Welcome to the tropical prison that some don’t want to leave
by Jose OSORIO Agence France-Presse MEXICO (AFP)- More than a century after Mexico established a prison on the Maria Islands…
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Africa
Cholera cases mount to over 1,000 in cyclone-hit Mozambique
MAPUTO, Mozambique (AFP) -- Cholera has infected at least 1,052 people in Mozambique's cyclone-hit region, the health ministry said Monday…
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Cyclone-hit Mozambique fears cholera epidemic
by Nicolas DELAUNAY BEIRA, Mozambique (AFP) -- Doctors and nurses wearing Wellington boots and face masks tended to patients in…
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Mozambique families devastated by cyclone tragedy
by Nicolas DELAUNAY BEGAJA, Mozambique (AFP) -- Twelve people perched precariously on a branch of a mango tree, sheltering from…
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Up to 500,000 displaced by southern Africa cyclone
by Adrien Barbier and Nicolas Delaunay, with Nina Larson in Geneva Agence France Presse BEIRA, Mozambique (AFP) -- Survivors…
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Malian leader vows security as massacre toll hits 160
OGASSOGOU, Mali (AFP) -- Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita vowed Monday to beef up security as he visited a village…
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Disease fears mount for Africa cyclone survivors
by Adrien BARBIER and Joaquim NHAMIRRE BEIRA, Mozambique (AFP) -- Disease is threatening to aggravate the already dire conditions facing…
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Moroccan police disperse protesting teachers with water cannons
RABAT, Morocco (AFP) - Baton-wielding riot police used water cannons to disperse teachers protesting in the Moroccan capital on Saturday…
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Mozambique cyclone death toll climbs to 417: government
BEIRA, Mozambique (AFP) -- The death toll in Mozambique has climbed to 417 after a cyclone devastated swathes of…
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Idai disaster: Stranded victims still need rescue from heavy rains as UN scales up response
Dire conditions persist in vast areas of southern Africa affected by Cyclone Idai as heavy rain continues to cause “massive…
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