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Friday, August 31, 2012 8:30 PM PDT

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News: California legislature approves pension reform Mexico's Pena Nieto confirmed president-elect, rival defiant Brazil presses Venezuela on alleged Amazon massacre Obama to visit storm-hit Louisiana on Monday: White House Wyoming wolves to lose Endangered Species Act protection Bernanke says Fed ready to act but short on specifics DOJ targets banks, others in new money laundering offensive Government shuts probe of controversial Arizona sheriff, no charges filed U.S. approves Spectrum Pharma's purchase of Allos Arkansas conservative group seeks to block medical pot vote Scientists test new marine robot hurricane-hunters Arizona reaches deal over education of English language learners Congo asks U.N. to sanction Rwanda officials for rebel support Romney makes post-convention detour to storm-hit Louisiana U.S.-Israeli military exercise to be smaller than first planned Eastwood, empty chair hijack Republican media coverage Turkey to keep pushing for UN-backed Syria safe zones Romney's likeability improves in post-convention boost: Reuters/Ipsos poll Obama vows to support veterans, steers back to foreign policy Mexico extradites last Arellano Felix brother on drug charges Arizona sheriff accused by ex-lover cleared of wrongdoing Clinton seeks to boost U.S. Pacific ties as China expands U.N. says Haiti struggling to cope with cholera as aid withdrawn U.N. chief defends Iran visit, says pushed for change Romney appeals to voters disillusioned with Obama California lawmakers move to approve pension reforms Did Clint Eastwood lose the plot at Romney's convention? Five LA police officers investigated over death in custody Russia "optimistic" on U.S. trade vote, officials say Syria opposition to expand, improve organization, leader says U.N. presses Syria to allow more access to aid Rebels say hold half of Aleppo despite air strikes Egypt says Syria's "oppressive regime" must go Civilians face dramatically worsening conditions in Syria Shell moves step closer to oil exploring off Alaska Europe must implement plans or risk upsetting markets: IMF Thousands join peaceful Bahrain anti-government protest U.S. loans emergency oil to refiner after Isaac Three dead in shooting at New Jersey grocery store Angolans vote peacefully despite anger over inequality California legislature approves pension reform Fri,31 Aug 2012 07:03 PM PDT Reuters - SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - California's legislature easily passed a pension reform measure on Friday that cuts some of the most generous public employee retirement benefits in the United States, but even many supporters of the plan called it only a first step in fixing a pension deficit that has been decades in the making. The pension bill, unveiled by Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday after months of talks with fellow Democrats, will raise the retirement age and reduce benefits for new employees. ... Full Story Top Mexico's Pena Nieto confirmed president-elect, rival defiant Fri,31 Aug 2012 06:12 PM PDT Reuters - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's electoral tribunal confirmed Enrique Pena Nieto as president-elect on Friday, but his rival refused to accept defeat and held out the possibility of further protests that could hamper reform efforts. The tribunal threw out an attempt to overturn the election result by leftist leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who had accused Pena Nieto of laundering money and buying votes in the July election. Centrist Pena Nieto, 46, will be sworn in on December 1 and has pledged a raft of fiscal, labor and energy reforms, which Lopez Obrador is likely to resist. ... Full Story Top Brazil presses Venezuela on alleged Amazon massacre Fri,31 Aug 2012 06:09 PM PDT Reuters - Caracas (Reuters) - Brazil said on Friday it is pressing Venezuela to determine whether Brazilian gold miners crossed the border and massacred a village of about 80 indigenous people from a helicopter. The alleged assault, which a tribal group says could have killed more than 70 people in early July, came to light earlier this week when the group asked Venezuela's government to investigate. Because of the remoteness of the region and the scattered nature of the native settlements, fellow tribe members were able to alert the government only on Monday. ... Full Story Top Obama to visit storm-hit Louisiana on Monday: White House Fri,31 Aug 2012 05:59 PM PDT Reuters - ON BOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - - President Barack Obama will visit Louisiana on Monday to meet officials in the state dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac, White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Friday. Obama intends to visit first responders and survey the damage from Hurricane Isaac, and is "making sure that unmet needs are being met," Carney said. