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British police officers stand guard outside Libya's embassy in London, Wednesday, July 27, 2011. The British government says it is expelling all remaining staff from the Libyan embassy, as recognizes the country's rebels as the legitimate government. Libya condemns UK for recognising rebels as sole power
Tripoli has condemned the UK for recognising the rebels as Libya's "sole governmental authority" after similar moves by France and the US. Khaled Kaim, deputy foreign minister in Muammar Gaddafi's... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis) BBC News
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cow dung - it is dried and used as a fuel Swaziland: HIV patients 'eat dung to make drugs work'
Some HIV-positive patients in Swaziland are so poor they have resorted to eating cow dung before taking anti-retroviral drugs, Aids activists say. The drugs do not work on an empty stomach, so... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) BBC News
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UNICEF: Congo cholera outbreak kills 279 UNICEF: Congo cholera outbreak kills 279
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A UNICEF official says a cholera outbreak in Congo has killed at 279 people and infected more than 4,000 others in the last four months. Dr. Ibrahim Cisse said Wednesday that... (photo: UN / Rick Bajornas) The Guardian
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Dreams of better life, fueled by prostitution Dreams of better life, fueled by prostitution
-"On Black Sisters Street," by Chika Unigwe; Random House (254 pages, $25) In Chika Unigwe's novel "On Black Sisters Street," the snow-covered streets of Antwerp, Belgium, are a beacon of freedom to... (photo: UN / Albert Gonzalez Farran) The State
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Libyan rebel fighters Omar Hussein, left, and Aaron Isa, right, stand guard under a rebel flag at the southern front line of the city of Misrata, Libya Thursday, June 9, 2011. Libyan rebel forces rescue 100 hostages from behind enemy lines
Fighters celebrate after audacious raid frees families snatched from Misrata by government troops and held for three months Hawa Ahmed (right) with members of her family. The Misratan student was one... (photo: AP / Luis Hidalgo) The Guardian
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