News: Cape Verde

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Cape Verde poll 'neck-and-neck'

Monday, February 13th 2006, 1:59

Partial results in the Cape Verde presidential elections show the two front-runners are virtually neck-and-neck.
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Cape Verde president re-elected

Tuesday, February 14th 2006, 18:24

Cape Verde President Pedro Pires narrowly wins re-election, according to official results.
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American woman becomes first on record to complete Atlantic swim

Sunday, February 8th 2009, 13:55
related countries: Trinidad and Tobago, United States
related places: Atlantic

A 56-year-old American woman has become the first on record to swim the Atlantic, taking 24 days from the Cape Verde Islands to Trinidad.
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Russia finds missing cargo ship

Monday, August 17th 2009, 18:50
related countries: Russia

Moscow says it has found a missing cargo vessel near the Cape Verde islands and retrieved its 15-member Russian crew.
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Russia detains ship 'hijackers'

Tuesday, August 18th 2009, 16:51
related countries: Russia

The Russian navy arrests a group of eight people it says hijacked the Arctic Sea, the missing ship found off West Africa.
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