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Nigerian Troops, Gunmen Exchange Fire Near Shell Facility
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Dulue Mbachu Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- A Nigerian naval houseboat protecting an oil facility run by Royal Dutch Shell Plc came under fire from gunmen overnight, military official said.
Nigeria gunmen attack navy boat near Shell station AFP
UPDATE 1-Gunmen attack Nigerian navy near Shell oil facility Reuters
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Times Online
Obama weighs Clinton, Richardson as sec. of state
guardian.co.uk - 2 hours ago
AP foreign, Friday November 21 2008 By NEDRA PICKLER Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama is interviewing some of his one-time political opponents as he ponders building his own "team of rivals" to help him run the ...
An Option for Clinton: Enhanced Senate Role New York Times
Clinton Set to Be Nominated as Secretary of State (Update1) Bloomberg
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Daily Sun
Budget delay will hurt economy
Nigerian Tribune - 4 hours ago
THE disclosure on Tuesday that Budget 2009 was not to be submitted on Wednesday as earlier scheduled was a big disappointment to Nigerians.
Leadership and president eager to pack a punch The Punch
Budget 2009: No official communication, says Bankole Triumph
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Vanguard
Appeal Court judgment: Between Oshiomhole and PDP
Nigerian Tribune - 4 hours ago
Adams Oshiomhole The new political equation in Edo State has thrown up variables that the new governor, Adams Oshiomhole, and the erstwhile ruling party in the state, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), need to beware of to secure the future of the ...
A comrade’s first week in Government House The Punch
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Senate screens Akunyili, Ndanusa, 2 others - As ministers
Nigerian Tribune - 4 hours ago
THE Senate on Thursday commenced the screening of 13 ministerial nominees whose names were submitted by President Umaru Yar’Adua on Tuesday by relaxing the rules it set to make the exercise a tough task for the nominees.
Senate screens Akunyili, three others The Punch
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France says Congo peacekeepers need more force
International Herald Tribune - 47 minutes ago
AP PARIS: France said Friday it wants UN peacekeepers in Congo to be empowered with more robust rules of engagement to better protect civilians.
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Mai Mai Fighters Third Piece in Congo’s Violent Puzzle
New York Times - 2 hours ago
The streets of Kirumba, Congo, were the scene of a clash this week involving Mai Mai militias and government forces. By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN GOMA, Congo - Didier Bitaki, a Mai Mai militia leader, stood in his yard on Thursday with two baby-faced soldiers ...
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SA 'racist' killer faces prison
BBC News - 5 hours ago
A judge is due to sentence an 18-year-old white South African, who has admitted killing four black people in a shooting spree in January.
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India navy 'to go after pirates'
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By Geeta Pandey The Indian navy has been given formal approval by the United Nations to go after pirate ships in Somali waters, the BBC has learnt.
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Inside the covert world of Gaza's rocket factories
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GAZA CITY -- The young man in a brown plaid shirt commanded attention when he appeared from the elevator wielding four mobile phones, two armed guards, and a scowl.
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ANALYSIS-Congo's Kabila has few options but talk to rebels
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By David Lewis KINSHASA, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Congo's battered government has little choice but to open unpopular talks with dissident General Laurent Nkunda, but the rebel leader himself faces a challenge converting his military upper hand into ...
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Adverse weather: NCAA issues warning to pilots, airlines
The Punch - 16 hours ago
By Oyetunji Abioye The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has issued a safety warning to all pilots and airline operators in the country, urging them to exercise great caution during flights due to adverse weather conditions.
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UPDATE 1-Absa to appoint Ramos as CEO -industry source
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Nampak Profit Drops 51% on Writedowns, Interest Costs (Update1)
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By Mike Cohen and Janice Kew Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Nampak Ltd., Africa's second-largest packaging producer by sales, said annual profit declined 51 percent as interest costs and impairment charges rose.
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Ingres Focuses on Application Developers, System Recovery in ...
eWeek - 18 Nov 2008
By Brian Prince Ingres has included a number of features to benefit DBAs in Ingres Database 9.2, the latest update to its open source database.
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Kenya to monitor ART rollout through Paperless technology
Africa Science News Service - 23 minutes ago
It will now be possible for the government to monitor the distribution of ARVs as well as map persons on ARTs at the click of a button following the launch, this week in Nairobi, of a wireless healthcare program.
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BlackBerry Storm sales should be strong, Verizon says
Computerworld - 26 minutes ago
By Matt Hamblen Anonymous says: The phone looks great! I have a Samsung i760 but cant upgrade for the discounted price yet. All those who... Anonymous says: "For example, Verizon also offers the LG Dare, which has both an external touch screen and a ...
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