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Eco-chic fashion shows off stylish sustainability

Nearly 50 ready-to-wear and couture designers from 40 countries displayed sleek garments in the Thursday night show that ushered in the International Year of Biodiversity in the middle of the autumn/winter catwalk season under way in Milan, Paris, London and New York.

Rescue teams pull back as Haiti aid flows in

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Somalia's hardline al Shabaab rebels threatened on Thursday to attack neighbouring Kenya following a crackdown on Somalis in the capital Nairobi, according to a recording posted on an al Shabaab Web site.

Somali hardline rebels threaten Kenya attack

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Somalia's hardline al Shabaab rebels threatened on Thursday to attack neighbouring Kenya following a crackdown on Somalis in the capital Nairobi, according to a recording posted on an al Shabaab Web site.
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Size matters when it comes to AIDS defense

Men with larger foreskins are more likely to become infected with the AIDS virus, researchers said Wednesday in a finding that helps explain why circumcision can protect men.
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Will solar speed up emerging cellphone revolution?

Watching his sons kick around a makeshift ball made from tightly bound plastic bags, Ugandan handyman Jackson Mawa marvels at the way business has improved since he bought a solar-powered mobile phone.
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Altech to boost east Africa

Technology firm Allied Technologies Ltd on Thursday announced plans for a major boost to internet connections in east Africa and said it expects to double profit in the region by early next year.
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Why it’s OK to go to Africa

People who've traveled through Africa almost always say it was an amazing and unforgettable experience, yet most others are still either scared or disinterested.
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U.N. council condemns N.Korea missile launch

The U.N. Security Council on Monday condemned North Korea's latest ballistic missile launches as a violation of council resolutions and a threat to regional and international security.
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Google launches Africa SMS service

Google on Monday launched a new search service designed to provide users with information via SMS text message to mobile phone users in Africa.
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U.S. sends arms to Somalia, rebels amputate limbs

Washington has sent weapons to Somalia's government after a green light from the U.N. Security Council to prevent rebels seen as a proxy for al Qaeda overrunning the Horn of Africa nation, sources said on Thursday.
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Heritage Oil, Turkey's Genel agree $6 billion merger

UK-based oil explorer Heritage Oil agreed to merge with Genel Energy International, a unit of Turkey's Cukurova Group CUKRO.UL, to create an oil producer focused on Iraqi Kurdistan worth around $5.5 billion.
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US crew retake hijacked ship

Somali pirates hijacked a U.S.-flagged, Danish-owned container ship on Wednesday with 20 American sailors on board, but a Pentagon official said the crew appeared to have retaken control of the vessel.
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China oil majors covet Africa-focused Tullow Oil

HONG KONG - Tullow Oil is the latest Africa-focused energy firm to draw Chinese takeover interest, but the $8 billion oil and gas independent, emboldened by its prospects, has snubbed potential buyers, dealmakers say.
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Kenya deaths seen at 250

A mob torched a Kenyan church on Tuesday, killing villagers cowering inside, as the death toll from ethnic riots triggered by President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election soared to nearly 200.
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Reliance sets aside $27 billion for acquisitions, gas explorations

Reliance Industries (RIL), India's most valuable firm in terms of market capitalisation and owner of world's third largest refinery, will be setting aside up to $15 billion for making world-scale acquisitions in the energy sector besides investing more than $12 billion for development of gas exploration off the country's east coast.

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