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U.S. pledges $73 million in aid to Zimbabwe

Jun. 13, 2009
The United States will provide $73 million in aid to Zimbabwe, President Obama announced Friday after meeting with Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai at the White House.
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Obama pledges aid for Zimbabwe

Obama pledges aid for Zimbabwe

WASHINGTON, June 12 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama pledged $73 million in U.S. aid to Zimbabwe after meeting Friday with Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai in Washington.

Tsvangirai says political acrimony is over

HARARE, Zimbabwe, June 4 (UPI) -- Opposition leader and Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says there is no animosity between him and President Robert Mugabe.

Tsvangirai grandchild drowns

HARARE, Zimbabwe, April 5 (UPI) -- Authorities in Zimbabwe say a grandchild of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has drowned a month after Tsvangirai's wife, Susan, died in a car crash.

U.S not linked to Zimbabwe crash

HARARE, Zimbabwe, March 13 (UPI) -- The driver involved in a crash that killed the wife of Zimbabwe's prime minister had no affiliation with the United States, the U.S. Embassy in Harare says.

Tsvangirai: Problems with unity government

HARARE, Zimbabwe, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has accused President Robert Mugabe and his allies of sabotaging the unity government.

Billions needed to rebuild Zimbabwe

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Zimbabwe's prime minister says it may take as much $5 billion, mostly in foreign investment, to rebuild his country from economic collapse.

Tsvangirai returns to Zimbabwe

HARARE, Zimbabwe, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Rival leader Morgan Tsvangirai said he returned to Zimbabwe Saturday to renew power-sharing talks with President Robert Mugabe.

Tsvangirai to attend SADC meeting

HARARE, Zimbabwe, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Morgan Tsvangirai, prime minister-designate in Zimbabwe and leader of the opposition, plans to attend a meeting to try to resolve the political deadlock.

Tsvangirai: Zimbabwe needs new government

HARARE, Zimbabwe, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- A new government is needed in Zimbabwe so the African country can effectively deal with an ongoing food crisis, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says.

Zimbabwe opposition leader leaves hospital

HARARE, Zimbabwe, March 16 (UPI) -- Morgan Tsvangirai left a hospital in a wheelchair, promising to "soldier on until Zimbabwe is free."
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler