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Friday 16 May 2008
Hopes high in Qatar for Lebanese crisis talks
Leaders of Lebanon’s warring political camps are holding talks aimed at resolving the country’s crisis in Qatar. But while there is some optimism on the ground, the devil lies in the details to be nailed in Doha. (Report: F.Berruyer, A.Dupuis)
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- LEBANON - POLITICAL CRISIS
- Hopes high in Qatar for Lebanese crisis talks
- Friday 16 May 2008
- Leaders of Lebanon’s warring political camps are holding talks aimed at resolving the country’s crisis in Qatar. But while there is some optimism on the ground, the devil lies in the details to be nailed in Doha. (Report: F.Berruyer, A.Dupuis)
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- BURMA - F24 REPORT
- Burma cyclone toll soars to 78,000
- Friday 16 May 2008
- Burmese state television on Friday nearly doubled the official death toll in the wake of Cyclone Nargis, putting the figure at 77,738 with around 56,000 still missing. FRANCE 24's Anaïs Boussat and Alice Beaumont report from Burma.
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- CHINA - F24 REPORT
- Looking for culprits after the shock
- Saturday 17 May 2008
- As quake survivors go back to their lives, some wonder whether the bad quality of buildings can explain why so many schools collapsed, trapping hundreds of children. President Hu Jintao said he didn't rule out investigations into malpractices.
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- EU - LATIN AMERICA
- Participants vow to push free trade while fighting poverty
- Saturday 17 May 2008
- EU and Latin American leaders wrapped up their annual summit with a pledge to sign two additional free trade agreements. In separate talks, French Premier François Fillon renewed calls for the liberation of FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt.
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- KUWAIT - VOTE
- Kuwaitis return to the polls, again
- Saturday 17 May 2008
- The Gulf state votes for the second time in two years, under a new system with fewer constituencies. More than half the voters are women in an election with several female candidates.
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- USA - NORTH KOREA
- US resumes food aid to North Korea
- Friday 16 May 2008
- The United States said it would send 500,000 tonnes of emergency food aid to North Korea, starting in June, following a deal with Pyongyang that allows broad monitoring of deliveries. (Story: G. Cragg)
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- ZIMBABWE - ELECTIONS
- Zimbabwe run-off vote set for June 27
- Friday 16 May 2008
- Zimbabwe's run-off presidential vote will take place on June 27, according to the government gazette. This comes as the MDC opposition party said Morgan Tsvangirai would return to the country on Saturday. (Story: A.Yeoh, A.Dupuis)
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- CANNES 2008
- Deneuve leads festival with "A Christmas Tale"
- Saturday 17 May 2008
- Actress Catherine Deneuve walked the red carpet in honor of 'A Christmas Tale' directed by Arnaud Desplechin, the first of three French movies competing this year in Cannes.
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