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Ancient Geological Hotspot Linked to Great Lakes' Depth and Formation
New research reveals an ancient geological hotspot influenced the Great Lakes' formation millions of years ago. As North America drifted over this hotspot, the lithosphere weakened, enabling glacial forces during the Ice Age to carve the deep depressions of these massive lakes. Seismic data supports this theory, showing unusual wave movements benea...
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Ivory Coast Stun AFCON Holders Senegal, Cape Verde Into Quarter-Finals
Hosts Ivory Coast stunned Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations on Monday, knocking out the reigning champions on penalties in the last 16 to keep their hopes of winning the title on home soil alive.
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Mohamed Salah Ruled Out Of Two AFCON Games As Senegal, Cape Verde Reach Last 16
Record seven-time champions Egypt were dealt a major blow on Friday as captain Mohamed Salah was ruled out of two Africa Cup of Nations games with a hamstring injury
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South African Fishermen Reel In Second Largest Atlantic Blue Marlin Ever Recorded
A group of friends were trolling off Africa's central-west coast near Mindelo, Cape Verde, when they landed an absolute beast of a big blue marlin, which is the second-largest ever caught in the Atlantic. The humongous fish weighed 1,370 pounds.
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Fugitive Businessman Close To Venezuela's Maduro Extradited To US
A fugitive businessman accused of acting as a money launderer for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's regime was extradited Saturday to the United States from Cape Verde, his legal team told AFP.
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Watch: Guide Surprises Paralympic Sprinter With Finish-Line Proposal
Cape Verde sprinter Keula Nidreia Pereira Semedo might have missed the qualification for the semi-finals, but she will return from the Tokyo Paralympics with a win she will never want to forget
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Zika-Hit Cape Verde Identifies First Case Of Microcephaly
Cape Verde has identified its first case of the neurological disorder microcephaly, thought to be linked to the Zika virus, in what would be a first for Africa.
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Guinea-Bissau Forms New Government After Stalemate
Guinea-Bissau has formed a new government, according to a presidential decree issued early Tuesday, ending a two-month political stalemate in the coup-plagued west African nation.
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Scientists Say an Ancient Megatsunami Hurled Boulders Nearly as High as the Eiffel Tower
We live on a dynamic, sometimes violent planet. It's just that we also live on it for a relatively short period of geologic time, and so we miss most of the action.
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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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Hurricane Fred Lashes Cape Verde, First Since 1892
Hurricane Fred hit Cape Verde -- the first such storm to strike it since 1892 -- lashing the archipelago off the coast of West Africa with strong winds and heavy rain on Monday, US forecasters said.
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Cristiano Ronaldo-Less Portugal Stunned By Cape Verde in Friendly
Cristiano Ronaldo, who was released from international duty, was dearly missed as Portugal suffered a shock 2-0 defeat against African islanders Cape Verde.
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Cape Verde Volcano Pico do Fogo Erupts
A rare eruption of Cape Verde volcano Pico do Fogo, its biggest in decades, caused the closure of the airport and evacuation of local residents, officials told state radio on Sunday.
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Tropical Storm Odile Drifting Off Southern Mexico
Tropical Storm Odile was drifting off Mexico's southern Pacific coast early Friday, keeping out to sea but expected to gain strength over the coming day and possibly become a hurricane.
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Ancient Geological Hotspot Linked to Great Lakes' Depth and Formation
New research reveals an ancient geological hotspot influenced the Great Lakes' formation millions of years ago. As North America drifted over this hotspot, the lithosphere weakened, enabling glacial forces during the Ice Age to carve the deep depressions of these massive lakes. Seismic data supports this theory, showing unusual wave movements benea...
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Ivory Coast Stun AFCON Holders Senegal, Cape Verde Into Quarter-Finals
Hosts Ivory Coast stunned Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations on Monday, knocking out the reigning champions on penalties in the last 16 to keep their hopes of winning the title on home soil alive.
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Mohamed Salah Ruled Out Of Two AFCON Games As Senegal, Cape Verde Reach Last 16
Record seven-time champions Egypt were dealt a major blow on Friday as captain Mohamed Salah was ruled out of two Africa Cup of Nations games with a hamstring injury
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South African Fishermen Reel In Second Largest Atlantic Blue Marlin Ever Recorded
A group of friends were trolling off Africa's central-west coast near Mindelo, Cape Verde, when they landed an absolute beast of a big blue marlin, which is the second-largest ever caught in the Atlantic. The humongous fish weighed 1,370 pounds.
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Fugitive Businessman Close To Venezuela's Maduro Extradited To US
A fugitive businessman accused of acting as a money launderer for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's regime was extradited Saturday to the United States from Cape Verde, his legal team told AFP.
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Watch: Guide Surprises Paralympic Sprinter With Finish-Line Proposal
Cape Verde sprinter Keula Nidreia Pereira Semedo might have missed the qualification for the semi-finals, but she will return from the Tokyo Paralympics with a win she will never want to forget
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Zika-Hit Cape Verde Identifies First Case Of Microcephaly
Cape Verde has identified its first case of the neurological disorder microcephaly, thought to be linked to the Zika virus, in what would be a first for Africa.
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Guinea-Bissau Forms New Government After Stalemate
Guinea-Bissau has formed a new government, according to a presidential decree issued early Tuesday, ending a two-month political stalemate in the coup-plagued west African nation.
-
Scientists Say an Ancient Megatsunami Hurled Boulders Nearly as High as the Eiffel Tower
We live on a dynamic, sometimes violent planet. It's just that we also live on it for a relatively short period of geologic time, and so we miss most of the action.
-
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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Hurricane Fred Lashes Cape Verde, First Since 1892
Hurricane Fred hit Cape Verde -- the first such storm to strike it since 1892 -- lashing the archipelago off the coast of West Africa with strong winds and heavy rain on Monday, US forecasters said.
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Cristiano Ronaldo-Less Portugal Stunned By Cape Verde in Friendly
Cristiano Ronaldo, who was released from international duty, was dearly missed as Portugal suffered a shock 2-0 defeat against African islanders Cape Verde.
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Cape Verde Volcano Pico do Fogo Erupts
A rare eruption of Cape Verde volcano Pico do Fogo, its biggest in decades, caused the closure of the airport and evacuation of local residents, officials told state radio on Sunday.
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Tropical Storm Odile Drifting Off Southern Mexico
Tropical Storm Odile was drifting off Mexico's southern Pacific coast early Friday, keeping out to sea but expected to gain strength over the coming day and possibly become a hurricane.
