Festus Mogae, the president of Botswana, has said that the virus threatens his country with extinction.

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Festus Mogae, formerly vice-president and a career civil servant, was sworn in on April 1st as his successor.

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"No matter how perfect your pet comes out, there can still be something wrong, " said Wolk, who owns Little Creek Taxidermy in Festus, Mo.

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Commonwealth observer mission head Festus Mogae, the ex-president of Botswana, said he was not surprised that the electronic counting system failed, Associated Press news agency reports.

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Residents like shipper Festus Mbisiogu -- who has been working in China for six years -- say they have trouble getting documents allowing their families to join them, making it harder for them to settle down.

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Radical lawyer Festus Keyamo said last week in a public comment that the government had finally admitted by the subsidy removal that it could not confront the individuals responsible for the corruption in the oil sector, "instead it was pouring its venom on the defenceless masses".

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