US visa restrictions force some African contestants out of Miss Universe competition

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Zimbabwe pledges mining reforms amid public outcry

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Once-green hills outside Zimbabwe’s mining town of Shurugwi have been transformed into barren slopes, pockmarked by open pits dug by Chinese-owned Zimbabwe Chenxi Investments, which lists the son of Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa as chairman.

New currency for Zimbabwe taking next step

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