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  • Chevron commences LNG shipment from Angola Chevron commences LNG shipment from Angola

    SAN RAMON, California - Production and shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Angola by Chevron Corporation's subsidiary Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Limited has commenced with the first consignment being sent to Brazil, the global energy giant has confirmed. Angola LNG is one of the largest energy projects on the African continent. "First gas at Angola LNG is an important milestone in ...

  • Zimbabwe Poll Date in Flux After Regional Body Calls for Delay

    JOHANNESBURG Regional leaders have requested that Zimbabwe's government delay upcoming elections to give the troubled nation time to make sure the vote is free and fair. President Robert Mugabe set elections for July 31, saying he was complying with a ruling of the Constitutional Court. The request from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) supports the argument of Prime ...

  • Family Mandela is Doing Very Well

    The daughter of former South African president Nelson Mandela says he is "doing very well" as he recovers in the hospital from a lung infection. Zenani Mandela-Dlamini, South Africa's ambassador to Argentina, spoke Monday to reporters gathered outside of the Pretoria hospital where her father is being treated. On Sunday, President Jacob Zuma said the 94-year-old anti-apartheid icon remains ...

  • Uganda Warns Meddling Envoys

    Uganda's foreign minister has warned foreign envoys in the country not to interfere in the East African nation's internal affairs. Henry Okello Oryem says he has told the envoys to use regular diplomatic channels with President Yoweri Museveni's government to resolve their concerns about governance issues. "Ambassadors and other diplomatic missions come with clear terms of ...

  • MERS Coronavirus Kills Four More in Saudi Arabia

    DUBAI Four more people have died and three more have fallen ill in Saudi Arabia from the new SARS-like coronavirus MERS-CoV, the Saudi Health Ministry said on Monday. The ministry said the four deaths were among previously registered cases. The new infections were in Eastern Province, in the capital Riyadh and in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah. Saudi Arabia has been the country ...

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The Iron Lady

The Iron Lady

The title of The Iron Lady comes from the nickname given to Margaret Thatcher by the Soviet media in the mid-1970s, but it may just as well be used to describe Meryl Streep, who gives us another of her impressive historical disappearing actsone of the current cinemas greatest speci ... ...

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  • Syria Conflict Exposes Old Rivalries at G8 Summit

    LONDON World leaders gathering at the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland have been discussing how to end the Syrian conflict - and Russian President Vladimir Putin has been defending his support for Syrian leader Bashar al Assad, despite criticism from the his G8 counterparts. Intense gun battles rage in the heart of Damascus and Aleppo on the same day that G8 leaders gather in Northern ...

  • Nigeria arrives late for Confederations Cup

    The Nigerian soccer team arrived in Brazil, three days behind schedule and a day before it opens its Confederations Cup football campaign against Tahiti. The team landed in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte early Sunday morning, putting an end to speculations that Nigeria might miss the eight-team tournament due to unspecified "internal problems", reports Xinhua. Africa's current top team ...

  • G8 Leaders World Economic Prospects Still Weak

    After the first day of their annual summit in Northern Ireland Monday, the G8 said significant policy actions taken by the eurozone, U.S. and Japan have reduced the risk of an economic downturn. The leaders said promoting growth and jobs remains their priority. They called the fight against long-term and youth unemployment critical. Earlier Monday, the United States and European Union said ...

  • South Africa urges Iran to resolve issues with IAEA

    South African President Jacob Zuma on Monday urged Iran to give priority to resolving all outstanding issues with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).Zuma was speaking while congratulating Hassan Rouhani for being elected as Iranian president succeeding current president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, according to the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRC).Resolving the ...

  • UN chief appoints Rwandan general as force commander of UN Mali mission

    UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Monday appointed Major General Jean Bosco Kazura of Rwanda as Force Commander of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), a spokesman said here."Kazura is to assume command on 1 July 2013" which is "in accordance with the Security Council resolution 2100 of 25 April 2013," Eduardo del Buey, ...

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