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February 16, 2007China: President Hu Jintao visits Africa In late January, Chinese President Hu Jintao undertook a 12-day, 8-nation African tour. Chinese-African economic cooperation was high on the agenda. Arriving in Zambia after visiting Cameroon, Liberia and Sudan,...
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Anti-NATO protests rock Spanish city
February 16, 2007Antiwar demonstrators filled the streets of Seville, Spain, last weekend to protest plans by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to escalate the number of its troops in Afghanistan and Kosovo, the former province of Yugoslavia. The...
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N. Korea nuclear deal reached
February 16, 2007North Korea agreed on Feb. 13 to shut down its main nuclear reactor and eventually dismantle its atomic weapons program just four months after it tested a nuclear bomb. The deal marks the first concrete plan...
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Hamas, Fatah sign pact
February 16, 2007A power-sharing pact between rival Palestinian factions aimed at ending months of infighting was met with cautious optimism on last week after Hamas vowed to “respect” past peace deals with Israel. Hamas, which will head the...
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Ecuador: dignity, sovereignty on the rise
February 16, 2007Rafael Correa, upon his inauguration as Ecuador’s president on Jan. 15, immediately called for Congress to approve a referendum for a constitutional assembly which he sees as crucial for “a profound transformation” of the country. While...
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