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| US to Give $17 Million in Aid to the Horn of Africa BET Out of the latest donation, $12 million will go to humanitarian operations in Somalia, which Clinton described as the "epicenter of the emergency." In recent months, the Horn of Africa—which includes Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti—has been ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Valerie Amos to assess drought Coastweek Her visit comes as the UN said it's moving on two fronts to counter the worsening food crisis in the Horn of Africa, with an immediate infusion of food in an area where 640000 children alone are threatened with acute malnutrition, and longer-term steps ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| IBM inventor: PC is dead CBS News When I helped design the PC, I didn't think I'd live long enough to witness its decline," Dean, nowadays the chief technology officer for IBM Middle East and Africa, wrote on a company blog. "But, while PCs will continue to be much-used devices, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Africa: The British Urban Uprising of 2011 AllAfrica.com In its latest estimate, the Bank of England "lowered its UK growth estimate for 2011 to 1.5%, from a previous forecast of about 1.8%, and cut its 2012 forecast to around 2% from 2.5%." The adoption of a severe austerity program by the Coalition ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Afferro Mining is cheapest entry to West African iron ore - Edison SteelGuru Mr Gibson said that "On this comparison basis, Afferro represents the cheapest entry to WestAfrican iron ore and a good buy, even when taking into account the current worldwide market turmoil." The report also noted that Afferro's recent fundraising ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Morocco—Concluding Statement of the 2011 Article IV Consultation StarAfrica.com Thanks to sound macroeconomic policy and political reforms, Morocco was well-equipped to address the 2009 international crisis and to respond to the social unrest which has emerged in many countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| SADC urged to tackle Mugabe about surge in press freedom violations Reporters without borders (press release) Reporters Without Borders calls on the heads of state and government attending the SouthernAfrican Development Community summit being held in the Angolan capital of Luanda from 14 to 19 August to examine the situation of the media in Zimbabwe, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Dealtalk: Crisis could cost Europe $2 billion in M&A fees Reuters India "It is too early to call the (future) impact of the latest turbulence, but if conditions of the last two weeks continue I think M&A volumes could be flat at best versus 2010," said Giuseppe Monarchi, head of M&A for EMEA at Credit Suisse (CSGN.VX). ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Honohan is claiming cuts helped to restore faith in Irish bonds Irish Independent By Laura Noonan CENTRAL Bank governor Patrick Honohan yesterday claimed the recent recovery in Irish bond prices partly reflected "reassurance in the market about the Irish programme of recovery" and wasn't due solely to the European Central Bank's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Other main topics Peninsula On-line This could overwhelm international aid efforts in the Horn of Africa.” The UN estimates that tens of thousands of people have already died of malnutrition in Somalia in recent months. Usually, those affected most in crises such as the one in Somalia ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The Third Generation OLF: Pragmatic, Inclusive and Smart! Gadaa.com Oduu - News By Fayyis Oromia* The Oromo liberation movement is part and parcel of the liberation movement of the Cushitic nations in the Horn of Africa against the alien forces of colonization, exploitation and domination in the last 3000 years. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Economic situation in the second quarter of 2011 and latest GDP and price ... 7thSpace Interactive (press release) The rise in oil prices amid heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and North Africa early in the quarter was also relevant.The further feed-through of higher private housing rentals after the surge last year was another major factor. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| How close is a European double dip? The Economist (blog) ONE can't be certain, but it seems as if the latest European market panic may—MAY—have come to an end. The European Central Bank's purchases of Spanish and Italian sovereign debt continue to take the air out of inflated bond yields. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Heavyweights keep a low profile Fifa.com Habitually in the thick of the summer transfer market, the likes of Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan have left most of the wheeling and dealing to Europe's smaller clubs inrecent weeks. FIFA.com looks at who has gone where ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| CLOUDAPPS AND SEND A COW CULTIVATE SUSTAINABLE AFRICAN AGRICULTURE SourceWire (press release) LONDON – Aug 12th, 2011– CloudApps, the enterprise application leader in sustainability, today announced the latest addition to its growing foundation client list; UK and Africa-based charity Send a Cow. The charity, whose patrons include the Prince of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Summary of the American and International Press on the Libyan Revolution ... Tripoli Post Fighting on the ground has remained fierce since, but rebels now have seized large areas of the NorthAfrican state. The rebels' latest success in Brega ended weeks of stalemate in the east of the country. Rebels claim they have captured the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Fighting HIV Among Young Black Man UC Los Angeles San Diego's North County Times reported Wednesday on the latest data from the Ceridian–UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index, which tracks fuel purchases at interstate truck stops as a means of predicting economic changes in the United States. