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Nigeria’s Stock Market Bouncing Back - Tanzania sparkles with underwater hotel; Rob Ford continues his train-wreck tour; Nazi criminal's past comes to light; plus more global news. — Nikola LashleyLike many other countries Nigeria’s stock exchange took a battering during the economic financial crisis but reports out this week show it’s making a strong comeback. Likewise other African stock markets are also seeing double-digit returns.   (Photo: The Manta Resort)

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Africa Gets First Underwater Hotel - Accommodation for tourists in Africa has taken a new twist; Tanzania has become the first country in the region to boast of an underwater hotel room. The three-story Manta Resort on Pemba Island was built by Swedish developers Genberg Underwater Hotels and is situated on a floating island.  Guests are treated to views of the amazing marine life in the Indian Ocean.   (Photo: Ben Hider/Getty Images via NYSE Euronext)

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Africa’s Child-Friendly Index - A report released this week, which ranks how child-friendly 52 African countries are, confirms that overall the region has become a better place for children than it was just five years ago. The findings in the African Report on Child Wellbeing 2013: Towards Greater Accountability to Africa’s Children were released by the African Child Policy Forum (ACPF). A few of the countries that scored the highest included Mauritius, South Africa, Tunisia, Cape Verde and Lesotho.  (Photo: Greg Marinovich/Getty Images for Unilever)

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Court Case Begins in the Murder of Man Hacked to Death - At London’s Old Bailey, jurors were sworn in for the opening of Lee Rigby’s murder trial. Two men, Michael Adebolajo, 28, and Michael Adebowale, 22, are accused of hacking to death the British Army soldier in May in London. Passersby captured one of the men on a videophone with bloodied hands holding a machete and a knife.     (Photo: PA PHOTOS /LANDOV)

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PM Wades Into the Crack Mayor Fiasco - Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper has finally spoken out about the under-fire, crack-smoking mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford. Following Ford’s most recent calamity in which he pushed a council member to the floor during a meeting to strip him of his powers, Harper called Ford’s behavior “troubling.”The prime minister added that his office does not condone the illegal use of drugs.(Photo: Stuart Davis/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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The Black Magic of Success - The use of witchcraft or “juju” in soccer games in Zimbabwe is causing tension throughout the sport.Soccer officials are now investigating claims that players who engage in ancient rituals using bones, feathers, river pebbles and even baboon urine are being given an unfair advantage.  (Photo: ANTONIO SCORZA/AFP/Getty Images)

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Death in Qatar Sparks Concerns for Migrant Workers - The Arab state of Qatar, which is due to host the 2022 World Cup, came into sharp focus this week for all the wrong reasons. Following the death of a 29-year-old construction worker who suffered a heart attack, reports surfaced detailing the “inhumane” work conditions and practices of many of the country’s migrant workers, according to Amnesty International. (Photo: EPA/STR /LANDOV)

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Climate Change Pledges Fall Short, Says UN - Climate change is back on the agenda as Ban Ki-moon, U.N. Secretary-General, addressed the United Nation’s latest climate conference being held in Warsaw, Poland.  Addressing the audience, Ki-Moon said the current pledges to address climate change are “simply inadequate.”  (Photo: Alik Keplicz/AP Photo)

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The Grim Past of Nazi War Criminal Comes to Light - An Associated Press special investigation has uncovered a former Nazi SS commander living in Minnesota.It’s alleged that 94-year old Michael Karcok led a team of officers that launched an attack on a Polish village.  A few years ago Germany acknowledged that those who are suspected of being involved with Nazi crimes must be prosecuted.  (Photo: The St. Paul Pioneer Press, Chris Polydoroff/AP Photo, File)

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Mandela Exhibition Opens in Johannesburg - A Nobel Peace Prize, a presidential briefcase and handwritten notes are just some of the items on display at the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory. South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma today opened the Johannesburg-based exhibition.(Photo: Jerome Delay/AP Photo)