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has led the storm recovery efforts. The president has steered clear of the U.S. Gulf Coast region as emergency responders dealt with the damage. ... Full Story Top Wyoming wolves to lose Endangered Species Act protection Fri,31 Aug 2012 05:54 PM PDT Reuters - JACKSON, Wyoming (Reuters) - Gray wolves in Wyoming, the last still federally protected in the northern Rockies, will lose endangered species status at the end of next month, opening them to unregulated killing in most of the state, the U.S. government said on Friday. The planned delisting of Wyoming's estimated 350 wolves caps a steady progression of diminishing federal safeguards for a predator once hunted, trapped and poisoned to the brink of extinction throughout most of the continental United States. ... Full Story Top Bernanke says Fed ready to act but short on specifics Fri,31 Aug 2012 05:50 PM PDT Reuters - JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday left the door wide open to a further easing of monetary policy, saying the stagnation in the U.S. labor market was a "grave concern," but he stopped short of providing a clear signal of imminent action. His stark language gave a temporary lift to U.S. stocks, but economists walked away from the Fed chairman's remarks still divided over whether the central bank would launch a fresh round of bond purchases at its upcoming meeting in September. ... Full Story Top DOJ targets banks, others in new money laundering offensive Fri,31 Aug 2012 05:47 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - The Department of Justice is shifting its sights to a new offensive in combating money laundering: bringing criminal charges against banks and other financial institutions for weak compliance systems that fail to catch illicit money flows. Even while the department's money-laundering unit is wrapping up a series of blockbuster cases involving sanctions-busting transactions routed through some of Europe's biggest banks, it has set its sights on the next front. ... Full Story Top Government shuts probe of controversial Arizona sheriff, no charges filed Fri,31 Aug 2012 05:43 PM PDT Reuters - PHOENIX (Reuters) - The government has closed a criminal probe into Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio, who styles himself "America's toughest sheriff," and no charges will be filed, the U.S. Attorney's Office said on Friday. Arpaio and his deputies have been under investigation by the U.S. Justice Department since 2008. Last December, the department said he and his office violated U.S. civil rights laws by engaging in racial profiling of Latinos and making unlawful arrests in their bid to crack down on illegal immigrants. Arpaio denied any wrong doing, and said he would cooperate with investigators. ... Full Story Top U.S. approves Spectrum Pharma's purchase of Allos Fri,31 Aug 2012 05:38 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. antitrust officials have approved Spectrum Pharmaceuticals' purchase of cancer drugmaker Allos Therapeutics, a $206 million deal aimed at giving Spectrum access to the Allos anti-cancer drug Folotyn. The Federal Trade Commission posted letters on its web site sent to lawyers for Allos and Spectrum dated August 28 which said it had been investigating the deal but had closed the probe, indicating that the transaction could go forward. Henderson, Nevada-based Spectrum agreed in April to buy Allos for about $1. ... Full Story Top Arkansas conservative group seeks to block medical pot vote Fri,31 Aug 2012 05:35 PM PDT Reuters - LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - A conservative Arkansas group seeking to prevent the state from becoming the first in the U.S. South to allow medical marijuana filed a lawsuit on Friday to knock a pot-as-medicine proposal off the November election ballot. The lawsuit filed in the state Supreme Court by the Coalition to Preserve Arkansas Values argues the ballot's title, the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act, is misleading and the act itself hard to understand at 8,000 words long. ... Full Story Top Scientists test new marine robot hurricane-hunters Fri,31 Aug 2012 04:34 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - As Tropical Storm Isaac was on its path through the Caribbean before becoming a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico this week, U.S. scientists were testing an experimental new weather spy tool - an unmanned, marine robot about the size of a surfboard that can gather storm data at sea level. A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)research laboratory in Miami sent the "Wave Glider," a floating platform of sensors with an underwater stabilizer christened Alex, into ocean waters about 100 miles north of Puerto Rico last week to try to intercept Isaac. ... Full Story Top Arizona reaches deal over education of English language learners Fri,31 Aug 2012 04:29 PM PDT Reuters - PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona has agreed to offer targeted reading and writing instruction to tens of thousands of public school students who were wrongly denied services under an English Language Learner program, the Justice Department said on Friday. The settlement resolves a complaint filed with the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights and the Department of Justice that students had been incorrectly identified as fluent in English over the past five school years or prematurely moved out of the language assistance program. ... Full Story Top Congo asks U.N. to sanction Rwanda officials for rebel support Fri,31 Aug 2012 04:10 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo said on Friday it has asked the U.N. Security Council to place sanctions on Rwanda's defense minister and two top military officials for backing an army mutiny in the country's east. M23 rebels, who have links to Bosco Ntaganda, a warlord wanted by the International Criminal Court on war crimes charges, have been fighting government soldiers in North Kivu province since April, displacing some 470,000 civilians. ... Full Story Top Romney makes post-convention detour to storm-hit Louisiana Fri,31 Aug 2012 04:05 PM PDT Reuters - JEAN LAFITTE, Louisiana (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney made an unscheduled visit to Louisiana on Friday to view damage from Hurricane Isaac, the day after accepting his party's nomination to take on President Barack Obama in the November 6 election. Romney thanked first responders and inspected the fallout from the storm that had originally stoked fears of a repeat of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans seven years ago. His appearance preceded Obama's own stop in the region, which is scheduled for Monday. ... Full Story Top U.S.