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<title>South African granny, 132, may be world's oldest</title>
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Johannesburg, July 6 (Xinhua) At 132 years of age, South African granny Moloko Temo may be the world's oldest citizen, though her name has not appeared in the Guinness World Records.
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<pubDate>Thursday, 6 July 2006 08:08:49 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Leading South African Indian passes away</title>
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Johannesburg, July 5 (IANS) Pundit Tulsiram Satyanand, a leading member of the South African Indian community, has passed away after a short illness in Durban. He was 77.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 5 July 2006 05:40:07 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Kenyan beaten to death for ridiculing Brazil fans</title>
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Nairobi, July 4 (Xinhua) A 21-year-old man was beaten to death in western Kenya for ridiculing the Brazilian football team after the title holders were bundled out in the World Cup quarterfinals.
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 4 July 2006 12:19:52 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Shashi Tharoor charms African leaders</title>
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Banjul/Addis Ababa, July 4 (IANS) Shashi Tharoor, India's candidate for the post of UN secretary-general, impressed leaders at the just-concluded African Union summit by promising to focus on issues related to the continent, if elected.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 4 July 2006 11:21:09 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Shashi Tharoor wows African leaders</title>
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Banjul/Addis Ababa, July 4 (IANS) Shashi Tharoor, India's candidate for the post of UN secretary-general, kicked off his campaign roadshow with a charm offensive at the recently concluded African Union summit at Banjul in Gambia.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 4 July 2006 09:43:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>African Union summit draws to a close</title>
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Banjul, July 3 (Xinhua) The seventh African Union (AU) summit came to a close in the Gambian capital with members welcoming the launch of an African court on human rights and agreeing on other key issues.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 3 July 2006 03:05:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>African Union summit opens in Gambia</title>
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Banjul (Gambia), July 2 (Xinhua) Top leaders from African states convened in this West African country to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing the continent at the seventh African Union summit.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 2 July 2006 06:34:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Djibouti joins India-assisted Pan-African Network</title>
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Addis Ababa, June 21 (IANS) Djibouti became the 11th country Wednesday to sign the ambitious India-assisted Pan-African Network (PAN) that aims to bridge the digital divide and dispense tele-education and tele-medicine to 53 countries of the African Unio]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 June 2006 09:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indian origin cop alleges discrimination</title>
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Johannesburg, June 16 (IANS) An Indian origin police officer in South Africa has alleged that he has been sidelined and discriminated against as he has been confined to a wheelchair for three years now.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 16 June 2006 05:06:31 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>100 killed in Congo ferry fire</title>
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Kinshasa (Congo)/Nairobi, June 7 (DPA) Up to 100 people were presumed dead following a fire on a ferry on the Congolese side of Lake Tanganyika in central Africa, reports said Wednesday.
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 7 June 2006 09:45:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nigerian oil workers released amid confusion</title>
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<pubDate>Sunday, 4 June 2006 07:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Oil rig workers kidnapped in Nigeria</title>
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<pubDate>Friday, 2 June 2006 01:26:07 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>China, India seen as role models for Africa</title>
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Cape Town, June 2 (Xinhua) China and India are in the process of reconfiguring the global economy, which is believed to offer extraordinary opportunities as well as markets and technology to sub-Saharan Africa, said participants at the ongoing World Econ]]></description>
<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 2 June 2006 02:23:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>30 killed in Nigeria traffic accident</title>
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Lagos, May 30 (Xinhua) At least 30 people are feared killed in a multi-vehicle traffic accident on the Ife-Ibadan expressway in southwest Nigeria, a road safety official said Tuesday.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 30 May 2006 09:36:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>7 Nepali soldiers taken hostage in Congo</title>
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Kathmandu, May 29 (IANS) Seven Nepali soldiers, taking part in United Nations peacekeeping operations in Congo, were taken hostage and another was killed by rebels Sunday, the Nepal Army said Monday.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 29 May 2006 11:31:46 GMT</pubDate>
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