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World's Newest Country Picks a Name

South Sudan beats Nile Republic, Kush

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 17, 2011 5:40 AM CST

(Newser) – Southern Sudan already had a flag and an anthem when its people voted to secede and split Africa's biggest country in two; the nation-in-waiting now has a name as well. The secretary-general of the ruling party, keeping things simple, says the name South Sudan has...   Read full story »

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