Tag Archives: South America

Chelsea FC target Neymar hints at FC Barcelona move

Santos striker Neymar, who continues to be linked with the likes of Barcelona, Chelsea and Real Madrid, has refused to dismiss talk of a move to Camp Nou. Neymar is arguably the most sought after player in world football today, … read more »

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Oral sex ‘assassination plot’: Woman accused of putting poison in her privates in bid to kill husband

Brazilian wife accused of planting toxic substance on her genitals before luring her husband to bed Getty A woman is being sued by her husband for allegedly trying to kill him by putting poison in her genitals and then asking … read more »

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Ethiopia: Civilized people uncivilized regime: how did it happen?

by Teshome Debalke Everybody is wondering how did such civilized people as Ethiopians ended up under the rule of uncivilized regime like Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) “Woyane”? Before I go on exploring about how the uncivilized regime remained in … read more »

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Messi leads Argentina past Uruguay

Lionel Messi guided Argentina past a tough Uruguay side in the final half hour with two brilliant goals for a 3-0 win on Friday that keeps them top of South America’s World Cup qualifiers. Argentina lead the nine-nation South American … read more »

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Oil war in South Atlantic: Great Britain vs. Latin America

Nil NIKANDROV Buenos-Aires and other cities of Argentina have many monuments dedicated to the officers and men, who died on the Malvinas Islands. Hundreds of shields along the Argentinean roads carry a single line: Las Malvinas son Argentinas (Las Malvinas … read more »

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Save West Africa from the drugs barons By Kofi Annan

Over the last decade, West Africa has made encouraging progress. Violent conflicts that had blighted the region for many years have been ended. There have been real advances in development, health and education. Economic growth is accelerating. Democratic practice, although … read more »

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The Venezuelan Missile Crisis

Iran initiated a close relationship with Venezuela when Venezuela’s president, Hugo Chavez, hosted the 2000 OPEC meeting in Caracas. (Shireen T. Hunter, Iran’s Foreign Policy in the Post-Soviet Era: Resisting the New International Order [Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, 2010], p. … read more »

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AU chief in Bissau after coup scare

Bissau – The African Union’s top executive arrived in Guinea-Bissau for talks Wednesday and said he was concerned two days after the troubled west African state’s army chief claimed to have foiled a coup. “The events that occurred in your … read more »

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Model Arrested By Police After Cocaine Was Found Hidden In Breast and Butt Implants

Share A stunning model proved to be more than meets the eye after she was arrested by Italian police trying to smuggle more than $395,000 worth of cocaine into the country inside breast and buttock implants. The 33-year-old woman, identified only … read more »

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Democracy is more than voting and elections

Lessons from Guyana and the Caribbean Horace Campbell ‘From Egypt to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the people are finding out that the entire process of voting and elections is stacked against change,’ writes Horace Campbell. We need ‘new … read more »

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Bank: Africa making business easier

Singapore – Most Sub-Saharan countries made doing business easier over the past year, but the African region is still the costliest and most complex in the world for entrepreneurs, the World Bank said in a report on Thursday. In its … read more »

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Rihanna: ‘Cheers’ Video Premiere!

Check out the video for Rihanna’s latest single, “Cheers”! During her tour stop in Kensington Oval, Barbados on August 5, the 23-year-old entertainer filmed footage for the video! The video features a lot of concert and backstage shots from her … read more »

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Mali arrests 4 in ‘Air Cocaine’ probe

Bamako – Authorities in Mali have arrested four people after an aircraft loaded with 10 tons of cocaine crashed in the country in 2009, a source close to the probe said on Thursday. Malian authorities suspect the aircraft was part … read more »

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Visitors to Zimbabwe snap up defunct 100 trillion bank notes

HARARE, Zimbabwe – Western visitors to Zimbabwe are snapping up old, defunct Zimbabwe bank notes, preferring them to some traditional African curios and souvenirs of the nation’s famed stone sculpture. Most sought after is the one hundred trillion Zimbabwe dollar … read more »

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Ghanaian Ambassador to Brazil in sex scandal

Helen Adewonuola, a naturalized Brazilian from Nigeria, has accused Mr. Samuel Kofi Dadey Ghana’s Ambassador to Brazil of sexual harassment. In her plea filed with the Brazilian Labor authorities she claimed damages against the Ghana Embassy in Brazil to the … read more »

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Miss South Africa Teen 2009 crowned Miss Teen Universe

Miss Teen South Africa 2009, Chante Jantjies, returned from South America to a welcome from ANC Youth League president Julius Malema. Jantjies, 16, a matric pupil from Centurion, was crowned Miss Teenager Universe on Sunday. Malema said the league would … read more »

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