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BEIJING (AP) — Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms released a Chinese fishing boat after holding its crew for two weeks, beating up the captain and stealing the vessel's fuel, the boat's owner said. He added that the hijackers did not get the 600,000 yuan ($100,000) ransom they had demanded. The seizure May 5 in what boat owner Yu Xuejun said we...

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BEIJING (AP) — Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms released a Chinese fishing boat after holding its crew for two weeks, beating up the captain and stealing the vessel's fuel, the boat's owner said. He added that the hijackers did not get the 600,000 yuan ($100,000) ransom they had demanded. The seizure May 5 in what boat owner Yu Xuejun said we...

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[UN News]Poverty and food insecurity in Egypt have risen significantly over the last three years, according to a joint reports released today by the United Nations food agency and partners.

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[UN News]Poverty and food insecurity in Egypt have risen significantly over the last three years, according to a joint reports released today by the United Nations food agency and partners.

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PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — A "special envoy" for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Pyongyang on Wednesday for China, the North's only major political and economic benefactor. State media released few details, but the trip comes at a rocky time in ties between the allies. In a short dispatch, the North's official Korean Central News Agency said Kim's...

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PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — A "special envoy" for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Pyongyang on Wednesday for China, the North's only major political and economic benefactor. State media released few details, but the trip comes at a rocky time in ties between the allies. In a short dispatch, the North's official Korean Central News Agency said Kim's...

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Workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado claimed 24 lives. Scientists...

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Workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado claimed 24 lives. Scientists...

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Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday: 1. A RACE TO FIND SURVIVORS Rescuers search every damaged home at least once and continue efforts at a d...

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Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday: 1. A RACE TO FIND SURVIVORS Rescuers search every damaged home at least once and continue efforts at a devastated elementary school in Oklahoma in the wake of a tornado that measured at the top of the scale. 2...

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[allAfrica]Last year, the United States announced a new strategy toward sub-Saharan Africa that emphasizes increased trade and investment, including intra-African trade. Officials acknowledge that more work needs to be done, especially now that China h...

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[allAfrica]Last year, the United States announced a new strategy toward sub-Saharan Africa that emphasizes increased trade and investment, including intra-African trade. Officials acknowledge that more work needs to be done, especially now that China has become Africa's largest trading partner.

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[World Bank]DAR ES SALAAM, May 21, 2013 -Tanzania and its East African neighbors could boost their annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by up to US$1.8 billion and US$ 830 million respectively by taking measures to improve the efficiency of the Port of ...

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[World Bank]DAR ES SALAAM, May 21, 2013 -Tanzania and its East African neighbors could boost their annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by up to US$1.8 billion and US$ 830 million respectively by taking measures to improve the efficiency of the Port of Dar es Salaam, according to the latest Tanzania Economic Update published by the World Bank.

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[The Point]The Minister of Youth and Sports, Alieu K. Jammeh, has described the demise of Mamudou Max Jallow as a great loss to the nation.

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[The Point]The Minister of Youth and Sports, Alieu K. Jammeh, has described the demise of Mamudou Max Jallow as a great loss to the nation.

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[The Point]A two-day training course for sports journalists on fundamental sports journalism with special focus on media laws and ethics ended at the Gambia Press Union Secretariat in Fajara on Friday.

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[The Point]A two-day training course for sports journalists on fundamental sports journalism with special focus on media laws and ethics ended at the Gambia Press Union Secretariat in Fajara on Friday.

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[The Point]The Sports Journalists Association of The Gambia (SJAG), following the demise of former executive secretary of the National Sports Council Mamudou Max Jallow, is hereby extending its condolence to the family of Max and The Gambia's sporting ...

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[The Point]The Sports Journalists Association of The Gambia (SJAG), following the demise of former executive secretary of the National Sports Council Mamudou Max Jallow, is hereby extending its condolence to the family of Max and The Gambia's sporting fraternity.

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