Tag Archive for "United Kingdom"

Shell to resume Niger delta oil spill compensation talks

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John Vidal
June 19, 2013 4:28 pm

The company has admitted liability for two spills but disputes the quantity of oil and damage doneOil company Shell will resume talks next w...

Malcolm Harper obituary

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Jeremy Greenstock, Natalie Samarasinghe
June 19, 2013 4:07 pm

Human rights and peace campaigner who worked for Oxfam and the British arm of the United Nations AssociationMalcolm Harper, who has died age...

Miller lifts Proteas

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Africa News Cloud
June 19, 2013 4:07 pm

David Miller and Rory Kleinveldt smashed a record ninth-wicket stand to lift South Africa to 175 in the Champions Trophy semi-final against ...

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AfDB President applauds G8 for emphasis on greater transparency in taxation

Andrea Ayemoba
June 19, 2013 12:06 pm

African Development Bank (AfDB) President Donald Kaberuka on Monday applauded the G8 for its emphasis on the issues around resource mobiliza...

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SA, England court lady luck

Africa News Cloud
June 19, 2013 9:19 am

England and South Africa will hope lady luck does not desert them when they clash in the Champions Trophy semi-final at the Oval in London o...

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Courage of Zimbabwe human rights lawyer captured in film | Rebecca Lowe

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Rebecca Lowe
June 18, 2013 6:03 pm

Filmmaker says Beatrice Mtetwa's use of the rule of law is 'her means of resistance against the regime'Beatrice Mtetwa grew up on a Swazilan...

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General condemns Uganda ‘monarchy’

Africa News Cloud
June 18, 2013 6:02 pm

Ugandan General David Sejusa accuses President Yoweri Museveni of trying to cling to power through a "political monarchy", in his first broa...

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Africa: The G8′s Here, Time to Act On Tax Havens

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Africa News Cloud
June 18, 2013 3:03 pm

[African Arguments]When I first saw that Britain had put tax, transparency and trade on the agenda of this week's G8 meeting my reaction was...

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No SA backdoor: BlackBerry

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Africa News Cloud
June 18, 2013 2:02 pm

There was no "back door" on South African BlackBerry handsets, the Canadian company said, following reports that the UK was spying...

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AB confident on Steyn fitness

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Africa News Cloud
June 18, 2013 1:54 pm

Proteas skipper AB de Villiers is confident that star bowler Dale Steyn will be fit to play against England in the first semi-final of the C...

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‘Alarm’ over UK spying claims

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Africa News Cloud
June 18, 2013 9:01 am

South Africa and other countries call for investigations into claims that Britain spied on foreign governments at G20 meetings in London in ...

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Did Britain spy on SA?

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Africa News Cloud
June 18, 2013 6:22 am

Reports that Britain spied on G20 delegates, including South Africa, during meetings in London in 2009, should be investigated, says the int...

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CEMAC Heads of State Announce Two Regional Policy Initiatives at the G8 Pre-Summit in London

Andrea Ayemoba
June 17, 2013 12:09 pm

Two major policy announcements, signed by the six African heads of state of the Communauté Economique et Monetaire de l’Afrique Centrale ...

‘Hard for Warner to retain spot’

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Africa News Cloud
June 17, 2013 9:13 am

Captain Michael Clarke says it will be difficult for errant batsman David Warner to hold his place in the Australian side for next month's f...

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Cook savours England success

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Africa News Cloud
June 17, 2013 9:13 am

England captain Alastair Cook insisted he did not care which side his team faced in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy after they booke...

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England into semi-finals

Africa News Cloud
June 16, 2013 9:09 pm

England put a ball-tampering row behind them to book their place in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy with a 10-run win over New Zeala...

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How GCHQ stepped up spying on South African foreign ministry

Africa News Cloud
June 16, 2013 9:00 pm

UK hoped to find out everything it could about negotiating position of Thabo Mbeki's governmentIn December 2005, there was a GCHQ meeting on...

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KP confirms Surrey return

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Africa News Cloud
June 16, 2013 6:14 pm

England batsman Kevin Pietersen has confirmed he will return to cricket with Surrey in their County Championship fixture away to Yorkshire n...

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England romp Pumas

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Africa News Cloud
June 16, 2013 9:13 am

Freddie Burns scored 19 points as England beat Argentina 51-26 in the second Test in Buenos Aires on Saturday....

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Chiwetel Ejiofor: ‘In theatre the fear lurks all the time’

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Tim Adams
June 16, 2013 12:01 am

Chiwetel Ejiofor talks about his return to the London stage to play murdered African hero Patrice Lumumba in A Season in the Congo – and h...

Wade earns Lions call-up

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Africa News Cloud
June 15, 2013 6:13 pm

England wing Christian Wade has been called up to the British and Irish Lions squad as cover for injured players. ...

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UK warplanes escort diverted Egyptair craft

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Africa News Cloud
June 15, 2013 6:04 pm

Britain's Royal Air Force has escorted an Egyptair plane bound for New York to a Scottish airport following an onboard incident, says the Mi...

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In Guinea we want our resource wealth to work for all the people | Alpha Condé

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Africa News Cloud
June 14, 2013 9:01 am

We need G8 support for transparency and good global business governance so that our assets can be used to benefit everyone rather than just ...

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Disunity in Arab world: from the archive, 14 June 1954

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Africa News Cloud
June 14, 2013 9:00 am

The present thinking in the Middle East seems likely to cause a major rift in the Arab League, leaving Egypt and Saudi Arabia in isolationCa...

Sangakkara blows England away

Africa News Cloud
June 14, 2013 6:18 am

Kumar Sangakkara smashed an unbeaten 134 off 135 balls as Sri Lanka stunned England by seven wickets in a high-scoring thriller on Thursday ...

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Electronic Cigarettes to Outsell Conventional ones in 10 Years

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Ephraim Batambuze III
June 14, 2013 6:11 am

London businessmen say they have between their lips a cure for what the U.N. calls “one of the biggest public health threats the world...

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UK aid watchdog pinpoints flaws in Foreign Office aid finance system

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Mark Tran
June 14, 2013 12:00 am

Programme effectiveness undermined by financial management mechanisms, reports Independent Commission for Aid ImpactThe financial management...

Warner suspended until Ashes

Africa News Cloud
June 13, 2013 3:19 pm

Australia's David Warner has been suspended until the start of the Ashes series and fined after attacking England's Joe Root in a bar, Crick...

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Africa Mobile Specialist Every1Mobile Completes ZAR18million Angel Round; Announces 3million Monthly Visits across 6 Sub-Saharan Countries

Andrea Ayemoba
June 13, 2013 3:07 pm

Every1Mobile (E1M), which specialises in building mass audiences via mobile in sub-Saharan Africa, announced today (13th June) that it has r...

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Goal-Line Technology Debuts in World Soccer

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Rosanne Skirble
June 12, 2013 9:12 pm

Goal line technology makes its debut in international football this weekend at the Confederations Cup in Brazil. FIFA, the sport's gov...

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Lions call upon Twelvetrees

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Africa News Cloud
June 12, 2013 6:17 pm

The British and Irish Lions have confirmed that England centre Billy Twelvetrees has been called up the squad in Australia. ...

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Behind the Climate Finance Headlines

Smita Nakhooda
June 12, 2013 6:09 pm

Developed countries must support more effective mitigation in all countries where emissions are either high or growing. Credit: Cam McGrath/...

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