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Global (2):PepsiCo Announced As Twitter Launch Partner for Promoted #Stickers
Date: 2016-08-15 08:01:49 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:12 - ID:5429357
Partners unleash #PepsiMoji stickers on the world, leveraging Twitter's new ad product to bring the beverage giant's global #PepsiMoji campaign to life in a new and exciting way SAN FRANCISCO and PURCHASE, New York, Aug. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- ....
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Suspected Ugandan rebels kill at least 30 in eastern DR Congo -- army
Date: 2016-08-14 13:37:10 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:47 - ID:5425709
KINSHASA, Aug 14 (MENA) - Suspected rebels killed at least 30 civilians in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo the army said, marking the deadliest massacre in the conflict-ravaged region this year. Rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces ....
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Clashes flare southwest of South Sudan's capital
Date: 2016-08-14 09:51:13 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:20 - ID:5424641
JUBA, Aug 14 (MENA) – Fighting erupted in South Sudan late Saturday southwest of the capital between forces loyal to the president and the opposition, an opposition spokesman said, after fierce fighting last month in Juba raised fears of a slide ....
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Dispatch of additional 4,000 soldiers in S. Sudan to protect citizens' lives - amb.
Date: 2016-08-13 07:38:44 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:10 - ID:5419049
NEW YORK, Aug 13 (MENA) - The United Nations Security Council's decision to authorize the deployment of 4,000 additional troops in South Sudan will contribute to the nation's ability to protect the citizens' lives, said British Ambassador to the UN ....
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UN okays Juba troop deployment as South Sudan objects
Date: 2016-08-13 07:22:25 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:8 - ID:5419013
JUBA, Aug 13 (MENA) – South Sudan's government has said it opposes the deployment of regional protection force for South Sudan's capital, Juba, despite the UN resolution threatening an arms embargo if it blocks the move, the BBC News ....
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UNSC approves regional protection force for UN mission in South Sudan
Date: 2016-08-12 22:45:38 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:91 - ID:5418697
NEW YORK, Aug 12 (MENA) – The UN Security Council authorized a 4,000-strong regional protection force within the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), "responsible for providing a secure environment in and around Juba," the capital, which ....
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UN says 110,000 flee South Sudan for Uganda
Date: 2016-08-12 21:40:32 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:87 - ID:5418573
GENEVA, Aug 12 (MENA) - The United Nations said on Friday that around 110,000 people have fled to Uganda from South Sudan this year, most of them escaping fighting that erupted anew last month, the Daily Mail reported The UN’s refugee agency said ....
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Three Somali soldiers killed in Shabaab ambush in Somalia
Date: 2016-08-11 18:33:06 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:79 - ID:5412365
MOGADISHU, Aug 11 (MENA) - At least three soldiers serving with the Somali National Army (SNA) are confirmed killed in an ambush set up by Al Shabaab militants targeting Somali government forces and African Union troops in the country’s ....
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Cholera kills at least 12 people in Central African Republic
Date: 2016-08-11 16:48:01 GMT - Central African Republic - Africa - SN:69 - ID:5412325
BANGUI, Aug 11 (MENA) - Central African Republic's health minister says at least 12 people have died from cholera since the beginning of August, ABC News reported on Thursday. Fernande Ndjengbot, Minister of Health and Public Hygiene, said 19 ....
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South Sudan rejects US proposal to send more peacekeepers
Date: 2016-08-10 15:17:40 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:54 - ID:5406461
JUBA, Aug 10 (MENA) - South Sudan on Wednesday rejected a US proposal for the UN Security Council to send 4,000 additional troops to the African country to restore calm, saying it "seriously undermines" its sovereignty and threatens a return to ....
