African Nations Cup in jeopardy as Morocco stands firm

By Mark Gleeson JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A late replacement must be found to host the 2015 African Nations Cup or the continent’s showpiece soccer tournament faces being called off after Morocco rejected an ultimatum to go ahead with the event in January. Fears over the spread of the Ebola virus saw Morocco reiterate its stance that the 16-team tournament, due to be played from Jan. 17-Feb. 8, should be postponed. …
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Yemen kidnappers free U.N. water engineer, says world body

DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Nations said a Sierra Leonean water engineer working in Yemen on a sanitation project had been freed more than a year after being kidnapped by unidentified armed men. “Colleagues at the United Nations are delighted that James Massaquoi, who was abducted in Yemen in October 2013, has today been released and is safe and well,” said a U.N. statement dated Nov. 8. …
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Wal-Mart to focus on food safety in China: Asia chief

A customer shops at a Wal-Mart store in BeijingBy Matthew Miller BEIJING (Reuters) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc is focusing on food safety as the world's largest retailer aims to boost profitability of its more than 400 stores in China, Wal-Mart Asia chief executive Scott Price told Reuters. Food safety is a highly emotive issue in China where there have been numerous scandals from photos of food oil being scooped from drains to tales of phoney eggs and melamine-tainted milk powder. …

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