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![Estao da Luz, home of the Museum of the Portuguese Language, in So Paulo, Brazil. Portuguese and Spanish are the fastest-growing European languages (with the exception of English, being the world lingua franca)[citation needed], and, according to estimates by UNESCO, the Portuguese language has the highest potential for growth as an international language in southern Africa and South America. The Portuguese-speaking African countries are expected to have a combined population of 83 million by 2050](http://web.archive.org./web/20130626034815im_/http://cdn5.wn.com/vp/i/32/fd2dd070b7d1a8.jpg) China Daily Tue 18 Jun 2013
Debate rages over lingua franca
The second New York Forum Africa concluded in Libreville, Gabon on Sunday. The forum saw people from around the world discuss the future of Africa but the lingua franca soon became a hot topic. | Give... (photo: Creative Commons / Cralize)
Africa Debate Gabon Photos Wikipedia: Lingua franca |
 The Times Of India Tue 18 Jun 2013
Ethiopia, Togo fielded suspended stars in WC qualifiers
JOHANNESBURG: Ethiopia and Togo fielded suspended stars in 2014 World Cup qualifiers during June, according to FIFA match records of the competition. | Midfielder Manyahile Beyene played for Ethiopia ... (photo: AP / Laszlo Beliczay)
Ethiopia Photos Stars Suspension Wikipedia: FIFA World Cup |
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 STL Today Sat 15 Jun 2013
Google launches Internet-beaming balloons
Wrinkled and skinny at first, the translucent, jellyfish-shaped balloons that Google released this week from a frozen field in the heart of New Zealand's South Island har... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Google Internet New Zealand Photos Wikipedia: Google |
 Xinhua Fri 14 Jun 2013
Kenya Airways posts 92.1 mln USD loss over security fears
NAIROBI, June 14 (Xinhua) -- Kenya Airways posted a 92.1 million U.S. dollars loss for the 2012/2013 financial year ended March 31, down from 19.4 million dollars in the ... (photo: Creative Commons / Nevit)
Airlines Kenya Photos Transport Wikipedia: Kenya Airways |
 New Straits/Business Times Thu 13 Jun 2013
UN says Syrian government and rebels recruit children to fight
UNITED NATIONS : Syrian troops and rebels are recruiting children to fight in the country’s civil war and some have been tortured by government forces for having links ... (photo: UN / Mark Garten)
Kids Photos Syria UN Wikipedia: Ban Ki-moon |
 The New York Times Wed 12 Jun 2013
South Africa Disciplines 93 Soldiers on UN Mission
JOHANNESBURG — South African's defense minister says 93 of its soldiers are being disciplined for offenses committed during a United Nations mission in Congo and four o... (photo: UN / Martine Perret)
D R Congo Photos South Africa United Nations Wikipedia: United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
 Scoop Wed 12 Jun 2013
Rwanda Genocide Tribunal: Cooperation to Catch Fugitives
Wednesday, 12 June 2013, 11:06 am | Press Release: UN News | Prosecutor of UN Rwanda Genocide Tribunal Urges Cooperation to Catch Reaming Fugitives | New York, Jun 11 201... (photo: UN / UN)
Cooperation Genocide Photos Rwanda Wikipedia: Rwandan Genocide |
 Huffington Post Sat 8 Jun 2013
At London Hunger Summit, Global Leaders Make $4 Billion Pledge
LONDON -- The British government says that some $4 billion in new funding has been secured to help fight hunger and malnutrition. | Britain's Department for International... (photo: Creative Commons)
Aid Hunger Summit Photos UK Wikipedia: Department for International Development |
 Zeenews Sat 8 Jun 2013
Ousted Central African leader drops bid to fly to S Africa: Adviser
Pretoria: Central African Republic's toppled president Francois Bozize has abandoned his attempt to fly to South Africa from his home in exile in Cameroon, his adviser sa... (photo: AP / Ben Curtis)
Business Photos Politics SAfrica Wikipedia: Fran�ois Boziz� |
