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Namibian skulls ignite anger, not peace
Human skulls taken from Namibia by German colonizers returned home Tuesday after more than 100 years, but the reconciliatory gesture instead has ignited anger and renewed demands that Germany pay for its sins in this corner of Africa where more than 60,000 people were killed.Tuesday's return of 20 skulls taken to Germany more than a century ago for racist experiments also has fueled anger about current

German museum returning Namibian skulls

The skulls of 20 Namibians were returned to tribal leaders Friday, more than a century after they were taken by German colonial forces for racial experiments.

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German museum returning Namibian skulls

Namibian tribal leaders were taking possession Friday of the skulls of 20 of their countrymen, taken by German colonial forces more than a century ago for racial experiments.

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Namibian campaigner wins UN award
New York, Sep 14 (IBNS) A Namibian campaigner for the poor, the Malaysian creators of a tunnel designed to relieve both traffic and storm water congestion and a Cuban research institute dedicated to cheap and eco-friendly building materials are among this year's six winners of an annual United Nations prize rewarding work in the field of human settlements development.

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Rio Tinto says Rossing strike in 3rd day, illegal

Global miner Rio Tinto said on Thursday that a strike at its Rossing Uranium mine in Namibia had entered its third day and it could not say yet what impact there had been on production.

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Namibia: UN appeal for funds to respond to flood emergency
New York, Apr 15 (IBNS): United Nations agencies in Namibia on Thursday requested USD 2-3 million to support the southern African country's efforts to assist an estimated 60,000 people who have been displaced by severe floods, which have claimed the lives of 65 people in the north and submerged many rural areas.

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