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Lawrence O'Donnell taking time off following mother's death

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MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell is taking time off from his show, "The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell," following the death of his mother, Frances O'Donnell, on Sunday, the network confirmed to TheWrap. Fellow MSNBC host Chris Hayes will fill in for O'Donnell.

Some Malawi groups could pull out of protests

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Some leading Malawi rights groups said on Tuesday they could pull out of mass demonstrations scheduled for this week against President Bingu wa Mutharika as they await a court decision on whether the rallies would be legal.
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Malawi rights groups plan more mass demonstrations

Malawian activists are planning a mass protest for Wednesday after talks with the government on political reforms that could see the United States and Britain resume aid to the country became deadlocked.
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Mozambique's CDN to invest $200 mln in port upgrade

Mozambique's Nacala Development Corridor (CDN) plans to invest $200 million to upgrade its port at Nacala and raise capacity to 16 million tonnes of cargo in 2030 from 1.5 million tonnes, a CDN official said on Wednesday.
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Algeria opposition bent on protest despite govt move

Algerian opposition groups said on Friday they would probably go ahead with a planned protest march next week despite promises from the president to heed some of their demands and allow more political freedoms.
A girl poses for a photographer at her vegetable stall in Tsangano, central Malawi

Malawi c.bank will cut rates this year: governor

Malawi's central bank will be able to cut interest rates this year from their current 13 percent because of the southern African nation's steadily easing inflation, Reserve Bank Governor Perks Ligoya said on Thursday.
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From amateur twitching to hair-raising elephant encounters, get up close and personal with Malawi's furred and feathered creatures
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G8 avoids bold aid promises amid budget strains

G8 wealthy countries said on Saturday that the global economic crisis threatened to undermine 2015 global targets for reducing extreme poverty worldwide, but avoided bold new aid promises.
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AIDS funding squeeze puts lives at risk

Backtracking by international donors in funding for HIV/AIDS may undermine years of progress and is already putting lives at risk, the health aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said on Thursday.
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Special Report: Planes, trains and frontier markets

Josephine Jimenez has a chunk of money to invest and she is hunting for opportunities in the usual places -- Zimbabwe, Tunisia, Sri Lanka, among others. Jimenez is a specialist in so-called frontier markets. She stacked up a million air miles long ago.
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Bill Gates promises $10 billion for vaccines

Bill and Melinda Gates said on Friday they would spend $10 billion over the next decade to develop and deliver vaccines, an increased commitment that reflects progress in the pipeline of products for immunising children in the developing world.
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Malawi threatens arrests over Madonna school row

Malawi threatened on Thursday to arrest protesting villagers blocking construction of Madonna's multi-million dollar girls academy, a new controversy for the singer in the African country where she has adopted two children.
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Glaxo gives price pledge as malaria shot holds hope

More than 5,500 children across Africa have been given an experimental new malaria vaccine and the British drugmaker behind it, GlaxoSmithKline, promised on Wednesday that price would be no hurdle if it works.
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Madonna launches Malawi school construction

Madonna launched the construction of a multi-million dollar girls' school she is building in Malawi on Monday and pledged to build similar schools in other countries if the project succeeds.
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Financiers pledge $1 billion for Africa infrastructure

Western nations and lending agencies have agreed a financing package of more than $1 billion to improve infrastructure in southern and central Africa at an investment conference meant to expand transport links and trade.
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No global warming: Charcoal fuels 80% of Africa

Commodity Online It is 21st century and do you know what is the main fuel for several African nations now? It is charcoal.Maybe, a shocking news for environmentalists and people who are b...

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