FamousAbout.com » Africa http://famousabout.com What's the Famous World News Online About? Tue, 22 May 2012 20:20:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Nigeria fines 4 mobile phone carriers $7.3M http://famousabout.com/nigeria-fines-4-mobile-phone-carriers-7-3m http://famousabout.com/nigeria-fines-4-mobile-phone-carriers-7-3m#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 16:55:49 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/nigeria-fines-4-mobile-phone-carriers-7-3m Regulators in Nigeria have fined four mobile phone carriers a total of $7.3 million over poor service in a nation that depends on cellular phones for communications, a spokesman said Sunday.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/nigeria-fines-4-mobile-phone-carriers-7-3m/feed 0 BRICS demand bigger IMF role before giving it cash http://famousabout.com/brics-demand-bigger-imf-role-before-giving-it-cash http://famousabout.com/brics-demand-bigger-imf-role-before-giving-it-cash#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:50:40 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/brics-demand-bigger-imf-role-before-giving-it-cash WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund’s bid to win a big boost in funding to handle the euro-zone debt crisis hit a speed bump on Thursday when Brazil demanded more power at the IMF for emerging economies as a condition for lending it extra cash. Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega laid out the terms for a deal after a meeting with fellow BRICS nations Russia, India, China and South Africa.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/brics-demand-bigger-imf-role-before-giving-it-cash/feed 0 Spanish king apologizes for elephant hunting trip http://famousabout.com/spanish-king-apologizes-for-elephant-hunting-trip http://famousabout.com/spanish-king-apologizes-for-elephant-hunting-trip#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:28:19 +0000 Ana Santos http://famousabout.com/spanish-king-apologizes-for-elephant-hunting-trip In an unprecedented act of royal contrition, Spain’s king apologized Wednesday for having gone elephant-hunting in Africa while everyday people endure a severe economic crisis.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/spanish-king-apologizes-for-elephant-hunting-trip/feed 0 UPDATE 1-Golf-Oosthuizen leads at rain-hit Malaysian Open http://famousabout.com/update-1-golf-oosthuizen-leads-at-rain-hit-malaysian-open http://famousabout.com/update-1-golf-oosthuizen-leads-at-rain-hit-malaysian-open#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 15:59:45 +0000 William Mattson http://famousabout.com/update-1-golf-oosthuizen-leads-at-rain-hit-malaysian-open * U.S. Masters runner-up a stroke ahead of Gallacher * Bad weather halts play for second consecutive day (Updates at close) April 14 (Reuters) – Louis Oosthuizen remained on target tosuccessfully move on from last week’s heartbreak of narrowlymissing out on a U.S. Masters victory with a one-shot lead afterthe unfinished third round at the Malaysian Open on Saturday

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]]> http://famousabout.com/update-1-golf-oosthuizen-leads-at-rain-hit-malaysian-open/feed 0 UPDATE 2-Golf-Oosthuizen bounces back in Malaysia http://famousabout.com/update-2-golf-oosthuizen-bounces-back-in-malaysia http://famousabout.com/update-2-golf-oosthuizen-bounces-back-in-malaysia#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 15:59:06 +0000 Jon http://famousabout.com/update-2-golf-oosthuizen-bounces-back-in-malaysia * South African wins fifth European Tour title * Scotland’s Gallacher finishes second (Adds quotes, details) April 15 (Reuters) – Louis Oosthuizen drove away mental andphysical fatigue to bounce back from last week’s U.S. Mastersheartbreak and romp to a three-stroke win in the rain-hitMalaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday

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]]> http://famousabout.com/update-1-golf-malaysian-open-scores/feed 0 UPDATE 1-Golf-Malaysian Open final round scores http://famousabout.com/update-1-golf-malaysian-open-final-round-scores http://famousabout.com/update-1-golf-malaysian-open-final-round-scores#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:46:15 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/update-1-golf-malaysian-open-final-round-scores April 15 (Infostrada Sports) – Final s cores from theEuropean PGA Tour Malaysian Open at the par-72 course on inKuala Lumpur on Sunday 271 Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa) 66 68 69 68 274 Stephen Gallacher (Britain) 67 68 69 70 276 Rafael Cabrera-Bello (Spain) 67 72 66 71 Danny Willett (Britain) 69 69 67 71 David Lipsky (U.S. …

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]]> http://famousabout.com/update-1-golf-malaysian-open-final-round-scores/feed 0 Photo project aims to capture the world in a day http://famousabout.com/photo-project-aims-to-capture-the-world-in-a-day http://famousabout.com/photo-project-aims-to-capture-the-world-in-a-day#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:19:13 +0000 Carlo http://famousabout.com/photo-project-aims-to-capture-the-world-in-a-day Robyn is turning photographer, for a day.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/photo-project-aims-to-capture-the-world-in-a-day/feed 0 S.Sudan: Sudan bombing country to scare investors http://famousabout.com/s-sudan-sudan-bombing-country-to-scare-investors http://famousabout.com/s-sudan-sudan-bombing-country-to-scare-investors#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 06:26:18 +0000 admin http://famousabout.com/s-sudan-sudan-bombing-country-to-scare-investors Sudan is bombing oil-rich regions of South Sudan in order to scare away American and Chinese investors, a South Sudan official said Monday, as U.S. President Barack Obama expressed concern about the growing tensions between the two countries.

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