ANGUS SHAW

Associated Press Writer
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Zimbabwe court stops top company from firing boss

Riot police have prevented shareholders of one of Zimbabwe's largest companies from gathering after a judge issued an order postponing the meeting for two weeks.

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The "Zimdollar:" Dead, but still used for bus fare

A woman pays her bus fare with 3 trillion in old Zimbabwe dollars — the equivalent of 50 U.S. cents. The collector accepts the brick of neatly folded bundles of a trillion each without bothering to count the notes.

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Zimbabwe eases foreign media restrictions

The British Broadcasting Corp. has resumed broadcasting from Zimbabwe for the first time since it was banned in 2001 and the five-month-old coalition government said it also was considering allowing CNN back.

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Zimbabwe launches `national healing' campaign

Zimbabwe's coalition government launched a campaign of "national healing" and reconciliation on Friday, with political leaders urging supporters to end years of political violence and intimidation.

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Mugabe loyalists halt major meeting in Zimbabwe

Militants from President Robert Mugabe's party disrupted a national conference aimed at drawing up a new constitution on Monday in a setback for Zimbabwe's unity government.

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Report: Mugabe calls top US official 'an idiot'

President Robert Mugabe described the U.S. assistant secretary of state for African affairs as "an idiot" after an acrimonious meeting between the two at an African summit in Libya, Zimbabwe's state media reported Monday.

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Zimbabwe's mines minister barred from Britain

Zimbabwe's mines minister, who is on a list of officials close to President Robert Mugabe barred from the West, has been kept from attending an investment conference in London, state radio and British officials said Tuesday.

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Amnesty: Human rights in Zimbabwe still grim

Amnesty International's director said Thursday the situation in Zimbabwe remains grim despite promises of reform and that some in President Robert Mugabe's party still regard violence as a legitimate political tool.

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Zimbabwe president's party slams Amnesty criticism

President Robert Mugabe's party has rejected allegations from Amnesty International about continuing human rights violations in Zimbabwe, state media reported Friday.

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Indicted al-Bashir arrives in Zimbabwe

President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan, indicted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity, has met with Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, state radio reported Sunday.

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Zimbabwe PM heads to Europe and the US

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai begins his first official trip to Europe and the U.S. this weekend, an aide said Friday.

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UN launches $718 million Zimbabwe aid appeal

Zimbabwe's humanitarian situation has deteriorated sharply since the end of last year, U.N. agencies said Monday as they called for more aid for the troubled southern African country.

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Elephant exodus reported from troubled Zimbabwe

Growing pressure from poaching and human encroachment in Zimbabwe has driven hundreds of elephants to migrate from the country and at least one leopard to stalk an upmarket Harare suburb, conservationists said Monday.

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Zimbabwe's state media taunts US ambassador

Zimbabwe's state media expressed unrestrained glee Wednesday at the pending departure of U.S. Ambassador James McGee, who has frequently clashed with President Robert Mugabe.

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Conservationists fear for Zimbabwe rhino

Conservationists raised the alarm Thursday for Zimbabwe's rare rhinos after a sharp increase in poaching because of a breakdown of law enforcement in this troubled southern African country.

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Zimbabwe inflation falls, survival battle goes on

Official inflation calculated in U.S. dollars, the nation's adopted currency, dipped slightly in March but an independent consumer group said Thursday overall living costs for an average family rose.

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Zimbabwe wants to draw back tourists

Zimbabwe's coalition government urged the world to weigh changes wrought by the new administration and help attract tourists back to its world-renowned nature reserves and resorts.

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Zimbabwe leaders appeal for $5 billion

President Robert Mugabe and a longtime opposition leader-turned-finance minister made an unusual joint appeal Thursday for $5 billion (euro3.66 billion) in international aid to revive Zimbabwe's shattered economy.

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Zimbabwe premier's wife buried at rural home

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's wife was buried Wednesday near his father in his family's cemetery in rural southern Zimbabwe.

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Britain defends help for elderly leaving Zimbabwe

Britain defended a plan to help its elderly citizens leave Zimbabwe, saying Friday in response to media criticism that it would not be a mass evacuation.

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Zimbabwe's premier makes first parliament address

Zimbabwe's former opposition leader called for an end to political oppression and police violence in his first address to parliament as prime minister Wednesday, saying donor countries won't help Zimbabwe unless its image improves.

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Zimbabwean judge orders lawmaker's release

A Zimbabwean judge on Tuesday ordered the release of a senior lawmaker, who was part of the opposition until a new unity government was formed last month, after nearly three weeks in prison on weapons charges.

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Zimbabwe court grants bail, lawmaker still jailed

A Zimbabwean judge on Tuesday granted bail to Roy Bennett, a prominent official in the new prime minister's party, but ordered him held at least another week while prosecutors decide whether to appeal.

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Tsvangirai rises to Zimbabwe prime minister post

Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has survived at least three assassination attempts. He's been acquitted of treason in a case stemming from an alleged plot to kill longtime President Robert Mugabe.

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Zimbabwe economic collapse challenges aid workers

Aid agencies fighting cholera in Zimbabwe say they are working well with a government that once viewed them with suspicion, but they still face challenges because of the country's economic collapse.

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