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Afghan girls take university exams two weeks after classroom attack
Afghan girls take university exams two weeks after classroom attack
by  AFP

Thousands of Afghan girls and women sat university entrance exams on Thursday under the guard of Taliban snipers, two weeks after a bomber killed dozens of students preparing for the tests. Dressed in black hijabs and headscarves, the students were under the heavy guard of Taliban personnel as they queued for their entrance exams outside the prestigious Kabul University.

Severe storms swell Iguazu falls to 10 times normal flow
Severe storms swell Iguazu falls to 10 times normal flow
by  AFP

The famed Iguazu waterfalls on the border between Argentina and Brazil have registered 10 times their usual water volume after heavy rains, authorities said, closing one of the site's main tourist walkways for safety reasons.

Africa's longest oil pipeline takes shape in Niger
Africa's longest oil pipeline takes shape in Niger
by  AFP

Chinese and Nigerien workers haul giant steel pipes over mounds of earth as heavily armed soldiers keep guard. The British company Savannah Energy, a major player in the gas industry in neighbouring Nigeria, says it too has found deposits in the Agadem region, where the Chinese are already operating.

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