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Chipolopolo world Cup qualifier squad named...

African champions Zambia's quest for a maiden FIFA World Cup finals place got underway in earnest Thursday 17 May when Herve Renard named a full strength Chipolopolo to prepare for the two June fixtures for the world's biggest football festival which Brazil will host in 2014.Africa's top national side plays…
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Africa

Moroccan raps against corruption: Jailed...

 Africa: Entertainment Meets Politics RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A Moroccan court on Friday convicted a rapper of attacking the image of the security services in a song about police corruption and sentenced him to a year in prison. Rapper Mouad Belghouat, who goes by the name El-Haqed, or "the enraged,"…
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World

China's alleged poison plot to kill Dalai Lama...

 World News BEIJING (AP) — China accused the Dalai Lama of being deceitful Monday after he reportedly alleged that Chinese agents trained Tibetan women to assassinate him by planting poison in their hair for him to touch during blessings. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said the Tibetan spiritual leader's allegations, reported…
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Business

Questions and answers on blockbuster Facebook IPO...

A company started in a Harvard dorm room in 2004 has just raised $16 billion and is valued at $104 billion. All that from an initial public offering of stock.But taking a company public isn't as simple as clicking on "like." Even for Facebook.When the social media company's stock starts…
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Entertainment

'After the Battle' brings Egypt uprising to Cannes...

 Entertainment CANNES, France (AP) — If there were a prize for most topical movie at the Cannes Film Festival, it would go to Egyptian entry "After the Battle," whose completion, its director says, is a political act in itself. Yousry Nasrallah's film is set after last year's overthrow of President…
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