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Empresas y finanzas

Zambian vice president denies Mwanawasa dead


    LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambian Vice President Rupiah Banda on Thursday denied media reports that President Levy Mwanawasa had died.

    "The news reports... are not true," Banda said in astatement, adding that Mwanawasa's condition remained stableand he was continuing to receive treatment for hypertension.

    (Reporting by Shapi Shacanda)