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Background Note: Zimbabwe (Scoop.co.nz)
Geography Area: 390,580 sq. km. (150,760 sq. mi.), slightly larger than Montana. Cities: Capital --Harare (pronounced Ha-RAR-e), pop. 1.5 million. Other towns --Bulawayo, Chitungwiza, Mutare, Gweru, Kwekwe, Masvingo, Marondera.
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500,000 New Citizens for Spain? (Time Magazine)
A law change allows the children of civil-war-era exiles to claim Spanish citizenship
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Hundreds of Cubans line up to become Spaniards (Miami Herald)
Starting Monday, hundreds of thousands of descendants of Spaniards who went into political exile around the world will be able to petition for Spanish citizenship under the provisions of a law intended as reparation for past injustices.
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Genius moments 2008: An uplifting celebration of the year's silliest stories (Independent)
It's been a tough old year, but do you remember the fun times? Like when Jay-Z turned Glastonbury's hippies on to hip hop. Or Prince Philip asked actress Cate Blanchett to fix his DVD player. Or even the moment Heather Mills chucked a glass of water over Paul McCartney's lawyer's head. These are just a few of our favourite stories from the past 12 months – not the biggest or most important ...
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Background Note: Republic of the Congo (Scoop.co.nz)
Geography Area: 342,000 sq. km (132,000 sq. mi.); slightly larger than New Mexico. Cities: Capital --Brazzaville (pop. 800,000). Other cities --Pointe-Noire (450,000), Dolisie (150,000).
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Mitchell rejects PM's PLP Cuba policy criticisms (The Nassau Guardian)
Former Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell hit back at Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham yesterday over his criticism of the PLP government's policies relating to Cuba.
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PM blasts plp's cuba policy (The Nassau Guardian)
Santiago de Cuba - Before The Bahamas can move forward and fully benefit from some of the proposals that Cuba has put forth that might benefit the Bahamian people - such as access to scholarships, doctors and the 'Operation Miracle' eyesight program - Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said that his administration must first correct what he claims the Christie administration failed to do, and ...
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