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(L-R) French Socialist party members Arnaud Montebourg, Segolene Royal and Najat Vallaud-Belkacem and France's newly-elected President Francois Hollande celebrate on stage with during a victory rally at Place de la Bastille in Paris early May 7, 2012.

All The President's Women: Francois, Segolene, And Valerie

Politics make strange bedfellows indeed -- especially in France. Francois Hollande, the newly elected Socialist president of the republic, has formed his cabinet and is planning to scale back the austerity programs imposed by his predecessor, Nicolas Sarkozy, of the center-right UMP party.
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Guinea-Bissau: ECOWAS Troops Arrive For Peacekeeping Mission

On Thursday, 70 troops arrived in Guinea-Bissau as part of a peacekeeping initiative by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The troops are meant to stabilize the country as it prepares for national elections in 12 months, following a military coup that deposed the civilian government.
Malaria-carrying mosquitoes in Africa and India are becoming resistant to insecticides, putting millions of lives at greater risk and threatening eradication efforts, health experts said on Tuesday.

Insecticide Resistance Threatens Malaria Fight

Malaria-carrying mosquitoes in Africa and India are becoming resistant to insecticides, putting millions of lives at greater risk and threatening eradication efforts, health experts said on Tuesday.
Zimbabwean politician creates uproar by saying women should make themselves less attractive to men to curb spread of HIV/AIDS

PEPFAR: US HIV Aid Prevented 741,000 Deaths [STUDY]

The United States foreign aid program that sends billions of dollars to African countries for HIV treatment and prevention has cut the number of people dying for any reason in those nations, a new study suggests.

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