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Hugo Chavez: Global reactions to the Venezuelan leader's death
While he was alive, Hugo Chávez – the longest ruling democratically elected leader in Latin America – inspired people who loved him as often as he inflamed those who didn’t. That polarization seemed to follow him in death.
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5 reasons why Africa is not ready to meet its own security needs – yet
Africa’s experiment in a regional approach to security is serious and laudable, but it will take time to build credible capacity. Here are five reasons why Africa is not ready to meet its own security needs – yet.
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Correspondent reflections: The 10 news events that shaped 2011
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In Pictures: Nelson Mandela Day
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In Pictures: Michelle Obama travels with her girls
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Netherlands vs Uruguay: Dutch fans paint Cape Town orange
Ahead of today's Netherlands vs Uruguay semifinal, Holland fans swarmed into Cape Town, South Africa, draping themselves in bright orange and appearing to outnumber their South American counterparts by at least 5 to 1.
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Netherlands' World Cup team gets Dutch Treat from South Africa's Afrikaners
The success of the Netherlands' World Cup soccer team is cause for celebration for the many South Africans with Dutch ancestry, but that dynamic leaves a bad taste in the mouths of some blacks.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 07/04
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 07/02
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South Africa takes fire for arms sales to blacklisted nations
A new report finds that the government of South Africa has made $1.7 billion in arms sales over the past decade to 58 blacklisted countries that do not meet South Africa's own criteria for arms customers, including those with poor human rights records or ongoing internal conflicts.
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As World Cup heats up, South Africa vendors' sales fall
The early exit of host-nation South Africa and France, Italy, England, and the United States has taken its toll on the vendors that had been doing well on the periphery of the World Cup.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/28
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Brazil vs Chile: Can Chile's mastermind coach pull off an upset?
The soccer juggernauts of South America are expected to outshine a sturdy Chilean team in today's Brazil vs Chile match. But not if Chile's coach, Marcelo 'El Loco' Bielsa, has anything to say about it.
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Mexico vs. Argentina: Why El Tri will struggle to challenge Lionel Messi's Argentina
Mexico has proven itself to be a tough squad in this World Cup, but can they contain Lionel Messi – Argentina's new Maradona – in today's Mexico vs. Argentina match?
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USA vs. Ghana: Ghana carries the hopes of a continent on its shoulders
Ghana's Black Stars are Africa's last remaining team in the World Cup. A win against the United States would take them through to the quarter-finals.
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Charlene Wittstock and Monaco's Prince Albert see summer 2011 wedding
Charlene Wittstock, a former Olympic swimmer from South Africa, will marry Monaco's Prince Albert in the summer of 2011.
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Gallery: Top 2010 World Cup controversies
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South Africa World Cup baby names: Moms choose Fifa, Bafana, and Soccer City
South Africa World Cup baby names such as Fifa, Bafana, and Soccer City are proliferating in the Rainbow Nation as white and black families name their children after stadiums and teams.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/21
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Former Rwandan army chief shot in South Africa. Was it an assassination attempt?
Former Rwandan army chief Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa - a top critic of Rwanda's authoritarian leader, Paul Kagame - was shot Saturday in Johannesburg, South Africa, in an apparent assassination attempt.
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Ghana vs. Australia: 1-1 tie leaves both teams with major challenges
Ghana missed a good chance to all but confirm their place in the last 16 after failing to break down a determined Australian side that, for the second match running, finished with 10 men.
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World Cup soccer ball travels faster and farther at high altitudes
World Cup soccer balls will travel faster and straighter through Johannesburg's thin air, a NASA scientists has warned.
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Bafana Bafana: Embarrassing early exit looms for World Cup host
Bafana Bafana sadness: South African officials are asking local fans to find other World Cup teams to root for.
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South Africa World Cup: Why stadium security guards are on strike
A South Africa World Cup strike over what security officers and stewards say are unpaid wages led local police to fire most workers and take over stadium security.
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NBA finals: Where in the world will the next Pau Gasol come from?
Looking beyond the current Lakers-Celtics NBA finals, basketball scouts are hunting for the next Pau Gasol. With the NBA's recent push into developing countries, many expect a star to rise from Africa, India, or China.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/15
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In Pictures: Vuvuzela overload
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World Cup stadiums: What's with all the empty seats?
World Cup stadiums have had gaping holes where people should be. South Africans fret that it's a sign that the Cup will not bring the prosperity that they had been promised by FIFA and politicians.
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Opinion: South Africa and the 2010 World Cup: the great leap forward
The first African World Cup in South Africa is already having a dramatic effect on social cohesion in a country with a legacy of deep racial inequality.
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