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Guinea pig armour for sale on eBay - pictures
Lucky the guinea pig is seen modelling the chain mail and helmet on site. (6/16/2013 9:05:22 PM) |
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Guinea's June 30 poll date no longer possible: elections body
CONAKRY (Reuters) - A repeatedly delayed parliamentary election meant to seal Guinea's transition to civilian rule will have to be postponed again after the government and opposition failed to agree on how to run the vote, a spokesman for the elections commission said. The election in the West African nation, the world's biggest exporter of the aluminum ore bauxite, had been scheduled for June ...(6/17/2013 11:38:07 AM) |
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Help us follow the dirty money, Guinea asks G8
LONDON (Reuters) - Guinea, one of Africa's poorest nations despite abundant natural resources, has urged the G8 to back its battle with corruption by helping trace shell companies used to hide crooked ...(6/15/2013 10:05:16 AM) |
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U.S., Guinea to combat transparency
WASHINGTON, June 17 (UPI) -- The U.S. government said it will work with its counterparts in Guinea on transparency measures in the minerals and mining industry.(6/17/2013 7:09:52 AM) |
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Guinea may postpone June 30 parliamentary election: president
LONDON (Reuters) - Guinea could be forced to postpone a long-awaited parliamentary election scheduled for June 30 after opposition parties refused to register candidates, President Alpha Conde said. The West African country's legislative election - the first in over a decade - is intended to complete a transition to civilian rule after a military coup in 2008 in the world's biggest exporter of ...(6/15/2013 9:00:43 AM) |
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Guinea's opposition may agree to election
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — After weeks of violent clashes, Guinea's ruling party and opposition succeeded in drafting a framework which might allow the country to move forward with much-delayed legislative elections, according to the international mediator brought in to help bridge the chasm between the two sides.(6/10/2013 9:29:58 AM) |
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In Guinea we want our resource wealth to work for all the people | Alpha Condé
We need G8 support for transparency and good global business governance so that our assets can be used to benefit everyone rather than just a few greedy mining companies and politicians In December 2010, I was elected president of Guinea in its first truly open and democratic elections. I said then that I had inherited a country, not a state. Our economy was in ruins, our people among the ...(6/16/2013 11:07:11 PM) |
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Witch hunts in Papua New Guinea linked to jealousy
On a tropical island in Papua New Guinea where most people live in huts, a mob armed with guns, machetes and axes stormed a wooden house by night. They seized Helen Rumbali and three female relatives, ...(6/10/2013 8:24:22 AM) |
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France upholds probe into E.Guinea leader's son: source
PARIS (Reuters) - A French court upheld on Thursday an arrest warrant for the son of Equatorial Guinea's president on charges of money-laundering, a source familiar with the case said. The Paris appeals court also ruled that a luxurious property seized last year as part of the probe should remain in the hands of French investigators, who suspect Equatorial Guinea's leaders of embezzling public ...(6/14/2013 2:34:59 AM) |
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Guinea says Simandou to miss first production date
Rio Tinto's Simandou mining project in Guinea will miss a 2015 first production target, Guinea's mines minister said on Wednesday, as the two sides hammer out issues including the financing of its costly ...(6/12/2013 12:29:33 PM) |
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