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Stories about: West Africa

African Spice Can Prevent Diabetes West African cooking habits apparently hold more secrets than meets the eye, scientists say. One of the most extensively used spices, a distant relative of ginger, called Aframomum melegueta, has been known for a long time to have therapeutic properties. Now, health experts say that the spice can be used to prevent o... 31 October 2008 04:33 GMT Paris Hilton's No-Brain Strikes Again Paris Hilton may be a high school drop-out who thinks stepping into urine will give you AIDS, but she's not letting a tiny little detail stop her from sharing her own brand of wisdom with the world at large. The soon-to-be-former-heiress and party girl extraordinaire has joined her new boyfriend Benji Madden and... 24 March 2008 07:43 GMT