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President Levy Mwanawasa of Zambia dies at age 59 following stroke

Levy Mwanawasa, the President of Zambia died yesterday at age 59. He died in a Paris hospital in France. His death was intially announced by an anonymous family member. It was later confirmed on television by vice president Rupiah Banda. Mwanawase suffered a stroke while in Egypt in June of this year for an African Union summit, whereafter he was flown to France. His condition suddenly deteriorated on Monday. "I also wish to inform the nation that national mourning starts today and will be for...

ZAMBIA: Reports of the President's death "erroneous"

TheZambian government insisted today that President Levy Mwanawasa wasalive - denying media reports he had died in a Paris hospital - anddescribed South African President Thabo Mbeki's minute of silence inrespect of his counterpart at a rally in Pretoria as "erroneous". TheSouth African radio station, Radio 702, first reported that Mwanawasahad died, after he had suffered a stroke on the eve of the AfricanUnion summit in Egypt on 29 June and had been taken to the Frenchcapital on 2 July for...

Lovelines: He is angry with me

Lovelines My boyfriend is angry with me because he called me at night and I wanted him to call me back at 2.00 am because I was chatting with someone on the phone during the late night free call.  Since then he has not be pleased with me. Ramou Try to visit him and explain to him what has caused you to post him till 2.00am for chat. He will surely understand you, although he will like to protest. All you need to do is to hold him closer to your chest and stroke his head with a good kiss!...

Is dark chocolate really healthy?

Dark chocolate seems to be one of the latest products to hit the "health food"product circuit. The Dove dark chocolate bar and Xocai healthy dark chocolate are just two examples. The battle cry is that dark chocolate is bursting with anti-oxidants that help to prevent heart disease and stroke. Sounds great! Health and Wellness Product investigates! What are anti-oxidants and do we really need them? Antioxidants are substances or nutrients in our foods which can prevent or slow the oxidative...