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CAIRO, Feb.7 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's public prosecution in North Sinai said improvised explosive device put under the main tube of the coverage station in Arish caused the bombing of a gas pipeline, official MENA news agency reported.

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KHARTOUM, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- South Sudan referendum ended on Monday with the official announcement of the results which indicated that 98.83 percent of the voters have voted for separation.

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CAIRO, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- A committee will be set up in Egypt to investigate in riots events that took place between anti- government protestors and pro-Mubarak Egyptians on Wednesday, announced state news agency MENA.

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CAIRO, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- A Google Inc. executive was behind the Facebook page which has helped spark the mass protests in Egypt.

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PARIS (Reuters) - South African utility Eskom has no plans to return to the international bond market for cash it needs for new power plants and will focus on its existing resources, the country's Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba told Reuters on Monday.

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KINSHASA (Reuters) - Authorities in Congo have arrested four foreigners suspected of planning to smuggle millions of dollars of gold out of the country's lawless east, a senior local official said on Monday.

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CAIRO (Reuters) - The Egyptian pound hit a 6-year low on Monday after banks reopened their doors to international deals, with the government facing a new test of sentiment later in the day when it seeks to sell $2.5 billion of short-term debt.

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LAFIA, Nigeria (Reuters) - To the sound of pounding reggae music in a small, dusty town in Nigeria's "Middle Belt", President Goodluck Jonathan began campaigning for an election in which he hopes to upset the natural order of politics in Africa's most populous state.

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HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's fragile unity government has been dealt a blow by a leadership struggle within it smallest faction.

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ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia and the United Nations said on Monday 2.8 millions Ethiopians will need emergency food aid in 2011, and appealed for $227 million to fund programmes for the first six months.

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ALGIERS (Reuters) - A prominent member of Algeria's ruling elite said on Monday it was time for a shake-up of the government, a rare criticism from inside the establishment and a sign that uprisings around the Arab world are increasing pressure for change.

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KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda's army says it will respect the result of a presidential election even if long-serving leader Yoweri Museveni loses the Feb 18 vote.

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CAIRO (Reuters) - President Hosni Mubarak's new cabinet on Monday held its first full meeting since an uprising started nearly two weeks ago, with no concrete progress in talks with Islamists and an opposition who demand his immediate exit.

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KHARTOUM (Reuters) - South Sudan voted overwhelmingly to declare its independence in final results of a referendum made public on Monday, opening the door to Africa's newest state and a fresh period of uncertainty for the fractured region.

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CAIRO, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Egyptian government will hold talks with the Muslim Brotherhood, after the opposition group finally agreed to have dialogues with Vice President Omar Suleiman in a bid to end the country's political turmoil, officials said on Saturday.

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CAIRO, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman Sunday held talks with representatives of political parties including the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and protesters, a step to establish a national dialogue and ease the unrest in Egypt that entered its 13th day.

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CAIRO, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman agreed in the talks with opposition parties to end state emergency law which has been imposed for nearly 30 years.

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CAIRO, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Hossam sat idle in his souvenirs shop watching television. For these days, he had no business at all.

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CAIRO, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian government rejects any outside dictates, especially from the Western countries, Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit told reporters on Sunday.

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CAIRO, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman Sunday held talks with representatives of political parties including the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and protesters, a step to establish a national dialogue and ease the unrest in Egypt that entered its 13th day.