Russian balloon more than halfway to circumnavigating globe: The balloon was expected to reach South Africa on Thursday before the final leg east across the Indian Ocean. The pilot would attempt to navigate around a low pressure system over the Indian Ocean, which made the duration of the crossing difficult to …
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South Africa’s June CPI quickens to 6.3 percent year-on-year: JOHANNESBURG, July 20 (Reuters) – South Africa’s headline consumer inflation quickened to 6.3 percent year-on-year in June from 6.1 percent in May, data from Statistics South Africa showed on Wednesday. Economists polled by Reuters expected CPI to quicken …
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Aid group blasts inaction vs. HIV in Central, West Africa: DURBAN, South Africa (AP) — Doctors Without Borders’ HIV policy adviser says the global aid group has “zero tolerance” for inaction on fighting the virus in Central and West Africa. The organization says 4.5 million of the 6.5 million people living with …
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An American Is Murdered During Apartheid’s Final Days: Was Justice Served?: 528 pp. Spiegel & Grau. $ 28. Amy Biehl was an idealistic young American Fulbright scholar, blond and brilliant, who spent nearly a year in South Africa in 1993, during the turbulent interregnum between Nelson Mandela’s release from jail and his election …
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