, killing at least four people,...

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Twelve illegal miners rescued in South Africa, others stay underground

YoopyaFebruary 17, 2014November 25, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 17, 2014November 25, 20230

(Reuters) – A dozen South African illegal miners were brought to the surface on Sunday after being trapped in an abandoned gold mine near Johannesburg,...

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Lawyers for Egypt’s deposed President Mursi stage walk-out

YoopyaFebruary 17, 2014November 25, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 17, 2014November 25, 20230

(Reuters) – Lawyers for deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi withdrew in protest after he appeared in court on Sunday on charges of conspiring with foreign...

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Dubai vying to be world’s next fashion capital

YoopyaFebruary 14, 2014November 25, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 14, 2014November 25, 20230

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai and luxury are nearly synonymous. The city is home to the world’s tallest tower, massive man-made islands in...

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Insight: Graft allegations test West’s ties to Somali president

YoopyaFebruary 14, 2014November 29, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 14, 2014November 29, 20230

(Reuters) – A resignation letter by Somalia’s central bank governor sent from Dubai has thrown Western donors into a quandary over supporting a government they...

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Nigerian president sacks four ministers: source

YoopyaFebruary 13, 2014November 1, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 13, 2014November 1, 20230

(Reuters) – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan sacked four ministers including aviation minister Stella Oduah, a close ally, in the latest in a wave of government...

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South Africa police clash with ANC supporters at opposition march

YoopyaFebruary 13, 2014November 1, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 13, 2014November 1, 20230

(Reuters) – South African police fired rubber bullets on Wednesday at stone throwing supporters of the ruling ANC who tried to confront members of the...

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Amnesty: Muslim exodus in CAR is ethnic cleansing

YoopyaFebruary 12, 2014October 30, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 12, 2014October 30, 20230

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Amnesty International is warning that the exodus of tens of thousands of Muslims from Central African Republic amounts to ethnic cleansing....