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Vladimir Putin: US trying to create ‘unipolar world’

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By Damien Gayle and agencies, Saturday 9 May 2015, The Guardian (UK) Russian president uses Moscow’s annual Victory Day parade to accuse the US of ignoring principles of international cooperation Vladmir Putin has used an address commemorating the 70th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany to accuse the US of attempting to dominate the world. Speaking at Moscow’s annual … [Read more...] about Vladimir Putin: US trying to create ‘unipolar world’

‘Zanu PF bigwigs wanted to kill me’

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By FUNGI KWARAMBA, CHIEF WRITER  •  9 MAY 2015 • Daily News (Zimbabwe) HARARE - Highly-regarded war veteran Rugare Gumbo has for the first time narrated in spine-chilling detail how President Robert Mugabe and Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa allegedly caused his arrest and inhuman detention in dirty dungeons in Mozambique during the liberation struggle. Speaking in an … [Read more...] about ‘Zanu PF bigwigs wanted to kill me’

South Africa attacks: why are we shocked?

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By GODWIN MURUNGA, Saturday, May 9  2015, Daily Monitor (Uganda) The pictures out of South Africa are gory, depicting a society with a deep seated but repressed tendency to brutality. South Africa is not alone in this repressed tendency. We all have our share. But at the moment, the continent is traumatised, embarrassed and hurting about South Africa. We are numbed beyond … [Read more...] about South Africa attacks: why are we shocked?

Cancer patients spend Sh11bn on treatment abroad, Health CS James Macharia says

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By EUNICE KILONZO, SATURDAY, 9 MAY 2015, Daily Nation (Kenya) Over 10,000 cancer patients in Kenya spend Sh11.28billion [US$118 million] for treatment in hospitals overseas. Health Cabinet Secretary James Macharia said as a result, the number of patients visiting local facilities is low, making treatment expensive. Mr Macharia called on private doctors to encourage their … [Read more...] about Cancer patients spend Sh11bn on treatment abroad, Health CS James Macharia says

Tens of thousands flee fighting in South Sudan, aid groups withdraw

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JUBA-BY DENIS DUMOS, 9 May 2015, Reuters Tens of thousands of people have fled fierce fighting in South Sudan's northern Unity State and humanitarian organizations have withdrawn staff from the area, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and other groups said on Saturday. A political crisis in South Sudan in late 2013 sparked fighting between forces loyal … [Read more...] about Tens of thousands flee fighting in South Sudan, aid groups withdraw

EU sets re-engagement agenda with Zim

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By BRIDGET MANANAVIRE  •  8 MAY 2015 • Daily News (Zimbabwe) HARARE - Phillipe Van Damme, the European Union ambassador to Zimbabwe, has said Zimbabwe should fix its economic framework, political field, as well as the rule of law for the re-engagement process to proceed smoothly. Relations between Zimbabwe and the European Union have been frosty going back a decade ago after … [Read more...] about EU sets re-engagement agenda with Zim

Spanish Customs Officials Foil Attempt To Smuggle Boy In Suitcase

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By BILL CHAPPELL, 08 MAY 2015, NPR An 8-year-old boy from the Ivory Coast was founf curled up in a suitcase Thursday, foiling an attempt to smuggle him into Spanish territory. His father and a woman who carried the case were later arrested. From Agence France-Presse: " 'When they put the suitcase through the scanner, the operator noticed something strange, which … [Read more...] about Spanish Customs Officials Foil Attempt To Smuggle Boy In Suitcase

Israel ‘is racist from the bottom up’: country’s Ethiopian Jews take a stand

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By Annie Slemrodm in Kiryat Malachi, Friday 08 May 2015, The Independent (UK) Sitting in his modest corner shop in Kiryat Malachi, Uri Admo says he was not surprised by the footage that emerged recently of an Ethiopian Israeli soldier being beaten by police officers. “The only difference is this time there was a camera,” he says. Kiryat Malachi, roughly equidistant from … [Read more...] about Israel ‘is racist from the bottom up’: country’s Ethiopian Jews take a stand

People smugglers using Facebook to lure migrants into ‘Italy trips’

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By Patrick Kingsleymigration correspondent, Friday 8 May 2015, Guardian (UK) Using phrases more suited to tourist magazines and images of luxury yachts, smugglers based in Egypt and Turkey openly advertise services on social media It reads like the website of a travel agency. “A trip to Italy next week in a big fast tourist yacht,” says the Facebook post beneath a picture of … [Read more...] about People smugglers using Facebook to lure migrants into ‘Italy trips’