In a bold move to up the ailing tourism industry in Egypt, King Tutankhamun, although deceased for more than three thousand years, has been called in to help. Displayed in a glass sarcophagus for all punters to see, King Tut will prove a mesmerising draw for the thousands who visit Egypt for the pyramids and pharoahs.
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That was the astounding figure given in Monday’s BBC Newsnight. African dictators have squirrelled away eight hundred billion dollars in Swiss bank accounts and other schemes in case they need pensions after they are booted out of office. (Few African leaders voluntarily leave office).
This huge sum, if Newsnight is correct, implies a conspiracy almost as big [...]
83 year old President Mugabe continues to tweak the international communities tail by confirming he will attend a joint European Union and African Union summit in Lisbon scheduled for December whether or not UK Prime Minister Brown shows up. (Brown states he will not make the trip to the summit if Mugabe attends). The despotic Mugabe [...]
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