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  1. EconomyRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | Panapress

    ... of the main foreign currencies against the local rupee. 30/12/2009 full text... Comoran franc depreciates Moroni, Comoros (PANA) - Comoran franc depreciated against some major foreign cu rrencies, according to the exchange rates issued Wednesday by ...

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  2. EconomyRead the original story

    Yesterday | Panapress

    ... achievement du r ing the year, PANA reported from here Monday. Comoran franc's exchange rates stabilize Moroni, Comoros (PANA) - The exchange rates of the Comoran franc remained unchan ged against the major foreign currencies compared with those of ...

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  3. Rescuers find debris of Yemenia aircraft: ministryRead the original story

    Monday | Canada.com

    Search crews have located a large piece of debris from a Yemeni jet that crashed into the Indian Ocean off the Comoros islands last week and are working to retrieve it, the Yemeni transport ministry said on Saturday.

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  4. I saw dark shapes below and thought: this is the end

    Saturday Dec 26 | World News from Times Online

    The 13-year-old sole survivor of a plane crash has told of her rescue from shark-infested waters off the Comoros islands, near Madagascar Matthew Campbell SHE clung to a piece of metal, gasping for breath in the waves.

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  5. Country profile: ComorosRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday Dec 26 | BBC

    Potentially a holiday paradise with picture-postcard beaches, the Comoros islands are trying to consolidate political stability amid tensions between semi-autonomous islands and the central government.

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  6. Opposition backers, police clashRead the original story

    May 7, 2009 | News24.com

    Clashes erupted between opposition supporters and police on the Comoros isle of Anjouan in the Indian Ocean, officials said on Friday.

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  7. PoliticsRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 24 | Panapress

    ... comeback rally in Nouakchott organised by the C oordination of Opposition Democratic Forces (CFOD). Libya grants Comoros US$ 100,000 for polls Moroni, Comoros (PANA) - Libya granted Comoros a financial aid of US$ 100,000 fo r the organisation of ...

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  8. EconomyRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 23 | Panapress

    ... as published by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius. 23/12/2009 Comoran franc appreciates against US dollar Moroni, Comoros (PANA) - The Comoran franc slightly appreciated against the US and Canadian dollars, but lost ground on the pound and Swiss ...

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  9. PoliticsRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 22 | Panapress

    ... president Yayi Boni on the monitoring of decisions made during the 13th AU summit held last July in Sirte. Moroni, Comoros (PANA) - The coalition of President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi in the Comoran election swept the polls in last Sunday's election ...

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  10. Comoros Election Returns Show Ruling Coalition Headed for Big WinRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday Dec 21 | Voice of America

    Preliminary returns from Sunday's elections in the Comoros indicate the president's ruling coalition is heading for a landslide victory that could extend his rule.

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  11. Results show big win for Comoros ruling partyRead the original story

    Monday Dec 21 | Independent Online

    By Ahmed Ali Amir President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi's ruling coalition in Comoros has won an overwhelming majority at legislative elections according to preliminary results, a senior government source said on Monday.

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  12. Election Results to Determine Fate of Comoros Islands President, Mayor Says

    Sunday Dec 20 | Voice of America

    The chairman of the mayor's association of Grande Comoros said results from the second round of parliamentary elections are scheduled to be released Monday.

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  13. Comoros votes in second round of legislative poll

    Sunday Dec 20 | The Daily Star

    MORONI: The Indian Ocean state of the Comoros voted Sunday in the second round of legislative elections as an opposition figure called for a clampdown on suspected fraud and observers questioned the high rate of abstention.

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  14. EconomyRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Panapress

    ... Tuesday, slightly lower than it did on Monday. full text... Comorian franc rises slightly against US dollar Moroni, Comoros (PANA) - The Comorian franc on Tuesday recorded a slight rise ag ainst the US dollar as indicated in the exchange rates ...

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    Tuesday Dec 15 | Panapress

    ... on Tuesday, slightly lower than it did on Monday. 15/12/2009 Comorian franc rises slightly against US dollar Moroni, Comoros (PANA) - The Comorian franc on Tuesday recorded a slight rise ag ainst the US dollar as indicated in the exchange rates ...

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  16. More...Read the original story

    Tuesday Dec 15 | Panapress

    SA airline gets reprieve despite series of crashes The SA Airlink airline will not be grounded des pite its shaky safety record, the transport department said on Monday.

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  17. Air France plane turned back to Dominican RepublicRead the original story

    Jul 3, 2009 | The StarPhoenix

    ... on June 1. There were no survivors. And on Tuesday a Yemenia Air flight, which originated in France, crashed at the Comoros killing 152 people, many of them French nationals. The Yemenia flight left Paris on Monday for Sanaa via Marseille with a ...

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  18. Comoros votes as president seeks to extend term for another yearRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 6 | The Daily Star

    MORON, Comoros: Voters in the Indian Ocean state of the Comoros went to the polls Sunday for a legislative election that could determine President Ahmad Abdallah Mohammad Sambi's chances of extending his tenure.

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  19. Comoros elections underwayRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 6 | SABC News

    Voting began today after a two-hour delay in the first round of the Comoros' legislative elections, amid opposition claims of state intimidation in the Indian Ocean archipelago.

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  20. Yemenia Airway crew bodies arrive in Yemen

    Friday Dec 4 | Yemen Observer

    ... accompanied the bodies, Wazir al-Ya'abori, emphasized that the Yemenia delegation took part in the funerals held in Comoros for the other victims last Sunday and Monday. a oeAbout 54 bodies were buried in Moroni, the capital of Comoros, last Sunday ...

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