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UPDATE 2-Sudan military council and opposition agree on committee to resolve differences
KHARTOUM, April 24 (Reuters) - Sudan's opposition and ruling Transitional Military Council agreed late on Wednesday to form a committee to resolve their disagreements, as tensions rise over how long it will take to move to civilian rule after the overthrow of autocrat Omar al-Bashir.
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325 detained migrants evacuated as war reaches Tripoli
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The United Nations refugee agency evacuated 325 African refugees on Wednesday from Qasr Ben Gashir detention centre in southern Tripoli because of deteriorating security and escalating violence.
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UPDATE 2-325 detained migrants evacuated as war reaches Tripoli
TRIPOLI, April 24 (Reuters) - The United Nations refugee agency evacuated 325 African refugees on Wednesday from Qasr Ben Gashir detention center in southern Tripoli because of deteriorating security and escalating violence.
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Sudan's opposition accepts invitation to meet military council for talks
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's opposition late on Wednesday accepted an invitation to talks with the ruling Transitional Military Council amid rising tension over how long it will take to move to civilian rule after the overthrow of autocrat Omar al-Bashir.
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Ebola first responders threaten strike if security not improved
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Health workers in one of the epicenters of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak threatened on Wednesday to go on strike as early as next week if authorities don't do more to protect them.
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More than 60 dead in South Africa after heavy rains
DURBAN (Reuters) - At least 60 people have been killed and more than 1,000 have fled their homes after heavy rains caused flooding and mudslides along South Africa's eastern coast, authorities said on Wednesday.
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Another cyclone expected to hit Mozambique on Thursday
MAPUTO (Reuters) - Another tropical cyclone is expected to make landfall on Mozambique's coast on Thursday, just over a month after a more powerful storm struck the Mozambican port city of Beira further south and killed hundreds of people.
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REFILE-UPDATE 3-More than 60 dead in South Africa after heavy rains
DURBAN, April 24 (Reuters) - At least 60 people have been killed and more than 1,000 have fled their homes after heavy rains caused flooding and mudslides along South Africa's eastern coast, authorities said on Wednesday.
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Ebola first responders threaten strike if security not improved
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, April 24 (Reuters) - H ealth workers in one of the epicenters of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak threatened on Wednesday to go on strike as early as next week if authorities don't do more to protect them.
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Anadarko confirms Occidental's $57 billion bid
April 24 (Reuters) - Oil and gas producer Anadarko Petroleum Corp on Wednesday confirmed Occidental Petroleum Corp 's $57 billion offer for the company that topped Chevron Corp's $50 billion bid and said it would carefully review the offer.
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