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DR Congo jets bomb M23 rebels in east
DR Congo jets bomb M23 rebels in east
by  AFP

DR Congo's military used newly deployed jets to bombard M23 positions in the east of the country on Tuesday, officials said, with some residents of rebel-held territory fleeing across the border. On Tuesday, a Congolese security official who asked for anonymity said war planes were bombarding the rebel-held Tchanzu area of North Kivu and would continue "all day".

Striking Kenya Airways pilots to resume work
Striking Kenya Airways pilots to resume work
by  AFP

Kenya Airways pilots will end their days-long strike and return to work on Wednesday morning, their union said, after a court ordered staff to resume operations in a breakthrough for the beleaguered airline.

Colonists nibble at Gran Chaco, South America's other big forest
Colonists nibble at Gran Chaco, South America's other big forest
by  AFP

Dwarfed by its more prestigious sibling, the Amazon, South America's second largest forest is a little-known victim of 25 years of gradual invasion by agriculture. Deforestation in the region has averaged around 40,000 hectares (154 square miles) a year, peaking at 60,000 on occasions, said Aguirre.

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