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Rubber bullets fired at South African mine strikers, several hurt
ReutersCAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Ten striking South African miners were taken to hospital on Tuesday after being hit by rubber bullets, police said, as labour strife spread ahead of mid-year pay negotiations. As well as the violence at a chromium mine, the National...Tags: Johannesburg (South Africa), Employment, Finance, Credit Ratings, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Ghana hopes to shield economy from African oil curse
ReutersACCRA (Reuters) - Oil brought riches to Nigeria but also ravaged its economy and fuelled corruption and conflict. Now nearby Ghana has begun production and wants to take the wealth but dodge the oil curse. Ghana is used to resource riches: it is...Tags: Conservation, Energy Resources, Government Debt, Budgets and Budgeting, Moody's Corporation
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Obama to travel to Africa in late June
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, will travel to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania in late June and early July to reinforce U.S. ties with countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the White House said on Monday. "The trip...Tags: Domestic Travel, Barack Obama, White House, Washington, DC, Trips and Vacations
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Upswing in South African Film Industry
VarietyNine years after the end of apartheid, South Africa's film industry has grown an average 14% per year since 2008 and employs roughly 40,000 people, of which 66% are black, according to the first study of the industry. The Deloitte report was commissioned...Tags: Cinema Industry, Nelson Mandela, South Africa
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AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, finance and economy briefs
AME InfoQATAR ELECTRICITY AND WATER RISES, LAUNCHES POWER INVESTMENT FIRM: The Doha-based Qatar Exchange 20 Index rose 0.61 percent to close at 9,064.31 points on Monday. Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC) added 0.70 percent, finishing at QR144.50....Tags: Saudi Arabia, Government Debt, Budgets and Budgeting, Doha (Qatar), Credit and Debt
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Golf-European Tour Race to Dubai money list
ReutersMay 20 (Reuters) - Leading money winners on the 2013 European Tour Race to Dubai on Monday: 1. Graeme McDowell (Northern Ireland) 1,029,186 euros 2. Brett Rumford (Australia) 863,632 3. Sergio Garcia (Spain) 774,010 4. Richard Sterne (South Africa)...Tags: Charl Schwartzel, Ian Poulter, International Travel, Graeme McDowell, Louis Oosthuizen
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South African wage demands send rand to four year low
Reuters* Main mining union NUM seeks wage hikes of up to 60 pct * Gold companies' shares drop, rand also under pressure * Threat of mines unrest is headache for ruling ANC * NUM rival AMCU now dominates tense platinum sector By Ed Stoddard JOHANNESBURG, May...Tags: Earnings Forecasts, U.S. Congress, Inflation and Deflation, Mining, AngloGold Limited
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The Week Ahead: Myanmar mends, Africa ascends, cinema celebrates
Architect of exiting autocracy invited to the White House Monday, May 20 -- Myanmar President Thein Sein’s visit to Washington symbolically celebrates his nation’s embrace of democracy and the rule of law after half a century of...
Tags: Life of Pi (movie), China, John Kerry, Islam, Minority Groups
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Bloomington teen's Appalachian Trail trek to aid children in Congo
Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind.Other than doing some leisurely strolling on grassy fairways as a member of the Bloomington High School North golf team, Morgan Scherer has not done any training for his six-week, 500-mike hiking trip along the Appalachian Trail this summer. "I expect...Tags: Congo, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Pita Bread, Indiana University, High Schools
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A Facebook message led Augsburg student to key role in a Reese Witherspoon movie
St. Paul Pioneer PressKuoth Wiel had a very busy spring. While most of her fellow Minnesotans were busy grousing about the weather, Wiel, 24, spent April and May: finishing up a degree in social psychology at Augsburg College, preparing to move, launching a new career and --...Tags: Reese Witherspoon, United Nations, Ethiopia, Movies, Sudan
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GCC's petrochemical firms need to be flexible: Experts
Khaleej TimesThe GCC petrochemical industry will need to develop in a more sustainable way and be more flexible to better respond to the changing market dynamics to ensure that the Middle East stays ahead of its competitors, industry experts said. "The Middle East's...Tags: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, China, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Chemical Industry
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Eritrean youth face most harrowing atrocities: activist
Sudan TribuneRenowned Eritrean activist Meron Estefanos has told an international conference in Oslo that of all the atrocities taking place in the repressive Red Sea nation, the plight of its youth is the most harrowing. In an eloquent and quietly emotive speech at...Tags: Oslo (Norway), Refugee, Government, Sweden, Civil and Public Service
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