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Ivorian Stars Power Team to Afcon Semi-Finals

[allAfrica.com] Cote d’Ivoire have…

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LEAD: Real Madrid 10 points ahead after win in Getafe

Madrid – Rampant Real Madrid extended their lead atop the Spanish Liga to 10 points on Saturday with a 1-0 win at neighbours Getafe, on a goal from Spain defender Sergio Ramos. Jose Mourinho’s leaders were in the driving seat from start to finish but only managed to score once, when aerial specialist Ramos headed in a corner from Mesut Oezil in the 18th minute. League top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo had a goal disallowed for a tight offside three minutes from time. Dull…

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New Tibetan self-immolations in China: report

Three more Tibetans have set themselves on fire, with one dying, in the latest protests against Chinese rule amid a clampdown on protests, an exile group and US-based broadcaster said Saturday. London-based group Free Tibet and US-backed Radio Free Asia said that three Tibetans set themselves alight Friday in a remote village in China’s Sichuan province, with one dying and two others seriously injured. In the protests “they had called for freedom for Tibet and the return of the Dalai Lama,” the predominantly Buddhist region’s exiled spiritual leader, Radio Free Asia quoted an unnamed source as saying. Radio Free Asia and Free Tibet gave the names of the two Tibetans who were seriously…

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GOP nomination 2012: Nevada caucuses – live results

Follow the results of the Nevada caucuses here in our comprehensive, up-to-the-minute dashboard, which updates…

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