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Scientists have deciphered the genetic makeup of the plague that wiped out nearly half the population of 14th century Europe.
Burma’s opposition has expressed disappointment with a long-anticipated prisoner amnesty that left many key dissidents behind bars.
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/ 13 October 2011
Police are to hold a press briefing this morning amid unconfirmed reports that a man has been arrested for the murder of schoolgirl Louise de Waal.
Celebratory bursts of gunfire and fireworks have lit up the skies over Tripoli as word spreads that Muammar Gaddafi’s son Mo’tassim has been captured.
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/ 13 October 2011
Stock exchanges from Brazil, Russia, India, Hong Kong and SA have unveiled a cross-listing agreement to increase economic partnerships.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has called on the World Federation of Exchanges to help African stock exchanges get on their feet.
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/ 13 October 2011
A badly burnt body discovered on a farm in Magaliesburg, near Johannesburg, is thought to be that of a kidnapped Roodepoort schoolgirl.
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/ 13 October 2011
A census official was arrested for allegedly soliciting bribes from youths looking for work in Roodepoort, Gauteng police said on Wednesday.
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/ 13 October 2011
A "neural network" has been developed for robots that lets them learn how to perform a new task by "thinking" things through — or googling it.
India can provide mutually beneficial investment in Africa – provided it doesn’t wait too long, writes <b>Nickolaus Bauer</b>.