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UN leadership camp aims to empower youth through sport
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UN leadership camp aims to empower youth through sport
Mon 9 Jan 2012
| Programme participants attend the opening session in Doha. Photo: UNOSDP9 January 2012 – Thirty young people from nine countries in sub-Saharan Africa and the occupied Palestinian territory will par... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras)
Arrival of the 2008 Olympic Torch in London (O2 Arena). Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone in the background.
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London 2012: Four more Olympic nations choose Wales training base
Mon 9 Jan 2012
A further four nations are to base themselves in Wales for their pre-Olympic Games training. | Botswana and Lesotho's Olympic teams plus Paralympians from Liberia and Mexico will join athletes from at... (photo: Creative Commons / WikiLaurent)
South Africa's batsman Jacques Kallis looks up as he celebrates his double century on the third day of the first test match against India at the SuperSport Park in Centurion, South Africa, on Saturday Dec. 18, 2010.  Al Jazeera  Fri 6 Jan 2012
South Africa win Test series over Sri Lanka
| Jacques Kallis celebrated his 150th Test match with one of the most complete allround performances of his career as he inspired South Africa to a 10-wicket victory over Sri Lanka on Friday and a fir... (photo: AP / Themba Hadebe)
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The electronic results board reflects the African National Congress (ANC) reaching the ten million mark at the Independent Election Commission results center in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, April 24, 2009. ANC president Jacob Zuma, center, is expected to be inaugurated as the country's next president on May 9.  STL Today  Thu 5 Jan 2012
South Africa's ANC party celebrates 100 years
| Against all odds, the party of Nelson Mandela has transformed a nation where just 20 years ago black South Africans could not vote, and beaches and restaurants were reserved for whites only. | The v... (photo: AP / Denis Farrell)
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The Coca-Cola bottle and old-fashioned glove. Behind the left field bleachers is "The Coca-Cola Fan Lot". The ballpark features an 80-foot (24 m) long Coca-Cola bottle with playground slides that will blow bubbles and light up with every Giants home run, and a miniature version of the stadium. Foreign Policy Tue 3 Jan 2012
The Coca-Cola kingdom
| Coca Cola has recently been criticized by political activists for its ongoing support of Swaziland's King Mswati III. The king has come under international and domestic... (photo: Creative Commons / StormXor)
Activists   Domestic   Operations   Photos   Wikipedia/Coca-Cola  
INDIA-INJURED-LEOPARD-BURDWAN-MINI-ZOO Independent online Tue 3 Jan 2012
SA leopards on Malawi mission
Majete Wildlife Reserve, Malawi - “The leopards won't like that!” jokes ranger Fyson Suwedi as his pick-up truck rattles along the bumpy road that leads from ... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Environment   Nature   Photos   Wikipedia: Nature reserve   Wildlife  
White rhino in the Waterburg A popular theory of the origins of the name White Rhinoceros is a mistranslation from Dutch into Afrikaans and English. The Afrikaans word "wit", meaning "white" in English is said to have been derived by mistranslation of the Dutch word "wijde", which means "wide" in English and is spelt "wyd" in Afrikaans. The word "wide" refers to the width of the Rhinoceros mouth. The Star Fri 30 Dec 2011
African rhino poaching hits record on Asian demand
| JOHANNESBURG (Reuters): A record number of rhinos were poached this year in South Africa, home to the greatest number of the animals, as rising demand in Asia for their... (photo: Creative Commons / nick farnhill)
Environment   Nature   Photos   Wikipedia: Rhino   Wildlife  
KLps1 - May 07 - Perth Zoo,Australia - Rhinoceros - Animal - Wildlife - Nature - Ecology. (ps1) Gadling Wed 28 Dec 2011
Video of the day: flying rhinos in South Africa
| Flying Rhinos from Green Renaissance on Vimeo. Flying rhinos aren't something you see everyday--not even in South Africa, where 19 of these endangered rhinos have recen... (photo: WN/Patricia)
Environment   Nature   Photos   Wikipedia: Rhino   Wildlife  
Dubbed as the Asian Kate Moss, model Charo Ronquillo was crowd favourite on the catwalk as she took part on the Ceige Cagalawan Collection at the Philippine Fashion Week held at SMX, Manila as seen in this May 29, 2009 photo. Huffington Post Tue 27 Dec 2011
Kate Moss Covers Marie Claire South Africa For January 2012 (PHOTOS)
| What better way to ring in the New Year than a Kate Moss cover? | The British supermodel, who scored at least a dozen covers in 2011, has debuted her third cover of 201... (photo: WN / RTayco)
Celebrity   Model   Photos   Star   Wikipedia: Kate Moss  


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A saltwater crocodile swims in a shallow pond inside its temporary cage at the remote village of Consuelo, in Bunawan township, Agusan Del Sur province in southern Philippines, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011. The 6.1-meter (20-foot) saltwater crocodile, now named "Lolong," was captured last Saturday by villagers and veteran hunters in the creeks of the remote region. The crocodile, weighing 1,075 kilograms (2,370 pounds), was the biggest to be caught alive in the Philippines in recent years. Wildlife officials were trying to confirm whether it was the largest such catch in the world, said Theresa Mundita Lim of the government's Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau. (AP Photo) Miracle escape for bungee jumper whose cord snapped plunging her into crocodile-infested water with tied ... The Daily Mail
The electronic results board reflects the African National Congress (ANC) reaching the ten million mark at the Independent Election Commission results center in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, April 24, 2009. ANC president Jacob Zuma, center, is expected to be inaugurated as the country's next president on May 9. South Africa's ANC party celebrates 100 years STL Today
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