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Neela Debnath caught up with Matt Smith on the set of 'Doctor Who' about the upcoming Christmas special 'The Snowmen' and giving advice to his new companion played by Jenna-Louise Coleman.
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Some will recognise Praiz (real name Praise Adejo) from his features on rapper M.I's Epic or from fellow crooner Bez's break-out hit Stupid Song. The 2008 winner of the television singing talent show MTN Project Fame West Africa is slowly but surely getting his own shine on though, having been nominated four times at the 2012 Headies. Rich and Famous is his third single for the forth-coming debut album he's dropping in [...]
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I suppose the suggestion here is that, if the world were indeed coming to an end (referencing 12/21/2012), this would be one thing on every white woman's to-do list - screw a black man. But not only that, they would darken their skin, and wear afro wigs, seemingly to to embody and experience the moment as black women... or something like that. I don't really know what to do with this, so I'll just report the story and let you guys discuss and break it down. Or it could just be that I'm numb. The news comes courtesy of our friends at the Black Women Of Brazil blog, whom we've linked to several times in the past: Globo TV tries to spread the in-vogue...
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An Egyptian blogger in Israel to promote peace. Some of the best online hoaxes of 2012. And researchers are asking for web users' help in studying the Tanzanian savannah
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The expat Congolese conspiracy ( NZ ) started as suspicion on my part but there was nothing tangible I had no empirical evidence, I couldn't weigh the problem as I had no bathroom scales but other disturbing indications were present.
My jeans seemed tighter around the waist my belt is one and sometimes two notches further out than usual. More recently I have had to unbutton the waist button on my jeans.
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Ethiopia were last crowned Africa Cup of Nations champions in 1962 GALLO/GETTY Ethiopia aim to defy the odds The Walya Antelopes are returning to the Africa Cup of Nations after a thirty-one year absence. By Claudia Ekai Source: Al Jazeera...
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The Mursi tribe in Mago national park, Ethiopia, 2011. Photograph: Patricia White/Alamy DfID under fire for poor response to human rights concerns in Ethiopia Aid officials accused of failing to fully investigate reports of abuse by Ethiopian autho...
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Photo: Wikipedia Commons The ONLF aims to create an independent state in Ethiopia's southeastern Ogaden territoryRebel faction in Ethiopia says it wants peace talksBy Aaron Maasho | ReutersADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - A faction of a separatist reb...
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I have a story in the year-end issue of the The New Yorker, my first print piece for them, about Ugandan activist Frank Mugisha and the rise of the gay-rights movement there. It's subscription only, but do read! I also wrote a short accompanying article for the web about the perpetually-in-limbo "Kill the Gays" bill. [...]
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After 11 episodes of unquestionably differing merit, this week saw series two of Homeland draw to a close.
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An Egyptian blogger in Israel to promote peace. Some of the best online hoaxes of 2012. And researchers are asking for web users' help in studying the Tanzanian savannah
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A Think Africa report on a pioneering pain relief treatment model provided by Hospice Africa:
Triggered by a general unavailability of morphine:
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A majority of Egyptians have approved a new Islamist-backed constitution in a two-round referendum, with about 64% percent of voters backing the controversial charter according to unofficial results released by the Muslim Brotherhood.
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yNaija on a mounting conditions for a conflagration in Nigeria:
It's time for our leaders to take this seriously - if they don't, the fire they have refused to put off will engulf them. There will be no escape for all of us - whether we are in Business Class, helicopters or private jets.More here
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