Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- About 250 Mauritian medical and paramedical staff will on Monday attend a conference in Mauritius aimed at the management of cardiovascular diseases in the country
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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- France has granted Mauritania 500,000 euros (abo ut US$ 643,400) through the World Food Programme (WPF) to contribute to the figh t against malnutrition in the African country, PANA learnt in Nouakchott Thursday
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Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The US dollar and the British pound appreciated Thursday against the rupee, while the euro lost ground, according to the latest exchange rates bulletin published by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
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Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritius is poised to attain the eight Millenniu m Development Goals (MDGs) on poverty, education, gender equality, infant mortal i ty, maternal health, diseases, environment and the global partnership for develo p ment, according to the latest figures issued by the Central Statistics Office (C S O) on Wednesday
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Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- A Libyan freighter carrying 13 tonnes of flour, 250 equi pped tents, 500 rescue kits and 600 mats, departed Tripoli Wednesday to Nouakcho t t to assist the Mauritanian people hit by the recent floods in the country, PANA reported from here
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Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet next month to discuss the political situation in Guinea Biss a u, Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan disclosed Wednesday
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Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritian Finance Minister Pravind Jugnauth, told Parliament on Wednesday that on the basis of the latest estimate, the country's trade deficit for 2010 was expected to reach 67 billion rupees (US$ 2
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Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritian Health and Quality of Life Minister May a Hanoomanjee, told Parliament Wednesday that the prevalence rate of diabetes, h y pertension and obesity was very high in the country
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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritania has withdrawn from the qualifiers of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2012) and notified the Confederation of African F o otball (CAF) of its decision on Wednesday, the state television disclosed
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Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The euro and the US dollar appreciated against the rupee on Wednesday morning, according to the exchange rates bulletin published by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius in Port- Louis
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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The newly-elected Volleyball Federation of Mauri tania (FVBRIM) will revive the sport and take it to greater heights at both the n ational and regional levels, its chairperson, Brahim Ould Bacar Ould Sneiba, sai d Tuesday
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Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Acting Prime Minister of Mauritius, Rashid Beebee jaun, has called on all Mauritians to help in the national crusade against drug t rafficking and consumption by collaborating with the police and assisting in the treatment and rehabilitation of addicts, a PANA correspondent reported from here
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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Malian national Omar Sid'Ahmed Hamma, nicknamed Omar Sahraoui, who was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for terrorism by the M a uritanian judiciary, was extradited to Mali Monday, official sources in the Maur i tanian capital, Nouakchott, told PANA
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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Mauritanian Police on Monday seized 18 kilos of cocaine in a house in the capital, Nouakchott, and arrested a group of suspe c ted traffickers
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Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The Euro and British pound have depreciated again st the rupee, according to the exchange rates bulletin published on Monday by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
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Bissau- Guinea Bissau (PANA) -- ECOWAS Defence Chiefs rose from their two-day ext ra-ordinary meeting in Bissau with a resolution that the Armed Forces of the cri s is-ridden nation must â?immediatelyâ? be restructured
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New York- US (PANA) -- The US government is providing US$ 1 million to assist in the elimination of land mines and other bombs in Guinea-Bissau, the US State Dep a rtment said in a statement here on Friday
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Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the M auritian rupee, as issued Friday by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius
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Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the M auritian rupee, as published by the Mauritian commercial bank here on Thursday
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Bissau- Guinea Bissau (PANA) -- A two-day extra-ordinary meeting of the ECOWAS Co mmittee of Chiefs of Defence Staff (CCDS) opened in Bissau, Guinea Bissau, with t he chairman of the group, Air Chief Marshal Paul Dike, advising the countryâ?s m ilitary to drop the image of the architects of the countryâ?s underdevelopment, PANA reported from here Wednesday
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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian Muslims will begin their Ramadan fas ting on Thursday, according to a statement from the National Commission of the C r escent Moon
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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) â" A court in the Ma-uritanian capital, Nouakchott , on Tuesday began hearing the appeal of Malian Omar Sahraoui, who is serving a 1 2-year sentence for kidnapping
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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- At least six Palestinian players will miss the i nternational friendly match against the Mauritanian national team, the "Mourabitounes", on Wednesday in Nouakchott because of the refusal by the â ?Israeli occupation authoritiesâ? to allow them to travel to Mauritania
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Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Ethiopia has said that three citizens of the Gulf Kingdom held in an Ethiopian prison facility hav e gone on hunger strike
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Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Ethiopia has said that three citizens of the Gulf Kingdom held in an Ethiopian prison facility hav e gone on hunger strike
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Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates of major foreign currencies against the local rupee, published here Monday, by the Maurit i an Commercial Bank: Currencies Buying Selling Australian Dollar 26
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Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The African Union (AU) Friday praised the peaceful conduct of Kenya's constitutional referendum, saying it marked a major step to a more peaceful Africa and a sign that democracy was indeed taking root within the continent
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Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- A 20-year-old 'boy' was Thursday sentenced to 18 years' imprisonment after being found guilty of raping a woman, aged 68, in 2007 , PANA learnt here from a judicial source
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Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritian hospitals will set up breastfeeding com mittees comprising a paediatrician, a gynaecologist, a midwife, a community phys i cian, a nutritionist and a breastfeeding counsellor to advise and encourage wome n to breastfeed their babies, Health Minister Maya Hanoomanjee, announced Wednesd a y, PANA reported from here
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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The plane ferrying Mauritanian President Mohamed Abdel Aziz from the country's hinterland to the capital city of Noukachott was forced to make an eme rgency landing due to bad weather Monday night, PANA reported Tuesday
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Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- The African Union (AU) has signed an agreement with the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) to help in the training of economists, with the aim of helping AU member states achieve a faster rate of economic growth and regional integration
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Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Tuesday
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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The US government has approved US$2,899,420 for Mauritanian refugees repatriated from Senegal and refugees originally from other countries present in Mauritanian, a statement from the US embassy to Nouakchott s aid on Monday
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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The national football teams of Mauritania and Pa lestine will play an international friendly in Nouakchott 11 Aug
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Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the M auritian rupee, as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Monday
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Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the M auritian rupee, according to the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Friday
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Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA)- – The Mauritania Health Ministry will carry out a vaccination campaign against H1N1 flu from 4 to 7 August, according to a statement issued on Thursday in Nouakchott
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Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African leaders ordered a probe into the genocide and war crime allegations against Sudanese President Omer El Bashir before deciding whether to back an African trial for him
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Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Taking a critical look at the multitude of political problems across Africa, the Libyan leader, Mouammar Kadhafi, said on a "Studio of Peace" Television programme here Tuesday that "Africa cannot develop without unity and stability"
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Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Following are the latest exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee, according to the Commercial Bank of Mauritius Wednesday
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Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- The Libyan revolutionary leader, Muammar Kadhafi, on Tuesday said the continent was on its way to the definite establishment of the United States of Africa
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New York- US (PANA) -- The fight against malaria is integral to boosting women’s and children’s health and achieving the other targets of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro, has said
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Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Africans need to see tangible results of decisions taken by African Union (AU) and its institutions in order to have confidence in the continental organization, the AU chairman, President Bingu wa Mutharika of Malawi, declared here Tuesday
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Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African leaders have agreed on concrete steps to tackle the insecurity in Somalia after a three-day debate, dominated by the twin bombings in Kampala, the venue of their 15th meeting on pressing African affairs, an African Union (AU) spokesman said
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