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Vanilla pod farmer: 'Timing is everything'

Known for its sugarcane, Mauritius has also starting farming the more challenging vanilla crop.{MBD} {IMAGE}

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IMF bailouts in Africa gain only marginal success

Programmes have led only to small improvements in creditworthiness

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Iraq's Halabja chemical attack haunts survivors 30 years on

Horrors of chemical attack by Saddam Hussein's government on Kurdish city of Halabja still haunt survivors.

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'Beach grabbing erodes our birth rights,' say Mauritians

Activists on the island of Mauritius are rising up against foreign property developers.{MBD} {IMAGE}

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Li Ka-Shing: Asia's second-richest person retires

Li Ka-Shing's business interests range from ports and telecoms to retail including the UK's Superdrug.{MBD} {IMAGE}

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Peru's congress approves impeachment debate

Accused with making deals with a Brazilian construction company while serving as finance minister a decade ago, Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski is facing impeachment for a second time.

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