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WorldBanana disease hard to control, says Mozambican authority
April 27, 2014MAPUTO, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The banana disease in Mozambique is highly possible to be spread to other parts of the country, although the government and related plantations are already ...
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WorldIsrael marks holocaust remembrance day
April 27, 2014JERUSALEM, April 27 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Israel commemorated Holocaust Remembrance Day in an official ceremony held in Jerusalem on Sunday evening attended by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon ...
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WorldSouth Africans celebrate 20 years of freedom with much fanfare
April 27, 2014PRETORIA, April 27 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Millions of South Africans gathered across the country on Sunday to celebrate 20 years of freedom under the theme "South Africa – a better place ...
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Local
No Entry for Dangerous Banana Disease
April 25, 2014Close the gates; keep the enemy out. Cooperate. Plan ahead. And take no prisoners?
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LocalTen Reasons Why Caribbean Birds Matter
April 25, 2014There's no question that birds have a special place in the hearts of Caribbean people. The intimate cultural connection between people and birds is reflected in the local names for ...
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WorldNew LIAT CEO Takes Office
April 22, 2014ST. JOHN'S, Antigua, April 22, 2014 – The newly appointed CEO of LIAT – The Caribbean Airline – arrived from the United Kingdom on Sunday with a promise to listen ...
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WorldVictims of Mozambican plane crash taken back to Maputo
April 22, 2014MAPUTO, April 21 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Fourteen of the 16 Mozambicans who died in last November's plane crash in Namibia were taken back to Maputo on Monday.
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WorldAuthor Gabriel Garcia Marquez dies
April 18, 2014One of Latin America's greatest writers, Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez has died at the age of 87.
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WorldWarrant issued for captain of South Korean ferry
April 18, 2014South Korean authorities are seeking arrest warrants for the captain and two crew members of a ship that sank off the country's southern coast on Wednesday.
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WorldZimbabwe's Mugabe blasts gays, Europe, opposition at independence gala
April 18, 2014HARARE, April 18 (Xinhua/ Sun) -- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Friday lashed out at gay rights activists, hostile European countries, and a defiant opposition as the country celebrated independence ...
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LocalCatholics observe Good Friday
April 18, 2014Thousands of Roman Catholics in Dominica and millions worldwide today reflected on the gospel account of the Lord's Passion, recalling the day Jesus died on the cross before rising three ...
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LocalLinden Lestrade Not Guilty of Grievous Bodily Harm
April 17, 2014The trial of Linden Lestrade of Canefield at the Roseau High Court ended this afternoon with a not guilty verdict.
