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Senegal not giving up on oil and gas
The new offshore gas terminal appears through the morning mist cloaking the Atlantic Ocean near Saint Louis, where Senegal meets Mauritania. Behind him more than a dozen of his comrades chant rhythmically as they push their multicoloured canoe over the sand, following centuries-old traditions on a narrow strip of land separating the Senegal river from the Atlantic Ocean.
Green future is cause for worry in S.Africa's coal belt
Miner Thokozani Mtshweni, 37, looks spent as he readies for a 12-hour shift huddled under a carport shelter to avoid the scorching sun. After a decade spent in the pits, Mtshweni, the miner, is among those fearing for their future.
'Black gold' for Guyana and Suriname, a blessing or curse?
Emerging as potential oil powers while the world seeks to wean itself off planet-warming fossil fuels, poverty-stricken South American neighbors Guyana and Suriname say they have to cash in while they can.
World Cup boom pushes some Qatar residents out of homes
Qatari landlords eyeing profit from the looming World Cup have been kicking out a growing number of mostly foreign tenants, sometimes with just a few days' notice. Reem, a foreigner working for a major Qatari company, was told she had a week to leave her apartment.
Neymar trial opens in Barcelona ahead of World Cup
With the World Cup barely a month away, Brazilian superstar Neymar goes on trial in Spain Monday over alleged irregularities in his transfer to Barcelona nearly a decade ago. The club said it paid 40 million euros to N&N and 17.1 million to Santos, of which 6.8 million was given to DIS. But DIS alleges that Neymar, Barcelona and the Brazilian club colluded to mask the true cost of the deal.
Brazil's Bolsonaro, Lula in first head-to-head debate
Far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and leftist challenger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva traded jabs and insults as they squared off Sunday in their first-ever head-to-head debate, two weeks from Brazil's presidential runoff election.
Nigeria floods toll has passed 600: government
More than 600 people are now known to have perished in the worst floods in a decade in Nigeria, according to a new toll released Sunday. In 2012, 363 people died and more than 2.1 million were displaced by flooding.
Club Africain of Tunisia score seven in CAF Cup rout
Ahmed Khalil scored twice as former African champions Club Africain of Tunisia trounced Kipanga of Zanzibar 7-0 on Sunday to reach the CAF Confederation Cup play-offs. In the play-offs, Confederation Cup last 32 winners will play CAF Champions League last 32 losers in two-leg ties on November 2 and 9 with group places up for grabs. dl/jc
At least four inmates killed in fire at notorious Iran prison
At least four Iranian inmates died in a fire in Tehran's notorious Evin prison overnight, the judiciary said Sunday, further stoking tensions one month into protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini. The fire came after four weeks of protests over the death of 22-year-old Amini, following her arrest for allegedly violating Iran's strict dress code for women.
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