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Somali pirates seize supertanker
Pirates seize a supertanker carrying oil from Saudi Arabia to the US - one of the largest ships captured off Somalia.
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French first lady Carla Bruni is campaigning to increase access to HIV drugs for women and children in the developing world.

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Al-Qaeda's North African branch may have kidnapped three aid workers in Mauritania, a minister says.

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