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Food crisis destroys progress in Africa Central Africa: The Africa Progress Panel : Rising global food prices threaten to destroy years of economic progress in Africa and drive 100 million into poverty
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| Jun.12 |
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Zimbabwe is worsening, UN warns  UN Security Council: Briefing the security Council, the top UN humanitarian official says up to four million people - a third of the population - needing aid | |
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| Jun.3 |
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Group wraps 1,800-mile anti-malaria trip South Africa: The Roll Back Malaria expedition followed the river Zambezi through six countries in southern Africa
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| Mar.31 |
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24 died in building collapse| Angola: About 180 people are believed to have been in the 6-story building served as headquarters for police detectives | |
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| Feb.18 |
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Cyclone besieges Madagascar A cyclone with sustained winds of 69 mph is knocking out power in some areas and making damage assessment difficult
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| Jan.25 |
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Power cuts spark World Cup fears. South Africa
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| Jan.22 |
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Tourists trapped in cable cars  South Africa: A power outage trapped tourists in cable cars at landmark Table Mountain, while blackouts in Zambia forced nurses to work by candlelight
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| Jan.20 |
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12 killed as plane hits mountains Angola: Rescue workers have recovered 12 bodies from the wreckage of a twin-engine plane that crashed during bad weathe
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| Jan.16 |
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Flooding threatens southern Africa Zimbabwe: The Civil Protection Unit issued new flood warnings in northeastern Zimbabwe and authorities warned of flood risks in Mozambique
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| Nov.22 |
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400 hit by bromide poisoning Angola: World Health Organization: Nearly 400 people, mostly children, have fallen ill in Angola with elevated levels of bromide in their systems
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| Nov.20 |
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Huge fire at refinery. South Africa
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| Nov.1 |
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'Dual epidemic' threatens Africa. Central Africa
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| Oct.4 |
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All gold miners freed from mine| South Africa: The last of 3,200 miners trapped by a power failure reached the surface after nearly two days underground in the cavernous Elandstrand New Mine | | |
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| Oct.3 |
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Miners being pulled from underground South Africa: Some of the more than 3,200 miners inside are beginning to return to the surface. About 350 miners had been pulled to safety
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3,200 workers trapped in gold mine  South Africa: Power has been restored to a gold mine, and some of the more than 3,200 miners inside are beginning to return to the surface
| A broken pipe severed power cables to a lift. The workers are more than 1.3 miles underground at Harmony Gold's Elandsrand mine in Carletonville, about 50 miles southwest of Johannesburg
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About 200 dead from plane crash
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| Jun.3 |
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Soccer celebration kills 12. Zambia
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| Apr.11 |
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AIDS-hit S. Africa out of burial plots. South Africa
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| Mar.23 |
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Arms depot blast kills 93| Mozambique: A depot containing old weapons exploded in a fiery cascade of ignited rockets and ammunition | |
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| Feb.12 |
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Floods leave thousands homeless. Mozambique
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| Dec.21 |
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Mozambique warned over AIDS crisis
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| Nov.13 |
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Country short on food. Zimbabwe
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Train crash kills 27. South Africa
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| Aug.18 |
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U.N. envoy slams South Africa on AIDS Stephen Lewis: The S. African government promotes 'lunatic fringe' AIDS policies
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| Jun.16 |
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Popular Zulu weatherman dies of AIDS. South Africa
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| May.17 |
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Worst cholera outbreak. Angola
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| Mar.4 |
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Zimbabwe 'running out of wheat' The country has only 2 weeks of wheat supply left, while citizens are faced with soaring bread prices
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Cruise ship repels pirates
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| Aug.26 |
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U.N.: Africa declares TB emergency Mozambique: WHO: African health ministers have declared a tuberculosis emergency after four days of talks
