quoted: Pygmies, the most well-known group of diminutive humans, whose men on average grow to a maximum of five feet tall and their women about a half foot shorter, were thought to be endowed with their characteristic small body sizes due to poor nutrition and environmental conditions.

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Quoted: At least 62 people die as two bombs rock the Algerian capital, hitting a UN building and a bus full of students.

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Quoted: China is deepening its links with Africa, extracting minerals and building a new infrastructure, the BBC's Adam Blenford reports from Ethiopia.