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AFRICA News, Oct 08 2011

In Lagos, Putting the Frills Before the Basics
New York Times
Among the recent headlines: “Bad Roads Sink Residents in Depression.” “How Africans Underdevelop Africa.” “Living in Squalor, Decay and Despair.” “Nigeria has missed opportunities; only urgent rebirth will save it.” But right beside those headlines ...
See all stories on this topic »4 Solid Dividend Stocks On Sale Now
Seeking Alpha
Honeywell International Inc. (HON): Honeywell, a leader in residential, commercial and industrial controls, is now growing fast in high risk regions like Africa and the Middle East. As per comments by the company at the Oppenheimer Annual Industrial ...
See all stories on this topic »Central America: murder rate spikes
GlobalPost (blog)

(Ronaldo Schemidt /AFP/Getty Images) The murder rate in Central America and the Carribean is nearing a "crisis point," according to the United Nation's latest Global Study on Homicide. The killings are rooted in the rise of drug trafficking in the ...
See all stories on this topic »What's behind the rise of Cain?
CNN
Indeed, CNN's latest poll of polls on the GOP race, an average of the three latest national surveys from this week, shows former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney with the support of 20% of likely Republican primary voters. Cain is at 17%, ...
See all stories on this topic »Africa: Building World Class Research Universities Is Significantly More ...
AllAfrica.com
For example, higher-level research institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa that are equipped to provide quality education and conduct relevant applied research can play a key role in training skilled workers to be fluent in the latest technologies and apply ...
See all stories on this topic »West Africa: ECOWAS Backs FG On Security Measures
AllAfrica.com
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Ambassador James Victor Gbeho, has reiterated the organization's strong condemnation of the recent spate of terrorist attacks in Nigeria and expressed solidarity with the Government and people of the country over ...
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Preview: A Boy and His Soul
Philadelphia Magazine (blog)
Tony Award nominee Colman Domingo says he wrote his latest one-man play A Boy and His Soul to enlighten audiences about the complexity of the African-American existence – from the perspective of being an openly gay man growing up in West Philly. ...
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Philadelphia Magazine (blog)
The Ultimate Clock Keeping precise time on the universe's scale
Science News
Augustine of Hippo, writing his Confessions in a North African monastery, asked “Who can even in thought comprehend it, so as to utter a word about it? But what in discourse do we mention more familiarly and knowingly, than time? ...
See all stories on this topic »Vatican correspondent shares views on St. Louis Catholics, future church
STLtoday.com
BY JESSE BOGAN • jbogan@post-dispatch.com > 314-340-8255 From covering the Vatican to far-flung ministries in Africa, journalist and author John Allen Jr. has traveled the globe in search of stories about the Roman Catholic Church, primarily for the ...
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Virus Hunters Stalk the Next Global Epidemic
PBS NewsHour
He warns that hungry people in Africa and Southeast Asia, some of the world's most biodiverse regions, are roaming further and further into the forest looking for wild animals to eat, and resources to pull out of nature. Logging roads, trucking routes, ...
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PBS NewsHour
Skate Around The World
Apparel News (blog)
This month, the world is all about skate with the launch of LA's International Skateboard Film Festival and the wrap up of the recent Maloof Pro Skateboard Money Cup in South Africa. New Jersey-born skate sensation Ishod Wair took home the championship ...
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Apparel News (blog)
Sportsday Live - Friday 7 October
BBC News
1803 RUGBY UNION: Australia coach Robbie Deans feels his side's strong record against SouthAfrica will count for nothing when they meet in the World Cup quarter-finals on Sunday. 1752 SPORTSDAY ON THE BBC: BBC Sport's Olly Foster previews tonight's ...
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'Bond 23': Ben Whishaw, Helen McCrory, & New Bond Girl Confirmed
Screen Rant
The latest report on the 23rd James Bond flick confirms that Ben Whishaw and Bérénice Marlohe have joined the cast, along with Helen McCrory (the Harry Potter franchise). Slowly, but surely, the puzzles pieces that make up the upcoming James Bond movie ...