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| Apr.28 |
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Ebola-like disease kills 253 people. Angola
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| Apr.12 |
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214 cases of Marburg reported Angola: World Health Organization: efforts to educate residents are appearing to be having an effect
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| Apr.8 |
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Deadly Ebola-like virus spreads. Angola
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| Apr.3 |
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Marburg death toll climbs. Angola
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| Mar.3 |
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UN: HIV 'set to infect 90m Africans' 25 million Africans have HIV. Next two decades could see 89 million new cases
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| Jan.6 |
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Mandela's eldest son dies of AIDS. South Africa
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| Nov.23 |
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60% of adults with HIV are women
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Supermarket fire death toll tops 300
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| Nov.25 |
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1 in 5 adults living with HIV/AIDS Political action to fight the virus is failing, according to a report
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| May.1 |
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Bus plunge: dozens die. South Africa
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| Feb.1 |
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Train crash kills 40. Zimbabwe
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| Sep.13 |
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Oil spill threatens wildlife park South Africa: An oil spill from a stricken Italian freighter beached in an environmentally sensitive area off the eastern coast
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| Jun.10 |
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36 students burnt to death in crash. Zimbabwe
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| Jun.1 |
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Cronje killed in plane crash. South Africa
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| May.25 |
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Train crash kills 117. Mozambique
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| Sep.2 |
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Heart transplant pioneer dies. Cyprus
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| Apr.19 |
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Joy greets end of AIDS drug fight. South Africa
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| Apr.11 |
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43 die in soccer stampede South Africa: The stampede began as a crowd tried to get into stadium to watch the match between South Africa's two biggest teams
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| Feb.25 |
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80,000 at risk from floods Mozambique: Authorities begun evacuating 80,000 people threatened by fresh floods as more water is released from a reservoir
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| Nov.18 |
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Explosion kills 11 locked in building. South Africa
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| Mar.14 |
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Floods move deadly mines Mozambique: Land mines were loosened from their locations and moved who-knows-where by the deluge
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| Nov.20 |
Huge fire at refinery. South Africa
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| 2003 |
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| May.1 |
Bus plunge: dozens die. South Africa
| 2002 |
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| Jun.10 |
36 students burnt to death in crash. Zimbabwe
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| 2008 |
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| Jun.3 |
Group wraps 1,800-mile anti-malaria trip South Africa: The Roll Back Malaria expedition followed the river Zambezi through six countries in southern Africa
| 2007 |
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| Nov.1 |
'Dual epidemic' threatens Africa. Central Africa
| 2006 |
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| May.17 |
Worst cholera outbreak. Angola
| 2005 |
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| Aug.26 |
U.N.: Africa declares TB emergency Mozambique: WHO: African health ministers have declared a tuberculosis emergency after four days of talks
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| Apr.28 |
Ebola-like disease kills 253 people. Angola
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| Apr.12 |
214 cases of Marburg reported Angola: World Health Organization: efforts to educate residents are appearing to be having an effect
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| Apr.8 |
Deadly Ebola-like virus spreads. Angola
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| Apr.3 |
Marburg death toll climbs. Angola
| 2001 |
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| Sep.2 |
Heart transplant pioneer dies. Cyprus
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.25 |
Power cuts spark World Cup fears. South Africa
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| Jan.22 |
Tourists trapped in cable cars South Africa: A power outage trapped tourists in cable cars at landmark Table Mountain, while blackouts in Zambia forced nurses to work by candlelight
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| 2007 |
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| Oct.3 |
3,200 workers trapped in gold mine South Africa: Power has been restored to a gold mine, and some of the more than 3,200 miners inside are beginning to return to the surface
