| Zoellick
asks wealth funds to invest '1 pc' in Africa
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Washington,
Apr 3:
To make Africa an "alternative pole of growth as India,
China and other countries", the World Bank President has
outlined a plan for sovereign wealth funds to invest "one
per cent" of their holdings in equity in the continent.
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| Zimbabwe
opposition wins control of parliament
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Johannesburg,
Apr 3:
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has admitted to his family
and advisers that he has lost the most important election of
his 28-year rule, on Thursday.
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| China
briefs India again on Tibet issue
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Beijing,
Apr 3:
For the second time in less than a week, China has briefed India
on the Tibet issue and said New Delhi has assured it that it
would not tolerate any political anti-Beijing activities by
Tibetans on the Indian territory.
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| Brown
rejects cap on non-EU immigrants
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London,
Apr 3:
The Conservatives, some of who possibly suffer from the Enoch
Powell hangover, have been outfoxed by British Prime Minister
Gordon Brown on the issue of capping the number of non-EU immigrants
to be ...
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| China
appreciates India's stand on Tibet
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Beijing,
Apr 3:
China has appreciated India for urging the Dalai Lama not to
engage in political activities that could hurt its ties with
Beijing, as it briefed New Delhi on the Tibet situation for
the second time in less than a week and sought its "continued
support" on the issue.
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