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Screen Rant
Webinar from Patton Explores How Ethernet Extender Services Can be Hassle-Free
TMC Net
By Juliana Kenny Patton (News - Alert) has had a busy year with product innovations in the Ethernet industry, and is co-sponsoring the VoiceSA conference in South Africa to discuss the latest in business communication solutions. ...
See all stories on this topic »Ministers strike it rich in conservancies: WikiLeaks
The Financial Gazette
CABINET Ministers and other senior ZANU-PF officials are reportedly making a killing from wildlife conservancies seized from former white-commercial farmers, according to the latest salvo from international whistle-blower, WikiLeaks. ...
See all stories on this topic »Indian shipping industry not shipshape, despite 50 years of SCI being around
Moneylife Personal Finance site and magazine
It also remains to be seen how the Chinese, in their hurry to influence matters maritime in the Indian Ocean arena along Asia and Africa, proceed with what appears to be a massive attempt to recreate past glories and future power-plays. ...
See all stories on this topic »70 Killed in renewed suicide attacks in Mogadishu
OpEdNews
Profile of Mr. Mahdi Haile. Mahdi Haile was Born In Somalia and now lives in United States. He is an educated scholar and intellectual. he is an independent expert on Horn of Africa, a Somali blogger, a contributor of American Chronicles and (more...)
See all stories on this topic »Merck, Gilmartin, Vioxx—and Drucker
BusinessWeek
In one sense, then, it was hardly surprising to read the recent article that Raymond Gilmartin, a former Merck chief executive, wrote for Harvard Business Review on how to “renew and restore faith in corporations and capitalism.” On its face, at least, ...
See all stories on this topic »The Arab Spring and the Jews
Middle East Forum
by Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi by Michael J. Totten by Jonathan Spyer by Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi Throughout the ongoing unrest in the Middle East and North Africa, endless streams of ink have been poured over the issue of what is to come in countries like ...
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Scoring a try against hunger: Rugby World Cup takes UN message to billions
UN News Centre
The campaign is also using a variety of social media platforms to connect directly with rugby fans across the world, and a recent news release on WFP's response to the devastating famine in Somalia and the rest of the Horn of Africa was sent to more ...
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UN News Centre
US adds 103000 new jobs but unemployment rate unchanged
The Guardian
Next week the president will present his latest job package to Washington and has called for both sides to vote it through. The $447bn jobs bill will not pass without Republican support, and Obama and Treasury secretary Tim Geithner have called or ...
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The Guardian
The adventures of Tintin – and CGI
The Guardian (blog)
It's not just because the movie – for which the latest trailer has just hit the web – apparently offers an opportunity for the director to make nice with those of us who hated the anodyne Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls. ...
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Liveblogging the Values Voter Summit: Perry wins an endorsement
Houston Chronicle (blog)
He has surged in polls in recent weeks, even tying front-runner Mitt Romney in arecent CBS News poll. Cain's rise comes as Texas Gov. Rick Perry's fortunes slip in the latest surveys after enjoying front-running status for the first month of his ...
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Houston Chronicle (blog)
US-Myanmar rapprochement?
Korea Times
Recent developments have provided evidence that the Obama administration is committed to the mission. The appointment of Derek Mitchell as US special envoy forMyanmar itself is a significant step. The lingering question now is how serious is this ...
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Korea Times
Nation's largest annual AIDS confab comes to Chicago
Windy City Times
Aimed at increasing the strength and diversity of the community response to HIV/AIDS, USCA brings together over 3000 caseworkers, care givers, advocates and people living with AIDS to network, exchange the latest information and learn cutting-edge ...
See all stories on this topic »Bank Zimbabwe: Foreign investor buys 3,5 percent in Bancabc
Afrique en Ligue
Early in the year, foreign investors ADC Africa acquired 10 percent of ABC on the open market, after the investment group quit Premier Finance Group, now Ecobank. This latest deal comes after the banking group announced that it was considering engaging ...
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