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ArcelorMittal to develop South African mine
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- The world's largest steel maker ArcelorMittal SA said Wednesday it would jointly develop a manganese mine in South Africa in a deal worth $432.5 million....
AP – Sep 3, 2008 11:15 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- The world's largest steel maker ArcelorMittal SA said Wednesday it would jointly develop a manganese mine in South Africa in a deal worth $432.5 million....
AP – Sep 3, 2008 11:15 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Cameroon overhaul England
Africa's top-rated side, Cameroon, leapfrog England in the latest Fifa rankings.
BBC News – Sep 3, 2008 10:56 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Africa's top-rated side, Cameroon, leapfrog England in the latest Fifa rankings.
BBC News – Sep 3, 2008 10:56 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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New deaths in S Africa bush fires
At least 40 people have died in bush fires across South Africa since the weekend, officials say.
BBC News – Sep 3, 2008 10:15 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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At least 40 people have died in bush fires across South Africa since the weekend, officials say.
BBC News – Sep 3, 2008 10:15 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Yakubu to captain Nigeria against S.AfricaAFP - English Premiership outfit Everton striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni will captain Nigeria against South Africa in this weekend's 2010 World Cup and African Nations Cup qualifier in Port Elizabeth, officials disclosed on Wednesday.
Yahoo! – Sep 3, 2008 09:38 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Venezuelan President leaves SAfrica after energy deal: officialAFP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has left South Africa after inking a raft of energy agreements with Pretoria, a senior government spokesman said Wednesday.
Yahoo! – Sep 3, 2008 06:52 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai says new talks unlikely soonReuters - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has said power-sharing negotiations have broken down and are unlikely to resume soon, South Africa's Talk Radio 702 reported on Wednesday.
Yahoo! – Sep 3, 2008 06:21 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Backer writes off MB park
An Israeli company that is a major investor in Hard Rock Park wrote off its investment in the park last quarter because of problems stemming from poor attendance, a company official said Tuesday.Africa Israel Investments, an international conglomerate with holdings mostly in real estate, wrote off its $10 million investment in the Myrtle Beach theme park "due to liquidity difficulties the park is experiencing due to low attendance compared to its business plan," Chief Financial Officer Ron Fainaro said on a conference call Tuesday morning.The company attributed part of its $25 million net loss in the second quarter to the Hard Rock Park writeoff.
MyrtleBeachOnline.com – Sep 3, 2008 04:36 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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An Israeli company that is a major investor in Hard Rock Park wrote off its investment in the park last quarter because of problems stemming from poor attendance, a company official said Tuesday.Africa Israel Investments, an international conglomerate with holdings mostly in real estate, wrote off its $10 million investment in the Myrtle Beach theme park "due to liquidity difficulties the park is experiencing due to low attendance compared to its business plan," Chief Financial Officer Ron Fainaro said on a conference call Tuesday morning.The company attributed part of its $25 million net loss in the second quarter to the Hard Rock Park writeoff.
MyrtleBeachOnline.com – Sep 3, 2008 04:36 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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14th Airlift Squadron returning to Charleston AFB today
More than 125 airmen from the 14th Airlift Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base will return home at noon today from a 120-day deployment to southwest Asia. As part of Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom and Joint Task Force Horn of Africa, the 14th Airlift Squadron, flying the C-17...
Charleston.net – Sep 3, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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More than 125 airmen from the 14th Airlift Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base will return home at noon today from a 120-day deployment to southwest Asia. As part of Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom and Joint Task Force Horn of Africa, the 14th Airlift Squadron, flying the C-17...
Charleston.net – Sep 3, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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World Briefing | Africa: Libya: Rice Plans Rare Visit
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will go to Libya on Friday, the first visit by a senior American diplomat in more than 50 years.
New York Times – Sep 3, 2008 02:12 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will go to Libya on Friday, the first visit by a senior American diplomat in more than 50 years.
New York Times – Sep 3, 2008 02:12 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Thomas Bata, ‘Shoemaker to the World,’ Dies at 93
Mr. Bata made the company founded by his father so pervasive that it became a generic noun for shoe in some parts of the developing world, particularly in Africa.
New York Times – Sep 3, 2008 01:39 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Mr. Bata made the company founded by his father so pervasive that it became a generic noun for shoe in some parts of the developing world, particularly in Africa.
New York Times – Sep 3, 2008 01:39 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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