JOHANNESBURG - Johnny Clegg, a South African musician who performed in defiance of racial barriers imposed under the country's apartheid system decades ago and celebrated its new democracy under Nelson Mandela, died Tuesday after a battle with pancreat...
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July 16, 2019 Web Desk
Education
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GENEVA - The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is affecting more children than normal. The United Nations Children's Fund says kids represent nearly one-third of current total cases, compared to about 20 percent in previous ou...
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July 16, 2019 Web Desk
Entertainment
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Pirates have attacked a ship off the coast of Nigeria and abducted 10 sailors from the Turkish cargo vessel. Shipping company Kadioglu Denizcilik said Paksoy-1 was sailing without any freight from Cameroon to the Ivory Coast when it was attacked in the...
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July 16, 2019 Web Desk
General
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PRETORIA, Former South African President Jacob Zuma has refuted allegations of his misuse of public funds before the commission of inquiry into the corruption. I've been vilified, alleged to be the king of corrupt people, said Jacob Zuma, former South ...
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July 16, 2019 Web Desk
Business
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KYANGWALI, UGANDA - For decades, the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo -- the Ituri and North Kivu provinces especially -- has endured ethnic violence leaving thousands dead and many more seeking refuge in neighboring countries.Fifty-four-year-old M...
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July 16, 2019 Web Desk
Health, Medical
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