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U.S. fixed mortgage rates trend up |
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United States | 5/16/2013 4:38:18 PM
U.S. fixed mortgage rates continued to move up this week, following higher Treasury bond yields on signs of stronger consumer spending, according to the Primary Mortgage Market Survey released by Freddie Mac on Thursday.
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Humanitarian action essential in Jonglei / Statement by Toby Lanzer, Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan |
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Sudan | 5/6/2013 12:28:32 PM
I am deeply concerned about the humanitarian situation in Jonglei State, where thousands of civilians are in need of assistance and protection, and where humanitarian workers have treated more than 450 casualties, including children, since February. We have seen houses burned down and civilian property destroyed. Facilities such as schools and health centres have been robbed, looted and occupied by armed actors. In the past week, hostilities in Maruwa Hills, Pibor County, forced scores of civilians to flee their homes and aid agencies to relocate their staff.
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Former Black Star player reported dead |
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Ghana | 2/20/2013 10:41:19 PM
According to the GhanaNewsAgency, former member of the Senior National Football Team, the Black Stars was reported dead in Ho at the Municipal Hospital on Sunday, February 17, 2013 after a short ilness
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UN Special Representative’s statement on attack in Mogadishu |
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Africa | 5/6/2013 12:22:58 PM
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga strongly condemns today’s suicide car bomb attack at Kilometer 4 junction in Mogadishu, in which several people were killed or wounded. The attack apparently targeted a convoy carrying an international delegation.
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