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  1. LazyLion

    Mugabe signs new constitution into law

    President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday signed Zimbabwe's new constitution into law, clearing the path to crucial elections later this year. The long-time ruler inked the document two months after it was overwhelmingly approved in a referendum. Source : Sapa-AFP /pk/hdw/jk Date : 22...
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    Violence Erupts on Eve of Zimbabwe Referendum

    Suspected supporters of Zimbabwe's veteran leader Robert Mugabe were accused of attacking members of the main opposition party Friday, heightening tensions on the eve of a key constitutional referendum. Seven members from Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC)...
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    Falkland Islanders Vote Massively in Favour of Remaining British

    Falkland Islanders on Monday voted overwhelmingly in favour of remaining a British oversees territory in a referendum designed to send a strong message to Argentina, which earlier derided the poll as illegal. Some 92 percent of the islands' 1,672 eligible voters turned out to deliver a 99.8...
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    Zimbabwe 'Ready' for Referendum

    Cash-squeezed Zimbabwe has resorted to cutting allowances for election officials as it struggles to pay for a constitutional referendum later this week, Finance Minister Tendai Biti said Monday. The country goes to the polls on Saturday to adopt or reject a new supreme law, but faces a...
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    Falklands to Vote on Last Day of Referendum on Future Status

    Falkland Islanders were to vote Monday on the final day of a two-day referendum designed to make clear their staunch desire to remain British despite Argentina's increasingly bellicose sovereignty claims. In a move instigated by residents themselves, 1,672 eligible voters are being asked...
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