| A broken pipe severed power cables to a lift. The workers are more than 1.3 miles underground at Harmony Gold's Elandsrand mine in Carletonville, about 50 miles southwest of Johannesburg
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| 2008 |
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| Feb.18 |
Cyclone besieges Madagascar A cyclone with sustained winds of 69 mph is knocking out power in some areas and making damage assessment difficult
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| 2007 |
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| Apr.11 |
AIDS-hit S. Africa out of burial plots. South Africa
| 2006 |
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| Dec.21 |
Mozambique warned over AIDS crisis
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| Aug.18 |
U.N. envoy slams South Africa on AIDS Stephen Lewis: The S. African government promotes 'lunatic fringe' AIDS policies
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| Jun.16 |
Popular Zulu weatherman dies of AIDS. South Africa
| 2005 |
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| Mar.3 |
UN: HIV 'set to infect 90m Africans' 25 million Africans have HIV. Next two decades could see 89 million new cases
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| Jan.6 |
Mandela's eldest son dies of AIDS. South Africa
| 2004 |
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| Nov.23 |
60% of adults with HIV are women
| 2003 |
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| Nov.25 |
1 in 5 adults living with HIV/AIDS Political action to fight the virus is failing, according to a report
| 2001 |
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| Apr.19 |
Joy greets end of AIDS drug fight. South Africa
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.16 |
Flooding threatens southern Africa Zimbabwe: The Civil Protection Unit issued new flood warnings in northeastern Zimbabwe and authorities warned of flood risks in Mozambique
| 2007 |
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| Feb.12 |
Floods leave thousands homeless. Mozambique
| 2001 |
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| Feb.25 |
80,000 at risk from floods Mozambique: Authorities begun evacuating 80,000 people threatened by fresh floods as more water is released from a reservoir
| 2000 |
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| Mar.14 |
Floods move deadly mines Mozambique: Land mines were loosened from their locations and moved who-knows-where by the deluge
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| 2007 |
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| Jun.3 |
Soccer celebration kills 12. Zambia
| 2001 |
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| Apr.11 |
43 die in soccer stampede South Africa: The stampede began as a crowd tried to get into stadium to watch the match between South Africa's two biggest teams
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.20 |
12 killed as plane hits mountains Angola: Rescue workers have recovered 12 bodies from the wreckage of a twin-engine plane that crashed during bad weathe
| 2002 |
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| Jun.1 |
Cronje killed in plane crash. South Africa
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| 2002 |
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| Sep.13 |
Oil spill threatens wildlife park South Africa: An oil spill from a stricken Italian freighter beached in an environmentally sensitive area off the eastern coast
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| 2008 |
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| Jun.16 |
Food crisis destroys progress in Africa Central Africa: The Africa Progress Panel : Rising global food prices threaten to destroy years of economic progress in Africa and drive 100 million into poverty
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| Jun.12 |
Zimbabwe is worsening, UN warns| UN Security Council: Briefing the security Council, the top UN humanitarian official says up to four million people - a third of the population - needing aid | |
| 2006 |
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| Nov.13 |
Country short on food. Zimbabwe
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| Mar.4 |
Zimbabwe 'running out of wheat' The country has only 2 weeks of wheat supply left, while citizens are faced with soaring bread prices
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| 2008 |
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| Mar.31 |
24 died in building collapse| Angola: About 180 people are believed to have been in the 6-story building served as headquarters for police detectives | |
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| 2006 |
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| Nov.13 |
Train crash kills 27. South Africa
| 2003 |
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| Feb.1 |
Train crash kills 40. Zimbabwe
| 2002 |
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| May.25 |
Train crash kills 117. Mozambique
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| 2007 |
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| Nov.22 |
400 hit by bromide poisoning Angola: World Health Organization: Nearly 400 people, mostly children, have fallen ill in Angola with elevated levels of bromide in their systems
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| 2007 |
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| Oct.4 |
All gold miners freed from mine| South Africa: The last of 3,200 miners trapped by a power failure reached the surface after nearly two days underground in the cavernous Elandstrand New Mine | | |
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| Oct.3 |
Miners being pulled from underground South Africa: Some of the more than 3,200 miners inside are beginning to return to the surface. About 350 miners had been pulled to safety
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| 2007 |
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| Mar.23 |
Arms depot blast kills 93| Mozambique: A depot containing old weapons exploded in a fiery cascade of ignited rockets and ammunition | |
| 2000 |
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| Nov.18 |
Explosion kills 11 locked in building. South Africa
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