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Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Former PM Keita wins Mali presidential election

BAMAKO, Mali, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Former Prime Minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has been declared the winner of the second-round of Mali's presidential election. Soumaila Cisse, the rival candidate, conceded his loss and announced on Twitter late Monday he had visited Keita to offer his congratulations,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Dispute between Britain and Spain over Gibraltar heats up

GIBRALTAR, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- A Gibraltar official is accusing the Spanish government of using a dispute with Britain to divert attention from Spain's domestic problems. Chief Minister Fabian Picardo told Britain's Sky News Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is trying to make people lose focus on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 11, 2013

Voters in Mali head to polls for run-off election

BAMAKO, Mali, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Voters in Mali headed to the polls Sunday for a second round of presidential elections, officials said. Former Prime Minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who took a 40 percent majority in the first round of voting, is in a runoff against former Finance Minister Soumalia... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 10, 2013

Two cups of cocoa a day may help retain memory, sharp thinking

BOSTON, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Drinking two cups of hot chocolate a day may help older people keep their brains sharp and improve their memory, U.S. researchers say. Study author Dr. Farzaneh A. Sorond of Harvard Medical School in Boston said the study involved 60 people with an average age of 73 who did... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 9, 2013

Food shortages lessen for some North Koreans

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- The number of people facing a food crisis in North Korea has diminished during the first part of 2013, the U.N. World Food Program said. North Korea risked much of its foreign food assistance as a result of its defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions condemning its... Sign in to see full entry.

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