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BBC Africa - 27 min 1 sec ago

Beijing's silent invasion of electric bicycles

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Greeks stage fresh general strike

BBC Africa - 35 min 4 sec ago

Thousands of Greek workers are to stage a second general strike in a month over austerity measures.

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UK snow insurance claims at £650m

BBC Africa - 37 min 50 sec ago

Insurers paid out £650m from 335,000 claims made as a result of damage caused by the wintry weather in the UK.

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Schools offered gang trouble tips

BBC Africa - 43 min 58 sec ago

Schools in England are being issued with new guidance on how to spot signs that children are involved with gangs.

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Kenya: Fight Graft, Not Tribe

All Africa - 1 hour 1 min ago

The Nairobi City Council and Ministry of Local Government cemetery land purchase scandal brings to focus once again, questions about the national commitment to the fight against corruption.

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Kenya: Hiring Cronies to Top Public Slots Must Stop

All Africa - 1 hour 1 min ago

Appointment to public offices remains a thorny issue despite clear stipulations aimed at securing transparency and fair play.

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White House continues to slam insurers

CNN World - 1 hour 6 min ago

President Obama is turning up the heat on private health insurers again, taking his increasingly populist health care overhaul pitch on the road to Missouri.

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US reports record budget deficit

BBC Africa - 1 hour 6 min ago

The US government records a budget deficit of $221bn (£147.6bn) in February - the largest monthly deficit in its history.

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Uganda: UN Health Agency Funds Urgent Medical Supplies in Landslide-Hit Region

All Africa - 1 hour 10 min ago

The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) is sending $50,000 in emergency funding to Uganda where deadly mudslides and flooding have left hundreds of thousands of people in need of shelter, food, safe water and proper sanitation, and at an increased risk of water-borne diseases.

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Kenya: New Bill to Improve State Witness Protection, If Passed

All Africa - 1 hour 11 min ago

Kenyans affected by the violence that erupted after the country's disputed presidential elections in 2007 may soon be able to speak out without fear. A new bill will offer better protection to state witnesses.

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Tanzania: Pregnant Teens Forced Out of School

All Africa - 1 hour 11 min ago

Pregnancy is the leading cause of dropouts for school girls in Tanzania. And a national law forbidding young mothers to return to school after giving birth did not make it any easier for them to continue their education.

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Africa: Continent's Success Stories in Gender Empowerment

All Africa - 1 hour 11 min ago

Whenever gender empowerment is a vibrant topic of discussion internationally, some of the countries in Europe, Asia and Latin America are invariably singled out for their success stories in politics, education, health care or civil liberties even as Africa is mostly left out of political reckoning - and wrongly so.

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New leader tops Forbes' richest people

CNN World - 1 hour 20 min ago

Forbes magazine released its annual list of the world's richest people Wednesday, and for only the second time since 1995, Microsoft founder Bill Gates' name was not at the top.

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Africa: Something New Out of Africa: A Global Player

All Africa - 1 hour 20 min ago

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Kenya: Travel Ban on Ministers to Save Sh200 Million

All Africa - 1 hour 24 min ago

The government could save Sh200 million during a 30-day foreign travel ban imposed on Cabinet ministers.

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Labour MP facing expenses probe

BBC Africa - 1 hour 29 min ago

Labour MP Harry Cohen is being investigated by the police over his expenses claims, the BBC understands.

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Mexican shakes up world rich list

BBC Africa - 1 hour 44 min ago

Mexican Carlos Slim overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to the Forbes "rich list", with a fortune of $53.5bn.

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AU Security Body Upbeat on Sudan Election Prospects

Studio 7 VOA - 1 hour 48 min ago

African Union Peace and Security Council says Sudan's elections for president and parliament have a reasonable chance of success

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Google to scan old Italian books

BBC Africa - 1 hour 50 min ago

Italy signs a deal with Google to put online the contents of its two national libraries, including works by Dante and Galileo.

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BA strike talks end without deal

BBC Africa - 2 hours 6 min ago

Talks between British Airways and Unite aimed at averting strike action by cabin crew break down without agreement.

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