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Indonesia crash revelations raise pressure on Ethiopia probe
ADDIS ABABA/JAKARTA (Reuters) - The world's biggest planemaker Boeing faced growing obstacles to returning its grounded 737 MAX fleet to the skies on Wednesday, while chilling details emerged of an Indonesian crash with similarities to the Ethiopian disaster.
Algeria general praises public's 'noble aims' in sign of distance from Bouteflika
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria's army chief declared that the public has expressed "noble aims" during weeks of demonstrations against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, his strongest signal yet that the military is distancing itself from the long-serving ruler.
UPDATE 1-Algeria general praises public's "noble aims" in sign of distance from Bouteflika
ALGIERS, March 20 (Reuters) - Algeria's army chief declared that the public has expressed "noble aims" during weeks of demonstrations against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, his strongest signal yet that the military is distancing itself from the long-serving ruler.
Foreign buyers flock to Cape Town's booming art scene
CAPE TOWN, March 19 (Reuters) - Collectors from America and Europe are scouring Cape Town's booming art scene in search of deals as diverse as an expressive oil painting by South Africa's Irma Stern or a sculpture assembled from bottle caps by Ghana's El Anatsui.
U.N. to hold conference in Libya in April to discuss conflict solution
TRIPOLI, March 20 (Reuters) - The United Nations will hold a conference in the Libyan town of Ghadames on April 14-16 to discuss solutions to the country's conflict, the United Nations' Libya envoy said on Wednesday.
Algerian army says protesters have expressed "noble aims"
ALGIERS, March 20 (Reuters) - Algerians have expressed "noble aims," the country's army chief of staff said, as President Abdelaziz Bouteflika faced growing pressure from protesters to step down.
CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Air strike kills four people in Somalia -relatives
MOGADISHU, March 19 (Reuters) - An air strike near the Somali town of Afgoye killed four people, a relative of one of the victims said on Tuesday.
Amnesty says U.S. strikes in Somalia kill large numbers of civilians
NAIROBI (Reuters) - The U.S. military may be guilty of war crimes for killing large numbers of civilians in a sharply stepped-up campaign of air strikes in Somalia over the past two years, Amnesty International said.
Mozambique starts three days of mourning after cyclone kills hundreds
MAPUTO/HARARE (Reuters) - Mozambique started three days of national mourning on Wednesday after a powerful cyclone and flooding killed hundreds of people and left a trail of destruction across swathes of southeast Africa.
UPDATE 1-Mozambique starts three days of mourning after cyclone kills hundreds
MAPUTO/HARARE, March 20 (Reuters) - Mozambique started three days of national mourning on Wednesday after a powerful cyclone and flooding killed hundreds of people and left a trail of destruction across swathes of southeast Africa.
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