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MORE THAN 100,000 CHILDREN HAVE BEEN DISPLACED BY THE LATEST ESCALATION IN EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, UNICEF SAID ON SUNDAY, WARNING THE NUMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE AS VIOLENCE SPREADS.(PHOTO).

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 More than 100,000 children have been displaced by the latest escalation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, UNICEF said on Sunday, warning the numbers are expected to rise as violence spreads. Since Dec. 1, intense fighting has uprooted more than 500,000 people, with children accounting for over 100,000 of those displaced in South Kivu alone, the UN agency said in a statement released Sunday. It said since Dec. 2, hundreds have been killed in the fighting, and children have been among the victims, with four students killed, six injured, and at least seven schools attacked or damaged. The rapid escalation has forced hundreds of thousands of children and families to flee within Congo and into neighboring Burundi and Rwanda, it added. Many people fleeing the violence have crossed into Burundi, with over 50,000 new arrivals reported between Dec. 6 and 11, nearly half of them children, UNICEF said, adding that the numbers are expected to rise as more displaced are identified. “Chi...
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3 COMPANIES WITHDREW THEIR SPONSORSHIP,FROM FIFA.

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                                  According to sources,oil manufacturers Castrol,Tyre company Continental and Healthcare Company Johnson and Johnson have followed Emirates and Sony by choosing not to renew their contracts with FIFA that expired last year.Sources claimed that the three companies had deterred by allegations of corruption that have been leveled at FIFA following the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 world cups.Thierry Weil,FIFA Marketing Director said ''Rotations at the end of a sponsorship cycle are common place in the sports industry and have continuously occurred since the commercialisation of the FIFA World cup began.The contracts with with Castrol Continental and Johnson and Johnson were always planned to run until the end of 2014 and therefore expired on the 31th of December,2014 accordingly''.
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KING OF SAUDI ARABIA ABDULLAH,DIED TODAY MORNING.

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              According to sources,the King of Saudi Arabia,late King Abdullah,died today friday morning at the age of 90,and sources said,he will be buried in an unmarked grave today.Hours after his death,there was a move to ensure a smooth transition by appointing a new King and crown a Prince that to quell fears of dynastic instability at a time of regional turmoil.Abdullah's successor is King Salman,and King Salman will now take over as the ultimate authority in a country that faces unprecedented challenges in the region/difficult long term domestic challenges,compounded by the plunging price of oil.Jamal Khashoggi,the Head of a News Channel owned by a Saudi Price,said ''I think Salman will continue with Abdullah's reforms.He realizes the importance of this.He's not conservative in person,but he values the opinion of the conservative constituency of the country''.More photos below.                   ...
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