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EUROZONE CRISIS 
The Eurozone crisis has become a buzzword, but most people are oblivious as to how this will affect them personally. The crisis was sparked by Greece's inability to meet its borrowing obligations, very similar to a situation where you are unable to pay your bank loan due to a job loss or cut in salary. Because of this, many banks who were lenders to Greece are experiencing a cash crunch.

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Hughes Showcases Next Generation Broadband Satellite Technology at SatCom Africa
Yahoo! Finance - 2 Hours ago
/PRNewswire/ --? Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, announced today that it will showcase its latest technology innovations during the
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World Cocoa Foundation Receives Feed the Future Funding to Support Cellphone Technology
Reuters - 98 Minutes ago
PR Newswire WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --? The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) has received a grant from Feed the Future Partnering for Innovation, funded by the U.S.
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Zimbabwe's President Signs New Constitution
ABC News - 106 Minutes ago
Zimbabwe's president signs into law a new constitution and vows to hold peaceful and clean elections later this year. President Robert Mugabe said Wednesday the new constitution, unanimously accepted
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Ethiopian Corruption Watchdog Arrests 51 Suspects
ABC News - 106 Minutes ago
Ethiopian authorities have carried out another wave of arrests that brings the number of people detained on suspicions of corruption to more than 50. Berhanu Assefa of the country's federal ethics and
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IBFX Announces the Launch of South African Rand (ZAR) Currency Pair Trading
Reuters - 3 Hours ago
CONTACT: Media Contact: Loren Lopez +1 (954) 652-7011 llopez@tradestation.com
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Mugabe Signs Off on Zimbabwe Constitution Paving Way for Vote
BusinessWeek - 3 Hours ago
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe signed off on a new constitution after negotiations with his main political rival, paving the way for elections this year. The president’s signature "means that this
Mugabe signs Zimbabwe constitution into law GlobalPost
Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe signs new constitution into law Wednesday KeralaNext.com
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South Sudan warns it may shut down oil flow again
Miami Herald - 104 Minutes ago
JUBA, South Sudan -- South Sudan is warning that it may stop exporting oil through Sudan's pipelines again.An official in South Sudan's oil ministry told The Associated Press that Sudan has blocked the
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U.A.E. Banks to Morocco Return to Bond Market as Yields Drop
La Repubblica - 104 Minutes ago
May 22 (Bloomberg) -- Two United Arab Emirates banks raised $1.3 billion from bonds sales and Morocco plans to boost the size of its existing dollar-denominated notes as Middle East issuers take advantage
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Ghana Central Bank Unexpectedly Raises Key Interest Rate to 16%
BusinessWeek - 113 Minutes ago
The Bank of Ghana unexpectedly raised its benchmark interest rate by one percentage point to stabilize a weakening currency as inflation reached a three-year high. The policy rate was lifted to 16 percent,
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Artillery lands in east Congo city, humanitarian camp
Reuters - 2 Hours ago
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 22 (Reuters) - A rtillery rounds landed in a heavily populated neighbourhood of Congo's eastern city of Goma on Wednesday, killing a child and injuring other civilians
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Ghana central bank says inflation risks outweigh growth threat
Reuters - 117 Minutes ago
Major upside risks to Ghana's inflation rate, including exchange rate expectations and fiscal pressures, outweigh the threat to economic growth from weaker commodities prices and business confidence,
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Ivory Coast Rainfall Data for Cocoa Regions May 11-20 (Table)
BusinessWeek - 98 Minutes ago
The following are rainfall figures for Ivory Coast, the world’s biggest cocoa producer, for May 11 to May 20, according to the National Meteorological Service. The central-western Daloa region has average
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NIC Bank Drops Most in 7 Weeks on Sign Rally Done: Nairobi Mover
BusinessWeek - 98 Minutes ago
NIC Bank Ltd., the third-best performing stock among Kenyan lenders this year, dropped the most in almost seven weeks on a signal that its 45 percent rally in 2013 may be overdone. The stock fell 1.8
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Eq Guinea take Tanzania's cup spot
BBC - 107 Minutes ago
Equatorial Guinea will replace Tanzania in July's Cosafa Cup after the Taifa Stars were forced to withdraw. The Nzalang Nacional will join Namibia, Mauritius and Seychelles in Group A. Tanzania pulled
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Ghana central bank raises prime rate to 16 pct
Reuters - 2 Hours ago
The Bank of Ghana's rate-setting committee raised its prime interest rate to 16 percent on Wednesday, from 15 percent, Central Bank Governor Henry Kofi Wampah said.
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Ghana Raises Benchmark Rate to 16% As Currency Weakens
Bloomberg - 2 Hours ago
The Bank of Ghana unexpectedly raised its benchmark interest rate by one percentage point to stabilize a weakening currency as inflation reached a three-year high. The policy rate was lifted to 16 percent,
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Lewis Rallies After Beating Expectations: Johannesburg Mover
BusinessWeek - 2 Hours ago
Lewis Group Ltd. (LEW), a South African furniture and electrical-goods retailer, climbed the most in almost nine years after reporting full-year earnings that beat analyst estimates. The stock jumped
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Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe signs constitutional bill into law
People.com.cn - 3 Hours ago
HARARE, May 22 (Xinhua) -- President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday signed the Constitutional Amendment Bill into law, paving the way for the replacing of the current constitution crafted on the eve of the
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Mortar lands in Congo as UN chief arrives
Lebanon Daily News - 3 Hours ago
GOMA, CongoA spokesman for the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Congo says that a mortar landed in a neighborhood of Goma, a major city in eastern Congo, which last year was briefly overrun by a
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Boko Haram crisis: Nigeria to free women
Africa Review - 2 Hours ago
The group has been demanding the release of suspects
Nigeria's Offensive Against Boko Haram Continues With More Killings AllAfrica.com
Nigeria says to free all female Boko Haram suspects The US Daily
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Egypt’s Army Says Seven Hostages Taken in Sinai Are Free
Bloomberg - 8 Hours ago
Seven Egyptian security personnel taken hostage by suspected militants in north Sinai were freed soon after the military started a sweep of the lawless area to secure their release, the army said. The
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Taking it easy, Zanzibar style
South Africa Star - 8 Hours ago
Paradise lost? No, in fact it’s closer than you think. From a tree-climbing butterfly to Beach Boys, from spices to snorkelling and giant tortoises, Zanzibar’s accessibility makes it an attractive tropical
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Kidnapped Egyptian soldiers in Sinai released
People.com.cn - 8 Hours ago
CAIRO, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The Jihadists Movement in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula released seven soldiers they kidnapped last week, state TV reported on Wednesday morning."The soldiers are on their way to Cairo
1st LD: Kidnapped Egyptian soldiers in Sinai released CHINAdaily
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Sinai kidnappers release Egyptian police
Times Live South Africa - 9 Hours ago
"The seven security personnel have been released by their kidnappers in Sinai," military spokesman Ahmed Aly said in a statement carried by the official MENA agency. "The seven are on their way to Cairo
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Seven kidnapped Egyptian security officers released: army spokesman
Chicago Tribune - 9 Hours ago
_ CAIRO (Reuters) - Seven members of Egypt's security forces who were kidnapped in Sinai last week have been released and are on their way to Cairo, army spokesman Ahmed Ali said on his Facebook page
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