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Angola opposition MPs stall vote on election law

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Opposition lawmakers in Angola walked out of a parliamentary debate on Wednesday, delaying the vote on a law they say will give the ruling MPLA excessive control over a general election next year, state news agency Angop reported.
Chastain To Play Diana

Biopic Controversy? Jessica Chastain Plays Diana in Unflattering New Film

Actress Jessica Chastain will play Princess Diana in Caught in Flight, based on her affair with Dr. Hasnat Khan. According to sources who've read the script however, the film casts the beloved Princess of Wales in a very unflattering light as a love-struck stalker, and the choice of an American actress to play a British icon is similarly under fire.
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ABSA

Absa merges units in line with Barclays structure

Absa Group, the South African bank majority owned by British lender Barclays, said it would merge its business and retail banking units and has also created a small team of Barclays and Absa executives to lead its expansion across the continent.
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Angola to introduce benchmark interest rate: report

Angola plans to introduce a benchmark interest rate in October to help the economy attain price stability and boost household savings, daily newspaper Jornal de Angola reported on Friday, citing the head of the country's central bank.
President Sata

Zambia Election Results: President Banda Concedes

Banda conceded to Sata on Friday, ending three days of riots and protesting. The presidential vote was held nationwide on Tuesday, but the government had been slow to tally the votes, a fact which angered eager Zambians.
A mother casts her vote during the Zambian presidential election,

Zambia Election Results Trickle in Slowly

After 85 of 150 voting districts have been tallied, Sata leads the race with 43 percent of the vote, compared to President Banda's 36 percent. However, Banda still leads in the most recent opinion polls.
Zambia election

China Nervously Watches Zambia's Election

Zambia held presidential elections Tuesday, but two days later only 85 of the country's 150 constituencies have reported results, sparking wide-scale unrest in the country and again bringing up fraud allegations. While all eyes are on Zambia, one nation's gaze is especially fixed: China.
Leila Lopes, Miss Universe 2011

Miss Universe: Top 5 Scandals (PHOTOS)

Miss Angola may end up being dethroned by the Miss Universe organizers. But she will not be the first beauty to win and then give up her title. The Miss Universe pageant has a scandalous past where many beauty queens were forced to resign from their reign for some known or unknown reasons.
Miss Universe 2011- Leila Lopes

Miss Universe 2011 Leila Lopes: The Most Beautiful Fraud? [PHOTOS]

Barely a week after Miss Angola Leila Lopes was crowned Miss Universe 2011, criticisms are flying thick and fast that she had falsified some documents when she applied for the beauty pageant. Naturally, people around the world are curious if Lopes is really the most beautiful woman in the world.
Miss Angola Leila Lopes is crowned by Miss Universe 2010 Ximena Navarrete of Mexico after being named Miss Universe 2011 in Sao Paulo

Miss Universe Scandal: Could Leila Lopes Lose the Crown?

Miss Universe Scandal: The Miss Universe Organization is investigating claims that Lopes falsified documents during the Miss Angola UK pageant earlier this year. The English competition helped her reach the Miss Universe pageant held in Brazil this month.
Miss Universe 2011

Miss Universe 2011: India Shocked by Poor Performance

After the 2011 Miss Universe pageant, India couldn't believe that Vasuki Sunkavalli, Miss India 2011, failed to win the crown. Former Miss India's spoke to the media, addressing their disappointment in the country's current queens and reaching for explanations as to why India can't relive its past glory.
Miss Universe 2011- Leila Lopes

Miss Universe 2011: Miss Angola's Victory Questioned, Garners Criticism

Many people are not happy with the decision of the Miss Universe 2011 beauty pageant. Critical statements from a fellow contestant, a judge and other people are still making rounds on Facebook, Twitter and other social networkingsites. The supporters of Shamcey Supsup, Miss Philippines, are surprised that Supsup lost the title after almost making it to the finals according to the fan votes. They speculate it to be a political plot, however, Supsup supports Lopes...
Angola crash

Angola Loses Top Generals in Plane Crash

Thirty people died in Angola on Wednesday when a military plane crashed shortly after take off. Six people survived the accident with moderate to severe burns.

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