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Former dictator wins Guinea-Bissau vote
Aug 10 2005 8:13PM (CT)
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) - A former Guinea-Bissau dictator was confirmed the official winner Wednesday of this African nation's presidential runoff, according to final election results.
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Mauritanians say they're not terrorists
Aug 10 2005 4:05PM (CT)
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) - Islamic leaders freed from jail after last week's coup in Mauritania said Wednesday they were wrongly branded as terrorists _ and that the toppled president himself was responsible for any extremism in this overwhelmingly Muslim nation.
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South African strikers angry over economy
Aug 10 2005 1:24PM (CT)
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - The worst strike in 18 years to hit South Africa's key gold industry is part of a wave of industrial unrest involving airline staff, shop assistants and municipal workers angry that the economic benefits of apartheid's demise have been slow to filter down.
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Malnourished children face harsh future
Aug 10 2005 12:59PM (CT)
GAO, Mali (AP) - Weeks of treatment in a remote Malian hospital have saved tiny 26-month-old Tideye Alminawi's life, but she's showing signs of the long-term damage hunger wreaks on tender bodies and minds.
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