-Israeli military exercise to be smaller than first planned Fri,31 Aug 2012 04:00 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S.-Israeli ballistic missile exercise postponed until this autumn will involve fewer U.S. military personnel than initially planned, the Pentagon said on Friday, but it rejected a media report portraying the decision as a sign of U.S. mistrust. The exercise is being planned amid rising war talk in the Israeli media and reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak are debating a unilateral attack on Iran to knock out its nuclear installations. Washington has cautioned Israel against going it alone. ... Full Story Top Eastwood, empty chair hijack Republican media coverage Fri,31 Aug 2012 03:48 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Months of careful planning for the Republican National Convention were hijacked by actor Clint Eastwood as traditional and social media erupted in a frenzy of scratched heads and parodies that experts said largely overshadowed presidential contender Mitt Romney's moment in the spotlight. Eastwood's rambling, unscripted address at Thursday's convention to an absent President Barack Obama in an empty chair inspired an instant satirical Twitter account, @InvisibleObama, that quickly went viral, demonstrating the power of social media to upset tightly scripted image ... Full Story Top Turkey to keep pushing for UN-backed Syria safe zones Fri,31 Aug 2012 03:46 PM PDT Reuters - ISTANBUL/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Turkey will continue to seek international backing for a foreign-protected safe zone inside Syria after a U.N. Security Council meeting this week failed to deliver much beyond a French plan to channel more aid to rebel-held areas. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said France and Turkey had identified "liberated zones" in the north and south that had escaped President Bashar al-Assad's control and which, if given funding and properly administered, could serve as a refuge for civilians caught in the chaos. ... Full Story Top Romney's likeability improves in post-convention boost: Reuters/Ipsos poll Fri,31 Aug 2012 03:43 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney emerged from the Republican convention with an overall improvement in his image among voters but no significant change in the number who say they will vote for him, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Friday. Republicans nominated Romney on Thursday after three days of testimonials from friends, relatives and supporters, many aimed at showing the candidate in a more informal light. Romney has struggled to shake off perceptions of being stiff and aloof. ... Full Story Top Obama vows to support veterans, steers back to foreign policy Fri,31 Aug 2012 03:42 PM PDT Reuters - EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) - President Barack Obama returned on Friday to the site where he announced the end of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq two years ago, highlighting his foreign policy record and pledging to take better care of veterans of America's wars. Obama visited Fort Bliss, Texas, where on August 31, 2010, he said he would make good on one of the signature promises from his 2008 run for the presidency: withdrawing American forces from Iraq. ... Full Story Top Mexico extradites last Arellano Felix brother on drug charges Fri,31 Aug 2012 03:25 PM PDT Reuters - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican government on Friday extradited alleged drug kingpin Eduardo Arellano Felix to the United States, the third brother from the Tijuana-based family to be taken into U.S. custody. Arellano Felix, 55, was taken to San Diego, where he faces charges of racketeering, money laundering and narcotics trafficking. He had been arrested in Mexico in 2008, following a gun battle with Mexican special forces. ... Full Story Top Arizona sheriff accused by ex-lover cleared of wrongdoing Fri,31 Aug 2012 03:22 PM PDT Reuters - PHOENIX (Reuters) - A tough-on-immigration Arizona sheriff, who resigned as co-chair of Mitt Romney's state campaign after allegations he threatened a male lover with deportation, has been cleared of criminal wrongdoing, the state attorney general's office said on Friday. Earlier this year, Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu asked the office to investigate claims made by his former boyfriend, Jose Orozco, accusing the lawman of abuse of authority, threats and intimidation. ... Full Story Top Clinton seeks to boost U.S. Pacific ties as China expands Fri,31 Aug 2012 03:21 PM PDT Reuters - RAROTONGA (Reuters) - The United States will expand security partnerships across the Pacific as it strengthens ties with island nations that sit at the intersection of vast maritime resources and key shipping routes, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday. Clinton arrived in the tiny Pacific outpost of the Cook Islands to participate in this year's Pacific Island Forum, part of Washington's growing effort to woo nations across the Asia-Pacific which are increasingly coming under China's shadow. ... Full Story Top U.N. says Haiti struggling to cope with cholera as aid withdrawn Fri,31 Aug 2012 03:15 