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Liberian may be 1st female African leader
Nov 10 2005 10:55PM (CT)
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - A former finance minister and Harvard graduate claimed victory Thursday in Liberia's presidential election as a large early lead showed her poised to become the first elected female leader ever in Africa. But her rival, former international soccer star George Weah, refused to concede defeat and maintained his allegations of fraud.
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Ethiopia-Eritrea border tensions rising
Nov 10 2005 9:59PM (CT)
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Eritrean authorities keep placing more restrictions on U.N peacekeepers patrolling the tense border with Ethiopia, a U.N spokeswoman said Thursday. U.N. and other observers fear tension could escalate into a new war.
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South Africa inaugurates giant telescope
Nov 10 2005 8:35PM (CT)
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - The southern hemisphere's largest single optical telescope with the power to study the most distant galaxies was inaugurated Thursday _ a giant eye in the sky that took five years to build and cost $20 million.
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