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Environment

NIGER: Thousands displaced by flooding

30/08/2006 ANA 0

Niamey, 30 August, 2006— Torrential rains have left at least 17,000 people homeless in the north and south of Niger, according to authorities who have appealed for urgent assistance. The remote desert town Bilma in […]

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Africa

BURUNDI: Government asks for recall of UN diplomat

30/08/2006 ANA 0

Nairobi, 30 August, 2006— The government of Burundi, faced with accusations of human-rights abuses, has asked the United Nations to recall its acting special representative in the country, Nureldin Satti. “I will not tell you […]

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Business

LEBANON: Continued blockade restricts economy

25/08/2006 ANA 0

Beirut, 24 August, 2006— Israel’s 43-day naval and air blockade of Lebanon is hampering trade, experts say. Some commercial flights are being allowed into Beirut International Airport, and some relief-bearing ships into Lebanon’s ports, but […]

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