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South Africa To Bomb Island With Pesticides To Kill Mice That Eat Albatrosses Alive
Conservationists said Saturday that they plan to bomb a remote South African island with tonnes of pesticide-laced pellets to kill mice that are eating albatrosses and other seabirds alive.
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"We Have No Money": Australian Couple Details "Worst Experience" After Being Left Behind By Cruise Ship
The couple along with six others were not permitted on the cruise, which eventually sailed off without them.
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8 Passengers Stranded On African Island After Cruise Ship Leaves Them Behind
Notably, the passengers were late getting back to the ship on March 27, according to a statement from Norwegian Cruise Line.
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8 Children Die After Eating Sea Turtle Meat On Remote African Island
Notably, sea turtle meat is considered a delicacy in the region despite well-known food poisoning dangers.
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South Africa Mourns Death Of Indian-Origin Anti-Apartheid Veteran Ebrahim Ebrahim
Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, an Indian-origin anti-apartheid icon who spent years imprisoned on Robben Island alongside Nelson Mandela and Ahmed Kathrada, has died. He was 84, South Africa's ruling party African National Congress (ANC) has announced.
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South African Anti-Apartheid Veteran Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim Dies At 84
Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, a veteran of the fight against apartheid who spent years imprisoned on Robben Island alongside Nelson Mandela, died on Monday aged 84, South Africa's ruling party announced.
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Nelson Mandela Prison Drawing Sells For $112,575 In New York
A drawing by late South African president Nelson Mandela of the door of his prison cell on Robben Island - where he was held for 18 years - sold on Thursday in New York for $112,575.
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The Curious Tale Of Airbus And The African Gold Mine
The Kodieran gold deposit in Mali never produced much gold beyond the specks that locals panned from this remote corner of Africa. Yet in 2012, the mine gained a curious shareholder: Airbus. The French aviation giant bought its stake in a round-about way, moving 15 million euros from an internal fund through a series of entities in the British Vir...
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South African Anti-Apartheid Icon Ahmed Kathrada Dead At 87
Celebrated South African anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada, a Robben Island prisoner and one of Nelson Mandela's closest colleagues in the struggle against white rule, died early Tuesday aged 87.
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Potential MH370 Debris Found On Island Off African Coast
Aircraft wreckage potentially from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has been found on an island off the east African coast, an Australian official said on Friday.
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Changes To India-Mauritius Tax Treaty: Your 10-Point Guide
The government on Tuesday said it will amend a three-decade old treaty with Mauritius, which will enable India to impose capital gains tax on investments coming from the African island nation starting next year.
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47 African Migrants Rescued Off Gran Canaria
A Spanish coast guard ship rescued 47 African migrants today from a boat found adrift off the Spanish island of Gran Canaria, officials said.
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Cape Verde Avoids Major Damage as Hurricane Fred Moves on
Hurricane Fred headed away from the West African archipelago of Cape Verde on Tuesday, causing no deaths, a day after slamming it with winds of up to 140 kilometres (85 miles)per hour, local officials said.
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Boy Smuggled Into Spain in Suitcase to be Reunited With Mother
An African boy found inside a suitcase at a Spanish border crossing will be reunited with his mother since DNA tests proved the two are related, the family's lawyer said today.
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Niger Governor Orders Islands Evacuated After Boko Haram Attacks
A regional governor in southern Niger on Thursday ordered the evacuation of the West African nation's inhabited islands on Lake Chad following a deadly attack there by Boko Haram militants last week.
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South Africa To Bomb Island With Pesticides To Kill Mice That Eat Albatrosses Alive
Conservationists said Saturday that they plan to bomb a remote South African island with tonnes of pesticide-laced pellets to kill mice that are eating albatrosses and other seabirds alive.
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"We Have No Money": Australian Couple Details "Worst Experience" After Being Left Behind By Cruise Ship
The couple along with six others were not permitted on the cruise, which eventually sailed off without them.
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8 Passengers Stranded On African Island After Cruise Ship Leaves Them Behind
Notably, the passengers were late getting back to the ship on March 27, according to a statement from Norwegian Cruise Line.
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8 Children Die After Eating Sea Turtle Meat On Remote African Island
Notably, sea turtle meat is considered a delicacy in the region despite well-known food poisoning dangers.
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South Africa Mourns Death Of Indian-Origin Anti-Apartheid Veteran Ebrahim Ebrahim
Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, an Indian-origin anti-apartheid icon who spent years imprisoned on Robben Island alongside Nelson Mandela and Ahmed Kathrada, has died. He was 84, South Africa's ruling party African National Congress (ANC) has announced.
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South African Anti-Apartheid Veteran Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim Dies At 84
Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, a veteran of the fight against apartheid who spent years imprisoned on Robben Island alongside Nelson Mandela, died on Monday aged 84, South Africa's ruling party announced.
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Nelson Mandela Prison Drawing Sells For $112,575 In New York
A drawing by late South African president Nelson Mandela of the door of his prison cell on Robben Island - where he was held for 18 years - sold on Thursday in New York for $112,575.
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The Curious Tale Of Airbus And The African Gold Mine
The Kodieran gold deposit in Mali never produced much gold beyond the specks that locals panned from this remote corner of Africa. Yet in 2012, the mine gained a curious shareholder: Airbus. The French aviation giant bought its stake in a round-about way, moving 15 million euros from an internal fund through a series of entities in the British Vir...
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South African Anti-Apartheid Icon Ahmed Kathrada Dead At 87
Celebrated South African anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada, a Robben Island prisoner and one of Nelson Mandela's closest colleagues in the struggle against white rule, died early Tuesday aged 87.
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Potential MH370 Debris Found On Island Off African Coast
Aircraft wreckage potentially from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has been found on an island off the east African coast, an Australian official said on Friday.
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Changes To India-Mauritius Tax Treaty: Your 10-Point Guide
The government on Tuesday said it will amend a three-decade old treaty with Mauritius, which will enable India to impose capital gains tax on investments coming from the African island nation starting next year.
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47 African Migrants Rescued Off Gran Canaria
A Spanish coast guard ship rescued 47 African migrants today from a boat found adrift off the Spanish island of Gran Canaria, officials said.
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Cape Verde Avoids Major Damage as Hurricane Fred Moves on
Hurricane Fred headed away from the West African archipelago of Cape Verde on Tuesday, causing no deaths, a day after slamming it with winds of up to 140 kilometres (85 miles)per hour, local officials said.
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Boy Smuggled Into Spain in Suitcase to be Reunited With Mother
An African boy found inside a suitcase at a Spanish border crossing will be reunited with his mother since DNA tests proved the two are related, the family's lawyer said today.
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Niger Governor Orders Islands Evacuated After Boko Haram Attacks
A regional governor in southern Niger on Thursday ordered the evacuation of the West African nation's inhabited islands on Lake Chad following a deadly attack there by Boko Haram militants last week.
