Search results for ‘African union’
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Reprise: the return of the protest song
The music that was the backdrop to Portugal’s transition to democracy almost 40 years ago is making a comeback on the streets of Europe, as 20-year-old Portuguese student Joao Lima writes.
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Cameron and Miliband pay tribute to Thatcher
Prime Minister David Cameron tells the Commons that his Conservative predecessor Margaret Thatcher was an “extraordinary leader and woman” who made Britain great again.
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New footage found of Martin Luther King’s assassin
Previously unseen footage of James Earl Ray arriving in Memphis to face trial for the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr has come to light.
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Archbishop Justin Welby enthroned in Canterbury
The new Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby is enthroned at a service in Canterbury Cathedral attended by more than 2,000 guests.
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Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda hands himself in
Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda, known as “The Terminator”, hands himself into the US Embassy in the Rwandan capital.
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South Africa and gun violence: tough laws, high crime
The death of Reeva Steenkamp – girlfriend of Paralympian Oscar Pistorius – may have shocked South Africa, but with the fear of gun violence widespread, are their laws tough enough?
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Britain to assist Mali military operation
Britain is to transport foreign troops and equipment to Mali but Downing Street says no troops will be used in a combat role.
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President Obama: Back in the land of hope
It was the Obama speech his supporters had been waiting for: the confidence and the optimism and the promise of better things to come. But how did he win – and what happens next?
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Marikana mine strike: Q and A
A violent dispute at the Marikana platinum mine has already led to the deaths of over 44 people and caused a political storm well beyond the borders of South Africa. How did it come to this?
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Lonmin threatens striking SA miners with sack
Just over a quarter of miners have returned to work at the Lonmin platinum mine in South Africa following 44 deaths in violent clashes last week.
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Who is to blame for South Africa’s miner killings?
As the number of protesters killed at a South African platinum mine reaches 34, a blame game has begun over the deaths, a reminder to the public of the dark days of apartheid.
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Olympic archive: Romania’s Olympic trials (1984)
Romania was the only eastern blog country not to follow the Soviet boycott of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. ITN’s Paul Davies travelled to Bucharest to watch athletes as they trained.
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French bank gunman frees hostages
A man who seized four hostages in a bank in the southwestern French city of Toulouse has freed two people, according to police.
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Sun-kissed French beach is actually… South Africa
An advertising campaign inviting tourists to “come and play” in France has backfired after it emerged the posters featured “little bit cheeky” images of South Africa and the US.
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Fate points towards Six Nations glory for Wales
As Wales aim to secure the grand slam, the climax of the Six Nations promises deep significance and emotion writes Ben Monro-Davies.