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Rights abusers want UN seats

afrol News - A quarter of the countries vying for seats on the United Nations Human Rights Council have dismal human rights records that should disqualify them from membership, a joint report by Freedom House and UN Watch disclosed.

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World
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Global food crisis: "silent tsunami"

afrol News - The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has called for urgent action to tackle the "silent tsunami" of rising food prices that threatens the lives of more than 100 million with throughout the world.

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Ghana | World
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Trade unions call for decent work

afrol News - Trade ministers and heads of state meeting for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in the Ghanaian capital Accra have been urged to endorse a strong commitment on the interlinkage between trade and development.

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Food crisis concerns World Bank President

afrol News - World Bank President has raised concern about a surge in food prices, fearing it could push 100 million people into deeper poverty.

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Annan bags justice award

afrol News - The former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, will become the first outstanding individual to be feted with MacArthur Award for International Justice. He will be honourd by John and Catherine MacArthur of the United States.

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World
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Golden Pen given jailed Chinese journalist in SA

afrol News - Shi Tao, a Chinese journalist currently serving a 10-year jail term for revealing his government’s orders to newspapers to censor their reporting of the Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary, has won the World Association of Newspapers’ distinguished Golden Pen of freedom. WAN is currently holding its congress in Cape Town.

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Nigeria | World
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Singapore hangs two African "drug dealers"

afrol News - Despite protests and appeals for clemency, Singapore authorities this morning went ahead to hand two Africans found guilty of drug dealing in the country. One of the executed is said to be stateless while the other is a 21-year-old Nigerian footballer, Iwuchukwu Amara Tochi, living in Singapore.

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World
Human rights | Society
Iran gathers racists to "discuss" Holocaust

afrol News - At the invitation of Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, convicted Holocaust deniers and racist leaders are gathering in Tehran to "discuss myths" surrounding the Nazi slaughtering of millions of Jews. Serious researchers were not invited or denied entry, as was the case of a Palestinian who has documented the Holocaust for his fellow Arabs.

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Botswana | World
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World's oldest religion discovered in Botswana

afrol News - Archaeologists have discovered what seems to be remains of the world's earliest religious worship site in the remote Ngamiland region of Botswana. Here, our ancestors performed advanced rituals, worshipping the python some 70,000 years ago. The sensational discovery strengthens Africa's position as the cradle of modern man.

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World | Africa
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China woos Taiwan's African friends

afrol News - As China seals its trade with Africa, it still has one more thing to conquer - break the relations between few remaining African countries and Taiwan. But going by the tone of the speech of the Chinese President Hu Jintao, it is evident that China is set for that mission.

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