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World Cup will change perceptions of SA, says Davies
Mail and Guardian - 15 min 11 sec ago
SA's successful hosting of the World Cup is likely to change global perceptions of the country, Trade Minister Rob Davies said on Thursday.
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Couple jailed over boy's murder
BBC Africa - 17 min 44 sec ago
A babysitting couple from the West Midlands who left a three-year-old boy with more than 70 injuries are given life sentences.
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French couple charged over babies
BBC Africa - 22 min 54 sec ago
A Frenchwoman is charged with killing eight newborn babies and her husband for concealing the bodies after remains were found in a village in north France.
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Woman 'killed by crossbow bolt'
BBC Africa - 23 min 16 sec ago
One of three women killed in Bradford died from severe head injuries caused by a knife and the bolt from a crossbow, an inquest hears.
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Africa: Amisom Capture Key Mogadishu Positions
All Africa - 24 min 12 sec ago
JULY was a fruitful month militarily for peacekeepers and Somali government forces, a spokesman said.
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House price inflation eases again
BBC Africa - 26 min 3 sec ago
UK house prices fell 0.5% in July, the Nationwide says, cutting the annual rate of house price inflation to 6.6% from 8.7%.
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Dramatic fall in pupil expulsion
BBC Africa - 28 min 34 sec ago
There has been a dramatic fall in the number of pupils excluded from schools in England in the past year, official figures show.
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Results boost AstraZeneca shares
BBC Africa - 29 min 3 sec ago
Shares in AstraZeneca rise more than 4% after the drug company reports a rise in profits after strong sales of key drugs.
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Africa: Race On for BP's African Assets
All Africa - 30 min 43 sec ago
BP Plc is in talks with India's Reliance Industries and Essar Group to sell its African retail assets, including those in Namibia, that could be worth as much as US$500 million, four sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters yesterday.
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Africa: Investor Sees Africa Risks Easing, Plenty of Growth
All Africa - 30 min 47 sec ago
Political risks to investment are easing gradually across Africa, making it easier to tap into the continent's robust growth, Africa's top private equity investor Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) has said.
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'Reduce rubbish' call by minister
BBC Africa - 31 min 33 sec ago
Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman says she wants a dramatic cut in the amount of rubbish thrown away by households in England.
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Landmark ruling on divorce cases
BBC Africa - 32 min 30 sec ago
A "ground-breaking" Court of Appeal judgement removes the protection previously given to thousands of people in divorce proceedings.
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Red diesel spill pollutes rivers
BBC Africa - 34 min 18 sec ago
An investigation and a clear up is under way after about 300 litres of red diesel leaks into two rivers from a storage tank.
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One million page Churchill archive to be made public
BBC Africa - 35 min 13 sec ago
Sir Winston Churchill's entire archive of papers is to be published electronically in libraries, allowing full public access.
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Scottish review warns of major job cuts
BBC Africa - 36 min 38 sec ago
Up to 60,000 people working in the public sector in Scotland could lose their jobs, according to an independent review commissioned by ministers.
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GB duo reach 110m hurdles semis
BBC Africa - 41 min 24 sec ago
Great Britain's Andy Turner and Will Sharman both qualify for the semi-finals of the men's 110m hurdles at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.
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Southern Africa: EU Backs Off on EPA
All Africa - 44 min 26 sec ago
European Union (EU) Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht has appeased leading European civil society organisations about the negotiations for a Southern African economic partnership agreement (EPA), promising "not to put undue pressure" on countries.
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What lies ahead after spill is sealed?
CNN World - 48 min 58 sec ago
The man overseeing the federal response to the Gulf oil disaster will meet New Orleans parish presidents Thursday to outline the plans after the well is permanently sealed.
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Somalia: 21 People Killed in Fresh Mogadishu Fighting
All Africa - 50 min 35 sec ago
At least 21 people have been killed and 45 others injured in gun battle and mortars exchanged by Somali government troops backed by AMISOM and Al-Shabaab extremist militias since Tuesday, Radio Garowe reports.
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Somalia: Somaliland President Names New Cabinet Ministers
All Africa - 50 min 36 sec ago
The new elected president of Somalia's breakaway republic of Somaliland, Ahmed Mohamed Mohamud (Silanyo) named on Wednesday new Cabinet ministers for his government, Radio Garowe reports
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