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Global_3: RA Holding Corp. Releases Quarterly Financial Statements
Date: 2014-05-16 21:14:33 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:143 - ID:725682
NEW YORK, May 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- RA Holding Corp. (the "Company") announced today that it has published its financial results as of and for the period ended March 31, 2014. The financial reports are available at ....
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At least 13 killed in 2 blasts in Nairobi
Date: 2014-05-16 18:03:15 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:108 - ID:725531
NAIROBI, May 16 (MENA) - Two bombs have exploded in a busy market in the Kenyan capital as hundreds of British tourists prepare to return to the UK amid warnings of a "high threat" of terrorism, Sky News reported. At least 13 people were killed ....
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Kenya's Nairobi hit by twin blasts in Gikomba market
Date: 2014-05-16 12:20:07 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:61 - ID:725051
NAIROBI, May 16 (MENA) - Two explosions have struck the Gikomba market area of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, killing at least four people and injuring scores, the BBC said Friday. It is not clear what caused the blasts but Kenya has been hit by a ....
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Nigeria abducted schoolgirls: President cancels Chibok trip
Date: 2014-05-16 11:09:09 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:49 - ID:724822
ABUJA, May 16 (MENA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has called off a visit to the town where more than 200 schoolgirls were abducted, officials say. Sources had told the BBC he would stop in Chibok, in the north-east, on his way to a ....
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Kenyan terror threat prompts evacuation of UK tourists
Date: 2014-05-16 08:10:29 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:21 - ID:724458
LONDON, May 16 (MENA) - Hundreds of UK tourists are being evacuated from parts of Kenya, after the Foreign Office warned of a "high threat" from terrorists in the country. Tour operators Thomson and First Choice cancelled all flights to Mombasa ....
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Sudan president leaves hospital after successful knee surgery
Date: 2014-05-16 07:41:05 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:18 - ID:724357
KHARTOUM, May 16 (MENA) – Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir was discharged from hospital after undergoing a knee operation on Sunday, his press secretary said. "President Bashir will resume his duties after days when he ends convalescence period," ....
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Boko Haram sets ablaze two schools as US officials frustrated by Nigeria's response
Date: 2014-05-16 07:06:03 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:15 - ID:724332
ABUJA, May 16 (MENA) – Suspected Boko Haram militants set ablaze two schools in the north of Nigeria as part of their ongoing attacks, local media reports said. The reports said the militants were riding vehicles and motorbikes. Meanwhile, US ....
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Voting for Egyptian presidential polls start in Mauritania
Date: 2014-05-15 16:11:41 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:163 - ID:723767
NOUAKCHOTT, May 15 (MENA) - The Egyptian presidential elections kicked off here for expatriates living in Mauritania. The electoral process has been going smoothly since the voting started, Egypt's Ambassador here Ahmed Fadel said. The ....
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High turnout in Egyptian presidential polls in Zambia - diplomat
Date: 2014-05-15 15:16:30 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:142 - ID:723601
CAIRO, May 15 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to Zambia and Permanent Representative to the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Raga'ie Nasr said that a high voter turnout was seen at the Egyptian embassy in Lusaka in the first day of ....
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Protests in front of Nigerian Embassy in Cairo
Date: 2014-05-15 14:19:07 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:131 - ID:723392
CAIRO, May 15 (MENA) - Forty political activists representing non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that defend the rights of women organized a protest Thursday in front of the Nigerian Embassy in Cairo's district of Zamalek. The demonstrators ....
