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10/11/2011 08:00 AM
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Cape Verde Ex-Leader, Pires, Wins Ibrahim Prize
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 Pedro de Verona Rodrigues Pires was praised for improving conditions in his country and for not seeking to extend his tenure beyond constitutional limits.
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08/19/2009 08:00 AM
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Russia Says Ship’s Hijackers Were Taken Without a Shot
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A Russian ship freed the Arctic Sea’s 15 crewmembers, arresting eight hijackers without firing a shot, Russia’s defense minister said on Tuesday.
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08/18/2009 08:00 AM
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Russia Says Ship and Crew Are Safe
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 The Arctic Sea, missing since last month, was 300 miles off Cape Verde, the Russia Defense Ministry said.
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08/16/2009 08:00 AM
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Ransom Sought for Missing Ship
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It was not immediately clear if the ransom demand was legitimate, and the whereabouts of the Arctic Sea, its 15 crew members and its cargo of timber remain a mystery.
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08/15/2009 08:00 AM
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Clinton Ends Africa Tour, Vowing to Stay Involved
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 On the final day of a seven-nation trip, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton reaffirmed her promise to renovate relations with Africa.
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06/24/2007 08:00 AM
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In a World on the Move, a Tiny Land Strains to Cope
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 The West African nation of Cape Verde, where almost everyone has a relative abroad, is a microcosm of the forces of migration that are remaking societies across the globe.
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10/20/2004 08:00 AM
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Foes of Death Penalty Making Gradual Gains in Africa
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 Foes of the death penalty say fewer Africans than ever before are being hanged, beaten, shot, shocked, stoned or poisoned by their governments.
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09/21/2004 08:00 AM
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Flooding From Storm KillsMore Than 550 in Haiti
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More than 550 people died in Haiti last weekend from flooding and mudslides set off by Tropical Storm Jeanne.
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04/14/1993 08:00 AM
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U.N. Appeals for More Funds To Relieve Hunger in Bosnia
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The United Nations issued an emergency appeal for more food for Bosnia and Herzegovina today as five Security Council members raised the flag of revolt against the attempt by the United States and Russia to delay new sanctions against Serbia. In Geneva, Sadako Ogata, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, wrote to aid-giving governments expressing "deep alarm" at the shortage of food for the 2.8 million people now dependent on United Nations rations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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12/18/1991 07:00 AM
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A Relative of Argentine President Is Said to Face Charges in Spain
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Drug and money-laundering charges have been filed here against the sister-in-law of President Carlos Saul Menem of Argentina, her former husband and about 30 others, newspaper reports today said. The Spanish charges stem from last year's seizure of half a ton of cocaine on a yacht off the Cape Verde Islands. A suspected trafficker, Andres Cruz Iglesias, a Cuban national, reportedly gave details to the Spanish police.
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12/18/1991 07:00 AM
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Elections in Cape Verde
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The governing Movement for Democracy won control of 10 of 14 councils in Cape Verde's first local elections, reports here in Lisbon said today. The leftist African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde, ousted from power in January, kept control of three localities in the elections, held on Sunday in these Atlantic islands west of Senegal.
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10/17/1991 06:00 AM
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Five Elected to U.N. Council
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The General Assembly today elected five new members to the Security Council: Cape Verde, Hungary, Japan, Morocco and Venezuela. They will take their seats on Jan. 1, replacing Cuba, the Ivory Coast, Romania, Yemen and Zaire. Five countries, chosen by region, are elected each year to two-year terms on the 15-member Council. Austria, Belgium, Ecuador, India and Zimbabwe are serving on the Council, as well as five permanent members: Britain, China, France, the Soviet Union and the United States.
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