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Foreign tourism offices
For tourist information on selected foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at 212-963-1234, dial 0 and ask for the number of the country's U.N. mission or delegation....Tags: Japan, United Nations, Tunisia, Germany, Ecuador
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In Botswana, border turns electric
Sun Foreign StaffMATSILOJE, Botswana - Residents of this village along the border with Zimbabwe were quite pleased when Botswana's government began erecting a 10-foot-high electrified fence to separate the two countries. Officially, the fence is to keep out livestock...Tags: Heads of State, Government, Death, South Africa, John Murphy
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Botswana abolishes entry visas for S. Sudanese
Sudan TribuneSouth Sudanese citizens intending to travel to Botswana need not apply for entry visas any more, the Southern African nation announced last week. The move, which took effect from 10 May, was made public in a statement issued by the Botswana High...Tags: Nairobi (Kenya), France, Interior Policy, Sudan, Africa
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Athletics-Rudisha keeps his cool to see off Aman in Doha
ReutersMay 10 (Reuters) - Kenya's world record holder and Olympic champion David Rudisha had to work hard to secure victory over Ethiopian teenager Mohammed Aman in the 800 metres at the opening Diamond League meeting of the season in Doha on Friday. London...Tags: Jamaica, Allyson Felix, Justin Gatlin, Ukraine, Doha (Qatar)
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Botswana president grazed by cheetah's claw in 'freak accident'
World leaders are used to taking swipes – but perhaps not quite so literally. Botswana's president, Ian Khama, had to have two stitches after a captive cheetah clawed his face, leaving him with “minor injuries,” a government...
Tags: Seretse Khama Ian Khama
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Dreams of Africa are alive in Botswana's Okavango Delta
MAUN, Botswana - If you've paid for an African safari but you're still not clear about the details, bad on you. Making the same mistake, I didn't dig into the heart of the adventure before I headed to Southern Africa for my first wildlife safari,...
Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Washington, DC, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Hotels and Accommodations, Africa
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Amazing Race Recap: Scorpion King Hunter
WDBJ7 BloggerVietnam is home to 90 million people and apparently the cast and crew’s visit caused tension to CBS. At the start of the show, Phil addressed an apology on regards from CBS to veterans. Something must have went down (angry emails, tweets, or phone...Tags: Paraguay, CBS Corp., Auto Racing
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Foreign government offices
For tourist information about foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. Several no longer list phone numbers, so information is available only through their websites. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at...Tags: United Nations, Venezuela, France, Namibia, Government
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Google denies Street View car ran over donkey, adds to intrigue
A scene captured by a Google Street View vehicle in Kweneng, Botswana, that went viral Monday seems to show the car hitting and possibly killing a donkey on the road. The scene is still visible on Google Street View: The Google vehicle appears to come...
Tags: Google Inc., Passenger Cars
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Truvada pill urged for AIDS prevention after promising studies
As the U.S. Food and Drug Administrationweighs approval of a radical new method of AIDS prevention — a prescription pill taken once a day — advocates say the results of experimental trials in sub-Saharan Africa argue strongly for the drug's...
Tags: Disease Prevention, Trials, Tenofovir (drug), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Drugs and Medicines
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Why were women charged with murder in a lifeboat?
"The Lifeboat" by Charlotte Rogan, A Reagan Arthur Book/Little, Brown & Co., 288 pages, $24.99. It is 1914, two years after the sinking of the Titanic. Grace Winter, Hannah West and Ursula Grant are on trial for murder. Grace, the narrator, is 22. She...Tags: Thriller (genre), Murder
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The top stories of 2011
Daily American Staff Writer1. The 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, was chosen as the top story of the year by the Daily American news staff. The Flight 93 National Memorial was dedicated on Sept. 10. Vice President Joe Biden and former presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton...Tags: Somerset County (Maryland), Rick Santorum, Mark Critz, Students, Democratic Party
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