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Protesters battle Zimbabwe police
Jun 10 2005 8:06PM (CT)
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Police fought running battles until dawn Friday with supporters of a general strike called to protest a government campaign against shack dwellers and street traders, the strike organizer said.
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Africa watches as G-8 discusses debt relief
Jun 10 2005 5:58PM (CT)
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - As the world's wealthiest nations move toward canceling billions of dollars owed by some of the world's poorest countries, some Africans are playing down what experts say could be a breakthrough in debt relief.
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South Africa gets 1st black chief justice
Jun 10 2005 1:32PM (CT)
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - A former shirt factory worker was handed the chief justice's robes Friday at a ceremony marking the appointment of the first black South African to head a court system assailed by allegations of racism.
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Africans wonder whether Live 8 will help
Jun 10 2005 1:06AM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - They'll be grooving to Coldplay in London, rapping along with Will Smith in Philly, dancing mbalax with Youssou N'Dour in Paris. But in African cities and villages, they'll be worrying about day to day survival _ and questioning whether Western extravaganzas like the Live 8 concerts, however well intentioned, can help.
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