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US-bound Egypt plane diverted after threat
LONDON (AP) — British fighter aircraft escorted a plane from Cairo bound for New York to an emergency landing in the U.K. after a passenger discovered a letter onboard threatening to blow up the aircraft, officials said Saturday.
Zimbabwe 'Cattle Bank' takes deposits that moo
MARONDERA, Zimbabwe (AP) — William Mukurazita's deposit at the bank has four legs and moos.
Mandela's wife thanks world for 'love, generosity'
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — In tweets, songs, telephone calls, cards and more, messages of love have come from across South Africa and the world for 94-year-old Nelson Mandela, giving the family comfort and hope as he remains hospitalized in serious condition with a lung infection, his wife said Monday.
Mandela praise singer recalls travels with him
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Poet and traditional praise singer Zolani Mkiva spent 13 years traveling alongside Nelson Mandela and performing songs in honor of the now-hospitalized former South African president.
Mandela seeing sustained improvement in health
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South African President Nelson Mandela is engaging with his family and seeing improvement from the recurring lung infection that forced him to spend a ninth day in the hospital Sunday, the president said.
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