Mali's ex-leader Amadou Toumani Toure flees to Senegal
Amadou Toumani Toure, ousted as Mali's leader in last month's coup, has fled to neighbouring Senegal, even though many of his allies have been freed.
Mr Toure arrived with "his entire family" of about 15 people, a Senegalese official said.
He had been in hiding but earlier this week it was revealed that he was in the Senegalese embassy in Mali.
Journalist Martin Vogl says the nighttime escape is a sad end for a man seen as a great African statesman.
He was hailed for ending years of military rule and handing power to civilians after organising elections in 1992.
Ten years later, he was elected to power himself.
Although the military junta has formally handed over power to a civilian, earlier this week it arrested 22 senior officials - including many allies of Mr Toure.
They were released late on Thursday night but Martin Vogl told the BBC's Network Africa programme that Mr Toure had obviously thought it prudent to get as far away as possible from Mali's soldiers, who have previously threatened to arrest Mr Toure.
Martin Vogl says the arrests seemed to have been intended to intimidate politicians and the population and show that the junta remained a force in the country.
Mr Toure formally resigned on April 8, as part of a deal for the soldiers to hand back power.
Mali's interim leaders, President Dioncounda Traore and Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra, have the task of organising elections and ending the northern rebellion.
The military said it had seized power because Mr Toure's government had not done enough to combat rebels.
Аргентина национализирует нефтяную компанию страны
Правительство Аргентины национализирует 51% активов нефтяной компании Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales (YPF), контроль над которой нынче принадлежит испанской Repsol.
Президент страны Кристина Фернандес де Киршнер заявила, что в парламент будет внесен соответствующий законопроект.
Министр иностранных дел Испании Хосе Мануэль Гарсия-Маргальо заявил, что этот шаг Аргентины "нарушает атмосферу дружбы" между двумя странами.
Испания и ЕС уже высказывали озабоченность по поводу возможной национализации YPF, доля Repsol в которой составляет 57,4%.
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Выступая по поводу национализации компании, президент Аргентины заявила, что источники энергии являются "ресурсами огромной значимости".
Национализированная часть YPF будет поделена между правительством и нефтедобывающими регионами.
'Huge' water resource exists under Africa
Scientists say the notoriously dry continent of Africa is sitting on a vast reservoir of groundwater.
They argue that the total volume of water in aquifers underground is 100 times the amount found on the surface.
The team have produced the most detailed map yet of the scale and potential of this hidden resource.
Writing in the journal Environmental Research Letters, they stress that large scale drilling might not be the best way of increasing water supplies.
Across Africa more than 300 million people are said not to have access to safe drinking water.
Demand for water is set to grow markedly in coming decades due to population growth and the need for irrigation to grow crops.
Freshwater rivers and lakes are subject to seasonal floods and droughts that can limit their availability for people and for agriculture. At present only 5% of arable land is irrigated.
Now scientists have for the first time been able to carry out a continent-wide analysis of the water that is hidden under the surface in aquifers. Researchers from the British Geological Survey and University College London (UCL) have mapped in detail the amount and potential yield of this groundwater resource across the continent.
Helen Bonsor from the BGS is one of the authors of the paper. She says that up until now groundwater was out of sight and out of mind. She hopes the new maps will open people's eyes to the potential.
"Where there's greatest ground water storage is in northern Africa, in the large sedimentary basins, in Libya, Algeria and Chad," she said.
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"The amount of storage in those basins is equivalent to 75m thickness of water across that area - it's a huge amount."
Лига чемпионов: "Реал" уступил "Баварии" в Мюнхене
Пока лондонский "Челси" продолжает готовиться к визиту грозной "Барселоны" и поспешно вырабатывает план по защите своих ворот от Лионеля Месси и его одноклубников, в Мюнхене прошел первый полуфинальный матч турнира.
Соперники – мюнхенская "Бавария" и мадридский "Реал" – являются самыми успешными клубами в истории своих национальных первенств, многократными победителями Лиги чемпионов и настоящими кладезями таланта.
Немцы не скрывают, что главной мотивацией для них в этом сезоне является тот факт, что финальный матч Лиги чемпионов пройдет именно здесь, на их родной "Альянц Арене", что может дать им дополнительное преимущество в финале. Но до него нужно еще добраться.
"Безусловно, выбор нашего стадиона для проведения финала дает нам дополнительный стимул, - сказал тренер "Баварии" Юпп Хайнкес. - Такой шанс выпадает раз в жизни".
"Королевскому клубу", в свою очередь, дополнительная мотивация не нужна: побеждать везде и всегда - основополагающий принцип идеологии мадридцев.
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Ancient events
Due to changes in climate that have turned the Sahara into a desert over centuries many of the aquifers underneath were last filled with water over 5,000 years ago.
The scientists collated their information from existing hydro-geological maps from national governments as well as 283 aquifer studies.
The researchers say their new maps indicate that many countries currently designated as "water scarce" have substantial groundwater reserves.
However, the scientists are cautious about the best way of accessing these hidden resources. They suggest that widespread drilling of large boreholes might not work.
Dr Alan MacDonald of the BGS, lead author of the study, told the BBC: "High-yielding boreholes should not be developed without a thorough understanding of the local groundwater conditions.
"Appropriately sited and developed boreholes for low yielding rural water supply and hand pumps are likely to be successful."
With many aquifers not being filled due to a lack of rain, the scientists are worried that large-scale borehole developments could rapidly deplete the resource.
According to Helen Bonsor, sometimes the slower means of extraction can be more efficient.
"Much lower storage aquifers are present across much of sub-Saharan Africa," she explained.
"However, our work shows that with careful exploring and construction, there is sufficient groundwater under Africa to support low yielding water supplies for drinking and community irrigation."
The scientists say that there are sufficient reserves to be able to cope with the vagaries of climate change.
Тайну "Моны Лизы" окончательно разгадают
Ученые вскроют средневековую могилу знатной итальянки, которая предположительно позировала Леонардо да Винчи для его знаменитой картины "Мона Лиза".
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Специалист по истории искусства Сильвано Винчети полагает, что установив местонахождение останков Лизы Джерардини, он сможет доказать, являлась ли именно она моделью, с которой знаменитый художник писал свою картину.
Недавно было обнаружено свидетельство о смерти, в котором говорится, что Джерардини предположительно умерла в 1542 году и была погребена на монастырском кладбище во Флоренции.
Процесс эксгумации на территории монастыря Святой Урсулы предполагается начать уже в апреле.
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