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A view of Kigali. Rwanda is studying Singapore's experience to inform the development of the country's secondary cities. Rwanda is studying Singapore's experience to inform the development of...
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Syrian government troops backed by Russian air forces have started a large-scale offensive against ISIS terrorists and have already established control over a number of areas in different Syrian...
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The US middle class, long considered a measure of prosperity, has for the first time been overtaken by China. A hundred and nine million people now make up China's middle class compared to 92...
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A group of Russian computer specialists has teamed up with Muslim scholars to create a computer program that automatically detects accounts used by Islamic State terrorists to lure new members...
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From the wind turbines that dot the plains of northern Germany to the solar panels speckling the roofs of Bavarian farmers, the shift to renewable energy has transformed the German landscape...
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SU-34 attack plane taking off from the Hmeimim aerodrome in Syria. Russia has admitted making a mistake after its warplanes violated Turkey's airspace. Ankara has accepted the matter, saying...
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An estimated 3,000 Islamic State fighters as well as militants from other extremist groups have fled Syria for Jordan fearing a renewed offensive by the Syrian army in addition to Russian...
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Islamic State terrorists in Aleppo province have been cut off from their arms supply sources, the Russian Defense Ministry has stated. Over the past 24 hours, Russian jets made 41 sorties and...
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The International Monetary Fund should give Kiev $3 billion to pay off its debt to Russia, suggested Russian President Vladimir Putin. Allowing Ukraine to skip the repayment due in December and...
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Rwanda tops the list of the African countries with the most affordable Internet. The inaugural Transform Africa Summit in 2013 saw participating countries launch a smart Africa manifesto that...
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USS Ross Russian attack jets were sent to warn off the American warship USS Ross from near the country's territorial waters in the Black Sea, RIA reported, citing a military source...
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Russia doesn’t want to fight a war with Turkey... ...Last week, Russian warplanes intruded into Turkish airspace twice. Both incidents caused consternation in Ankara and send Turkish leaders into...
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The 49-year- old has also started a passion fruit farming business and looks forward to becoming a successful business man in Gicumbi. Like they say, the starting point of every achievement is...
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20 militiamen were killed in the ongoing heavy clashes between the Syrian Army and the terrorist groups in Douma, Damascus province. An Army unit destroyed a hideout of the terrorists in the area...
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Egypt to buy 55 LNG cargoes Egypt's EGAS will purchase 55 cargoes of LNG from seven companies, the gas company announced on Monday. Successful bidders include Shell...
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U.S. President Barack Obama The failed $500 million program to set up a proxy army in Syria was a test, US President Barack Obama told '60 Minutes', adding that he had doubts about...
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RT's Murad Gazdiev has been to the area of Hama where heavy fighting is taking place between ISIS and Syrian troops. The large-scale offensive against the terrorists' strongholds started after...
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2015 African Business Awards winners. (L-R) Katerina Kyrili (BIMA), Oyinade Ogunade (GT Bank), Oscar Onyema (Nigerian Stock Exchange), Helen Hai, (Made in Africa Initiative) Mohammed Dewji (MeTL)...
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While there are about 200,000 Singaporeans living and working abroad, few would have considered making their mark in Rwanda. We speak to Lam Shumei, who set up the largest modern poultry farm in...
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SJ COOPER-KNOCK10 OCTOBER 2015 Last week, a German court found Ignace Murwanashyaka and Straton Musoni from the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) guilty of war crimes. We...
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