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With 'Americanah,' Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie pokes fun at race
Friends are dress shopping in the novel "Americanah"; when they get to the register, the cashier asks which of two saleswomen helped them, but they're not sure. She lists numerous physical characteristics to identify the salesperson before giving up....
Tags: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Colleges and Universities, Skype, Nigeria, Chinua Achebe
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Vicky Lagos is named assistant City Section commissioner
Varsity Times InsiderVicky Lagos has been selected to become the assistant commissioner of the City Section when it breaks away from the Los Angeles Unified School District on July 1. She has worked for the athletics office since 2006.... -
Residentes, funcionarios se preparan ante las advertencias de la tormenta de nieve
El Hartford CourantUna poderosa tormenta que se espera traiga vientos y hasta a dos pies de nieve, junto con el potencial de \ condiciones de ventisca y las inundaciones costeras, llego a la costa el viernes temprano y se movió a su paso por el resto del estado. “La...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), New Britain, Dannel P. Malloy , Amtrak, West Hartford
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Moscow hotels rank as the world's most expensive for business travelers
For the ninth consecutive year, Moscow hotels ranked as the most expensive in the world for business travelers, followed by Lagos, Nigeria, and New York City. The ranking, based on an annual survey by U.K.-based Hogg Robinson Group, a travel, expense...
Tags: Travel, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Trips and Vacations, Moscow (Russia), Hotels and Accommodations
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A history of person, country in 'There Was a Country'
-------------------- There Was a Country A Personal History of Biafra Chinua Achebe Penguin Press: 352 pp., $27.95 -------------------- Chinua Achebe, the Nigerian author of the groundbreaking 1958 novel "Things Fall Apart," is widely considered...
Tags: Nigeria, National Government, Arts and Culture, Africa, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Man Arrested for Trying to Smuggle Cocaine-stuffed Roasted Chickens
KTLA NewsLAGOS, Nigeria (KTLA) -- As if bringing roasted chicken on a plane wasn't odd enough. Vincent Chegini Chinweuwa was arrested over the weekend at an airport in Lagos after officials discovered he had traveled from Sao Paulo, Brazil with over $150,000...Tags: Nigeria, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Brazil
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World's Worst Traffic Jam?
KickingTiresIf you thought your commute to the office today was painful, it was nothing compared to one man's 12-hour trip on the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway near Lagos, Nigeria. The daylong, 40-mile ride was peppered with hours of standstill traffic, crowbar-wielding...Tags: Nigeria, Highway Transportation
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Search Ends for Survivors of Nigeria Plane Crash
CNNLagos, Nigeria -- The search for bodies of those killed in a plane crash in Nigeria's major city of Lagos has ended, authorities said Wednesday. So far, 153 bodies have been recovered along with parts of other bodies, said Yushau Shuaib, spokesman for...Tags: Accidental Death, Transportation Accidents, Air Transportation Delays, Houston Chronicle, NASA
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Nigerian plane reported engine trouble before crashing Sunday
World NowNigeria mourns victims in Lagos air crash: The toll in Sunday's plane crash in Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos, which killed all 153 on board, may be scores higher once fatalities on the ground are established, according to Nigerian press reports... -
Syria on agenda as EU leaders meet Russia's Putin
World NowEU-Russia summit: European leaders are expected to press the contentious issue of Syria at a European Union-Russian summit Monday in St. Petersburg, but few believe Russian President Vladimir Putin will agree to ramp up pressure on the Syrian government..... -
Official: 153 on plane, at least 10 on ground dead after Nigeria crash
The search for bodies and, hopefully, survivors in Nigeria's most populated city continued through the night and into Monday, hours after an airliner crashed killing all 153 passengers and crew on board and at least 10 people on the ground. Mohammed Sani...
Tags: Saudi Arabia, Ghana, Disasters and Accidents, Goodluck Jonathan, Transportation Accidents
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At least 140 believed dead as plane crashes in Lagos, Nigeria
World NowDeadly plane crash in Lagos, Nigeria: A plane crashed after takeoff and ran into buildings in Lagos, Nigeria, killing at least 140 people, news agencies reported....
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