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African Headlines
UN warns of increasing conflict along Congo-Rwanda border areas
New York- The flare-up in fighting along the border areas between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo www.monstersandcritics.com | 10/10/08 11:02 PM
AFRICA: Research and Tradition Could Save Environment
CAPE TOWN, Oct 10 (IPS) - Africa risks losing up to 50 percent of its indigenous species over the next century due to global warming. www.ipsnews.net | 10/10/08 10:45 PM
POLITICS-SENEGAL: Ms. Mayor, Ms. Prefect
DAKAR, Oct 10 (IPS) - The Sicap Baobap neighborhood, one of the prettiest in the Senegalese capital, stands out, but not for the most obvious reasons. Not for its well-paved roads, or the number of naturalised immigrants from Cabo Verde, Togo or Benin, not for the hustle and bustle of the formal and informal economies. www.ipsnews.net | 10/10/08 10:45 PM
Pirates threaten to blow up ship
Somali pirates holding a Ukrainian cargo ship carrying military tanks threaten to blow it up if they are not paid a ransom. news.bbc.co.uk | 10/10/08 9:56 PM
WFP Food Aid Pipeline To Zimbabwe Supplied Through 2008 - Official
But the agency's spokesman for Southern Africa said the WFP does not have sufficient resources for the peak hunger season months of January-February www.voanews.com | 10/10/08 8:28 PM
Caribbean Headlines
EU: Defiant Guyana to be Punished
BRUSSELS, Oct 10 (IPS) - The European Union is preparing to impose swingeing taxes on goods imported from Guyana as punishment for the Caribbean island's refusal to accept a free trade accord. www.ipsnews.net | 10/10/08 10:45 PM
BBC Caribbean News in Brief
Jamaica sets up a crisis committee to monitor the worsening global financial crisis - and other stories. www.bbc.co.uk | 10/10/08 9:51 PM
In food crisis, Cuba limits sales so all can eat
HAVANA (AP) - Cuba is limiting how much basic fruits and vegetables people can buy at farmers' markets, irritating some customers but ensuring there's enough _ barely _ to go around. The lines are lo... story.caribbeanherald.com | 10/10/08 8:46 PM
Mexico expects tougher test against Jamaica
Mexico can clinch a place in the last round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying when it faces Jamaica on Saturday.The Mexicans came away 3-0 winners in the first encounter but anticipate a harder test th... story.caribbeanherald.com | 10/10/08 8:36 PM
Cops probe threat on member of parliament
The Kingston Central police are now investigating a report that Basil Waite, opposition spokesperson on education, threatened Member of Parliament Dr Donald Rhodd. THE STAR understands that recently ... story.caribbeanherald.com | 10/10/08 8:35 PM
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