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon warned on Friday that Haiti was struggling to cope with a cholera epidemic that has killed thousands and deteriorating conditions in tent camps as aid groups withdraw from the impoverished country due to a lack of funding. In a report to the U.N. Security Council, Ban said there had been an increase in the number of cholera cases since the rainy season began in early March and the World Health Organization had projected there could be up to 112,000 cases during 2012. ... Full Story Top U.N. chief defends Iran visit, says pushed for change Fri,31 Aug 2012 02:49 PM PDT Reuters - DUBAI (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has defended his controversial visit to Iran, saying on Friday that he had used this week's trip to push hard for human rights and transparency from Tehran over its nuclear program. "I believe in the power of diplomacy and I believe in dialogues and I believe in engagement. This is exactly what I did during my visit to Tehran," Ban told Reuters on a stopover in Dubai before flying back to U.N. headquarters in New York. ... Full Story Top Romney appeals to voters disillusioned with Obama Fri,31 Aug 2012 02:46 PM PDT Reuters - TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney urged voters on Thursday to help him rebuild the U.S. economy and create millions of new jobs, asking them to overcome their disappointment in President Barack Obama and join him in restoring the promise of America. In a high-stakes speech accepting the Republican presidential nomination, Romney said he would work to unify a divided country that believed Obama's lofty campaign promises but had lost hope they would be fulfilled. "What is needed in our country today is not complicated or profound. ... Full Story Top California lawmakers move to approve pension reforms Fri,31 Aug 2012 02:45 PM PDT Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's Democratic-controlled state Assembly on Friday passed a pension reform plan that cuts back some of the most generous public employee retirement benefits in the nation, although its immediate effect may be to fan a political fight over tax increases. The pension bill, unveiled by Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday after months of talks with fellow Democrats, would modestly raise retirement ages and reduce benefits for new employees. It also eliminates some abusive practices that have led to exorbitant pensions for a relative handful of workers. ... Full Story Top Did Clint Eastwood lose the plot at Romney's convention? Fri,31 Aug 2012 02:37 PM PDT Reuters - TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Republicans may have made Mitt Romney's day with the presidential nomination he long sought, but it was Dirty Harry himself who nearly hijacked the show with a rambling diatribe against President Barack Obama - addressed to an empty chair. Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood brought his star power and trademark gravelly voice to the stage of the convention hall in Tampa on Thursday, jetting in as a surprise last-minute speaker to warm up the crowd for Romney's acceptance speech. ... Full Story Top Five LA police officers investigated over death in custody Fri,31 Aug 2012 02:34 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles police are probing the actions of five officers involved in the rough arrest of a woman who died shortly after being taken into custody, in the latest of a string of high-profile incidents that have raised questions about appropriate use of force. The case under investigation involves the death of 35-year-old Alesia Thomas, a mother of two, who resisted arrest on suspicion of child endangerment and died after being put in the back of a squad car, police said on Friday. ... Full Story Top Russia "optimistic" on U.S. trade vote, officials say Fri,31 Aug 2012 02:23 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Russian government remains hopeful the U.S. Congress will approve a bill to upgrade bilateral trade relations, despite a potentially tough political climate heading into U.S. elections in November, Russian officials said on Friday. "We are optimistic. We need to be optimistic," Alexey Drobinin, senior counselor at the Russian Embassy in Washington, told reporters. "We think that expanding trade relations is a good way to broaden our overall relationship. ... Full Story Top Syria opposition to expand, improve organization, leader says Fri,31 Aug 2012 02:13 PM PDT Reuters - STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Syria's main opposition body will expand to include more groups fighting President Bashar al-Assad, part of a reorganization aimed at making it more representative and effective, its leader said on Friday. Abdulbaset Sieda, leader of the Syrian National Council, said changes would include elections for his successor, to be held among a wider group of activists. He was responding to criticism from prominent member Basma Kodmani, who quit on Tuesday saying the SNC was divided internally and not up to the challenge of uniting opposition to Assad. ... Full Story Top U.N. presses Syria to allow more access to aid Fri,31 Aug 2012 02:13 PM PDT Reuters - DUBAI (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday he had pressed the Syrian government to allow international aid workers more access, and received a positive reply. Better access would allow civilian aid organizations to deal with a humanitarian crisis that has pushed about 250,000 refugees out of Syria and affected at least 2.5 million people inside the country. ... Full Story Top Rebels say hold half of Aleppo despite air strikes Fri,31 Aug 2012 02:13 PM