China courts Africa with costly projects for future growth
China backs grand projects in Guinea-Bissau including a marble parliament, a dam, and a military hospital while offering debt relief in Equatorial Guinea. Li Zhaoxing tours Chad, Benin, Central African Republic, Eritrea, and Mozambique as Africa becomes vital to China’s expansion with trade exceeding 45 billion dollars in 2005.
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Eritrea
Mozambique
Equatorial Guinea
Africa
China
Guinea-Bissau
World Bank
Edmundo Vaz
Guinea- Bissau Finance Ministry
France
West Africa
Valerie Niquet
Institute For International Relations
Chad
Central African Republic
Darfur
Paris
Feliciano Balde
Balde
Beijing
Nigeria
Angola
Bissau
Sailor Adrift Off South America Spotted By Chilean Navy
A Chilean search plane located American sailor Ken Barnes aboard the storm damaged Privateer off the southern tip of South America. A trawler Polar Pesca 1 and other vessels were sent to reach him as his yacht listed with two broken masts and water in the hull. Barnes, 47, set off from Long Beach in October to sail around the world.
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Santiago
Chile
South America
Ken Barnes
Newport Beach
Calif
Navy
Barnes
Long Beach
Cathy Chambers
California
Chambers
Gonzalo Vasquez
Straits of Magellan
U.S
Judith Baroody
Baroody
U.S. Coast Guard
Pacific
Bombings Roil Bangkok as Coup Rumors Persist
Rumors of a new coup in Bangkok were denied by the interim government and military officials. After New Year's bombings killed three, the capital remained tense despite assurances that no coup was planned. Officials cited troop movements for security, not a takeover, while Thaksin supporters faced blame amid broader political instability.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Sondhi Boonyaratkalin
Surayud Chulanont
Thaksin Shinawatra
Yongyuth Maiyalarb
Sansern Chaengkamnerd
Council For National Security
Associated Press
Government House
Surayud Chulanant
Thaksin
Sondhi
Spain PM tours bomb site as ETA blamed for attack
Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero toured Madrid's airport parking garage wreckage and vowed to end ETA's violence. Basque police found about 200 pounds of explosives near Amorebieta, believed rigged for attack. The bombing shattered a fragile cease-fire and jeopardized the 2008 election.
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Madrid
Spain
ETA
Amorebieta
Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
Zapatero
Basque
Talnister
Terminal Four
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Ministry of Commerce
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The
Dopeieyelle
Sav Saleatu
Erie
Stont Credit
Prastad Baews
Ratonatvo
ST “Om
Loraml
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