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May 23, 2013

Climate change boosted human development: study
Paris (AFP) May 21, 2013
Early humans living in South Africa made cultural and industrial leaps in periods of wetter weather, said a study Tuesday that compared the archaeological record of Man's evolution with that of climate change. Anatomically modern humans, Homo sapiens, first made their appearance in Africa during the Middle Stone Age which lasted from about 280,000 to 30,000 years ago. Some of the earliest examples of human culture and technology are found in South Africa - with fossil evidence of innovative spu ... read more

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Commentary: Israel: Crises 360 degrees U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, on his fourth visit to the Middle East in two months, is chasing the brass ring of an Israeli-Palestinian agreement for the creation of an independent Palestinian state. ... more		Tunisia teeters as it grapples with jihadists Tunisia, cradle of the Arab Reawakening in January 2011, has finally got tough with its hard-line Islamists as, like other North African states that overthrew longtime dictators, it finds itself struggling with the fallout of its groundbreaking pro-democracy uprising. ... more		Nigeria relaxes curfew in Islamist stronghold of Maiduguri Nigeria on Tuesday relaxed the curfew in Maiduguri, stronghold of the Boko Haram Islamist militant sect, three days after it was imposed, an AFP journalist in the city said. ... more
				Friends of Syria to press for peace talks Backers of the Syrian uprising meet in Amman on Wednesday to discuss a US-Russian proposal for peace talks, as the brutal two-year conflict escalates close to the border with Lebanon. ... more		Iraq PM to alter security strategy as violence rages Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki announced an overhaul of Iraq's security strategy Monday as a fresh surge of violence killed dozens of civilians and police officers, bringing the month's toll to 366. ... more

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Iraq PM insists some fake bomb detectors work Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki insisted on Monday that some of the fake bomb detectors Iraq bought are actually functional, despite overwhelming evidence that none of them work. ... more		Nigeria says it has retaken five Islamist strongholds Nigeria's military said Monday it had re-established control in five remote areas of the northeast where Islamist insurgents had seized territory, as it pressed on with a sweeping offensive against Boko Haram militants. ... more		AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power UAH lands first DARPA award for biological sciences department		Chinese vice premier calls for stability in Zimbabwe Chinese vice premier Wang Yang on Wednesday urged Zimbabwe to ensure peace and political stability ahead of elections this year, to safeguard economic growth. ... more
				Chinese vice premier on business visit to Zimbabwe Chinese vice premier Wang Yang arrived in Zimbabwe on Tuesday on a business visit praising Beijing's ties with the southern African country. ... more		Madagascar security forces summon political rivals Madagascar's security forces have summoned the island's rival political leaders to an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss their controversial candidacies for upcoming presidential polls. ... more

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Dubai seizes 259 smuggled African ivory tusks A shipment of 259 elephant tusks smuggled out of Africa has been seized in the United Arab Emirates, the International Wildlife Fund for Animal Welfare said Tuesday. ... more		Walker's World: The trouble with banks. Maligned and unpopular as Europe's bankers are these days, they have certainly been earning their money. Seldom have they had to operate in such a challenging environment. ... more		Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge		Libyan oil industry hit by legacy of violence Protesters closed the Zueitina oil refinery in eastern Libya for the second time in six months this week, the latest setback for the North African country's troubled efforts to develop its crucial energy industry in the violent aftermath of the 2011 civil war. ... more
				Nigeria set for air strikes against Islamists Nigeria's military said Thursday that it was ready to launch air strikes against Boko Haram Islamists as several thousand troops moved to the remote northeast to retake territory seized by the insurgents. ... more		Iraq threatens Turkey peace plan with PKK Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government is threatening to sabotage a peace process between Turkey and Kurdish separatist rebels, a plan that could end a 29-year insurgency and transform the region's politics, by refusing to let them into Iraqi Kurdistan. ... more

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	Iraq violence kills 25 as PM blames sectarianism A suicide bomber attacked Shiite mourners in north Iraq Thursday, killing 12 people, and 13 died in other violence, officials said, as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki blamed sectarianism for unrest plaguing the country. ... more		Air strikes, dozens dead in Nigeria assault on Islamists Nigeria's military on Friday attacked Boko Haram Islamist strongholds across the northeast, launching air strikes on insurgent camp with dozens of militants killed in the fighting, the military said. ... more		Zimbabwe PM's party pledges trimmer army, just society Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party on Saturday pledged to trim the army and ensure a free society if it wins upcoming general elections. ... more		SLeone, China sign huge infrastructure deal China has signed $6 billion mining and construction deal with Sierra Leone, which the west African nation said Thursday would boost an economy still recovering from an 11-year civil war. ... more

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One in 10 South Africans HIV positive

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Nigeria court convicts Iranian of illegal arms shipment

US moves troops closer as security worsens in Libya

Hundreds protest against terrorism in Tunis

Kenyan conservationist charged for ivory possession

S.Sudan soldiers accused of looting spree

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