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Diamond giant De Beers launched app to fight against 'blood diamonds'

AngloAmericandiamondgiantDeBeershasannouncedthelaunchofanapptohelpsmall-scale,artisanaldiamondminersinSierraLeonecertifythatgemstheyworkhardtogetfromthesoilarel

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App rolled out in fight against 'blood diamonds'

AngloAmericandiamondgiantDeBeershasannouncedthelaunchofanapptohelpsmall-scale,artisanaldiamondminersinSierraLeonecertifythatgemstheyworkhardtogetfromthesoilarel

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Sierra Leone became 1st country to let citizens vote using blockchain

SierraLeonebecamethefirstcountryintheworldtouseblockchaintechnologytoverifyvotesinanelectionlastweek.SwissblockchaincompanyAgoraprovidedtheservicetoSierraLeone'

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Sierra Leone's huge 'peace diamond' fetches $6.5 mn

Ahugeso-called"peacediamond"soldbythegovernmentofSierraLeonetodiscouragecrime-tainted"blooddiamonds"fetched6.5millionUSdollarsonMonday.The709-caratstone,whichwa

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Local leaders say 1,000 dead from Sierra Leone mudslides

Morethan1,000peoplehavediedfromthemudslideandfloodthathitSierraLeone'scapitalnearlytwoweeksago,alocalleaderandaministersaidSundayduringserviceshonoringthedisast

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China provides aid as Sierra Leone disaster's death toll rises to 499

BodiesrecoveredfromthemudslideandfloodingonAugust14inSierraLeonehavetotaledat499,localmediareportedonSunday.Morethan600peopleremainmissing,andover3,000peopleare

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Queen Elizabeth sends condolences to victims of Sierra Leone mudslide

Britain'sQueenElizabethsentherdeepestsympathiestohundredsofvictimsofamudslideinSierraLeonethatsweptawayhomesontheedgeofcountry'scapitalcityinoneofAfrica'sworstf

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Updated: 400 dead, 600 missing in Sierra Leone mudslide

RelativesofvictimsoffloodsgatheroutsideamorgueinFreetown,SierraLeone,onAug.16,2017.Nearly400peopleareconfirmeddeadandatleast600missingfollowingadevastatingmudsl

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China provides 1 million dollars humanitarian aid to Sierra Leone

ChinesegovernmentprovidedonemillionUSdollarsinemergencyhumanitarianaidtoSierraLeoneonWednesday,whosecapitalsufferedheavyfloodsandmud-rockflows,causingmorethan30

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Sierra Leone: 400 bodies found after 'huge' mudslides

Nearly400bodieshavebeenfoundsofarafter"huge"mudslideshitthecapitalofSierraLeone-andmoreheavyrainisfearedtobeontheway.Relativeshavebeengatheringatamorgueoverload

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"Deaths and devastation" in Sierra Leone mudslide saddens UN chief

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was "saddened" on Monday by the mudslide and flooding in and near Freetown, Sierra Leone, where officials say at least 300 people have died and at least 2,000 people left homeless.

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China bolsters Sierra Leone health aid after Ebola

When the deadly Ebola epidemic was raging in Sierra Leone and other West African countries, China stepped up to provide medical personnel, drugs and other assistance.

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NASA selects three firms for second round of commercial cargo contracts

SpaceX, Orbital ATK and newcomer Sierra Nevada Corp. each receive minimum of at least six unmanned missions

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West Africa "nowhere near out of woods" on Ebola: Obama

​U.S. President Barack Obama warned Tuesday that West Africa is still "nowhere near out of the woods" in its fight against Ebola.

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China to continue helping Sierra Leone fight Ebola

China will provide Sierra Leone with more assistance if necessary to help the West African country fight the Ebola outbreak, Beijing's ambassador here said Sunday.