PDT Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - A local rebel commander in Aleppo said rebels still control more than half of Syria's biggest city after a month of fighting and aerial bombardment, and that the military stalemate was playing into the hands of President Bashar al-Assad's opponents. Assad sent reinforcements to the northern commercial hub in July to seize control back from rebel fighters who had swept into Aleppo from their rural strongholds, and authorities said the army's mission could be accomplished within days. ... Full Story Top Egypt says Syria's "oppressive regime" must go Fri,31 Aug 2012 02:13 PM PDT Reuters - DUBAI/AMMAN (Reuters) - Egypt called on Thursday for intervention to halt bloodshed in Syria, telling a meeting of 120 nations it was their duty to stand against the "oppressive regime" of Bashar al-Assad, prompting a Syrian walkout. President Mohamed Mursi, elected two months ago after a popular uprising toppled Egypt's long-standing leader Hosni Mubarak, said Assad had lost legitimacy in his fight to crush a 17-month-old revolt in which 20,000 people have been killed. ... Full Story Top Civilians face dramatically worsening conditions in Syria Fri,31 Aug 2012 02:13 PM PDT Reuters - GENEVA (Reuters) - Syrian civilians' living conditions are worsening dramatically, as it becomes harder to obtain food and escape fighting which caused a record death toll of 1,600 in the past week, aid agencies said on Friday. The International Committee of the Red Cross, whose 50 aid workers in Syria are confined to Damascus because of the lack of security, has been unable to send out convoys with supplies for the past two weeks, ICRC spokesman Hicham Hassan said. "The (humanitarian) situation in many parts of Syria is currently edging towards irreversible deterioration. ... Full Story Top Shell moves step closer to oil exploring off Alaska Fri,31 Aug 2012 02:09 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell will soon get a temporary air permit to operate a drilling rig offshore Alaska, the Environmental Protection Agency said, helping the company move closer to its long-delayed goal of exploring for oil in the Arctic. The EPA plans to issue an air permit for Shell's Discoverer drilling rig as soon as this weekend, a source at the bureau said on Friday. A compliance order the EPA will issue expires in a year and will not waive any of Shell's permit requirements or any air quality standards, the agency said. ... Full Story Top Europe must implement plans or risk upsetting markets: IMF Fri,31 Aug 2012 02:08 PM PDT Reuters - JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (Reuters) - Euro zone commitments to tackle the region's two-year sovereign debt crisis have comforted financial markets but must now be translated into action or risk investor patience souring again, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday. "Europe has made decisions and now it is time for Europeans to ... move forward and actually implement it," IMF First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton told Reuters Insider on the sidelines of the annual central bank symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. ... Full Story Top Thousands join peaceful Bahrain anti-government protest Fri,31 Aug 2012 02:06 PM PDT Reuters - ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people chanting anti-government slogans and holding up pictures of jailed activists took part on Friday in Bahrain's first authorized opposition protest since June. No clashes occurred at Friday's march along a 3-km (2-mile) stretch of a highway west of the capital of Manama. Protesters carried Bahraini flags and held up images of rights activist and protest leader Nabeel Rajab, calling for his release. Bahrain, where the U.S. ... Full Story Top U.S. loans emergency oil to refiner after Isaac Fri,31 Aug 2012 01:38 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States will loan 1 million barrels of crude from emergency reserves to Marathon Petroleum Corp after one of its refineries slowed output in the wake of Hurricane Isaac, the Department of Energy said on Friday. The Obama administration has been considering plans to tap a larger amount of crude from the 727 million barrel Strategic Petroleum Reserve as tension over Iran's nuclear program and Western sanctions on Tehran have boosted oil prices. ... Full Story Top Three dead in shooting at New Jersey grocery store Fri,31 Aug 2012 01:33 PM PDT Reuters - OLD BRIDGE, New Jersey (Reuters) - An employee at a suburban New Jersey supermarket opened fire in the store in the pre-dawn hours on Friday, killing two co-workers and then taking his own life, a prosecutor said. The 23-year-old shooter, identified as Terence S. Tyler by a police source, was on a night shift at the Pathmark grocery when he left the store about 3:30 a.m. EDT. He returned shortly after with an AK-47 automatic rifle and a handgun, Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce Kaplan told a news conference. ... Full Story Top Angolans vote peacefully despite anger over inequality Fri,31 Aug 2012 01:28 PM PDT Reuters - LUANDA (Reuters) - Angolans voted on Friday in a one-sided election expected to prolong President Jose Eduardo dos Santos' nearly 33 years in power, but many citizens said they wanted to see a more equal share-out of wealth in Africa's second largest oil producer. Calls for better power, water, health and education services and demands for greater social equity were an insistent theme as voters cast their ballots peacefully in the seaside capital Luanda and across the southern African nation. ... Full Story Top

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