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S. Africa's deputy health minister fired
Aug 9 2007 10:30PM (CT)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - President Thabo Mbeki fired his deputy health minister, one of the country's most respected female politicians, sparking anger Thursday among AIDS activists.
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Virus outbreak contained in Uganda
Aug 9 2007 8:41PM (CT)
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - An outbreak of a deadly Ebola-like disease at a mine in western Uganda has been contained, health officials said Thursday.
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Uganda to give allowances to poor
Aug 9 2007 8:20PM (CT)
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Uganda will pay a $10 monthly allowance to the country's "chronically poor" who live on less than a dollar a day, officials said Thursday.
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Scores die in heavy fighting in Darfur
Aug 9 2007 6:54PM (CT)
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Fighting over a strategic town in southern Darfur has killed many rebels and government forces over the past week, and the Sudanese air force has bombed several villages, rebels and international observers said Thursday.
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Gadhafi's son: Bulgarian medics tortured
Aug 9 2007 5:26PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt _ (AP) - Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's son, who is touted as a reformer, has acknowledged that Bulgarian medical workers jailed for allegedly infecting children with HIV were tortured in captivity, an admission apparently aimed at showing a more open face to the West.
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Mauritania law promises jail for slavery
Aug 9 2007 2:24PM (CT)
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) - Mauritania has passed a law promising jail time for slave-holders, an important step in the northwest African country's push to eliminate a practice that has quietly persisted despite a 25-year-old ban.
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