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 'The Help': Why Do Powerful Men Abuse Their Maids? YourTango Like the beloved novel before it, the motion picture illuminates the otherwise invisible life of theAfrican American housekeeper. And while the Civil Rights movement has made strides toward abolishing racial discrimination in the Deep South and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Haile! Haile! Horizon Ethiopi The latest one is on the corner of Bole Road by the Millennium Hall probably one of the fastest rising buildings after the African Union Conference Center. Two schools outside of Addis Ababa make up the educational portion of the company's portfolio. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The Yes List Daily Beast Stone stars as Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan, a recent college graduate in the early 1960s who wants to write about African-American maids working in white households in Jackson, Miss. Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer are earning rave reviews for their ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Market madness drives some to the glitter of gold Boston Globe Here in Burlington, the owners of Boston Bullion are getting a close-up view of this latest gold rush. Just this week, a customer bought 300 1-ounce gold American Eagle coins for half a million dollars, said company president Ken Murphy. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Telecom Egypt puts first 40G Mediterranean system in service using Alcatel ... WebWire (press release) By boosting connectivity across the Mediterranean basin, the 40G technology enhances Telecom Egypt's ability to serve global operators whose international services transit Egypt and rely on Egypt to hub the services in the Middle East, Asia and Africa ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Tackling Protest Kashmir Observer It was in evidence during recent turbulence in several North African and Arab countries and is being witnessed in Britain these days. Even as rioting in the UK has taken a heavy toll on public properties the law enforcing machinery has been ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| We Won't Let A Market Correction Deter Us From The Producers That Supply The ... istockAnalyst.com (press release) Manufacturing had been the one bright spot in the economy, but the latest PMI Index (as of 8/1) shows slowing recently. I still believe a dramatic parts shortage from Japan caused by the earthquake and tsunami and higher commodity costs are the cause ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| White Nationalists As The New Queers: What I Learned From Frank Borzellieri's ... VDARE.com The nervous local Archbishop probably imagined future lawsuits in which adults would come forward with lurid tales of how Father Frank instilled racial hate and inflicted permanent psychological damage: “I still dread talking to African Americans and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Inequality and its Discontents Foreign Affairs The situation was no different in the emerging market economies: in addition to in India and China, it rose in Indonesia, South Africa, and all the post-Communist countries. For the poor, the gap has been palpable. In much of the world, the size of the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| WJCC Disputes DJ Montague's AYP Results Williamsburg Yorktown Daily Especially notable this year was the 12 percentage point jump to 88 percent in the number ofAfrican American students passing the reading requirement. That's the highest in DJ's recenthistory.” When the division became aware that VDOE listed the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| PGA Championship Live Blog: Day Two Wall Street Journal (blog) After rolling in a 10-footer for birdie on 13, the South African is in red figures, -2 for the day, -1 total. He's only a shot out of tie for fourth. First-round leader Steve Stricker doesn't tee off until 2:15 ET. Tiger Woods starts at 1:45 – he needs ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| The K7RA Solar Update ARRL Conditions were decent, with very good propagation to Australia and long path into South Africa on 20 meters around 1200. I then went up to 15 meters to find ST0R on CW. They were about S4 here and not workable thru the EU/JA pile up -- in 15 minutes, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Summer of Mailbag: The Revenge Grantland This should have happened three seasons ago. Sorry, Cheryl, you're the latest example of the Ewing Theory. Bill Simmons is the Editor in Chief of Grantland and the author of the recent New York Times no. 1 best-seller The Book of Basketball, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Unamid to Fully Respect the Sovereignty of Country [press release] Middle East North Africa Financial Network Aug 12, 2011 (United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- Upon his return to El Fasher, Joint Special Representative (JSR) Ibrahim Gambari said today in a briefing to staff that he had assured Government of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| "The Goat is Dead". At Last, President Kiir Acknowledges! [opinion] Middle East North Africa Financial Network Aug 12, 2011 (Sudan Tribune/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- Many have keenly followed President Salva Kiir's recent speeches since South Sudan became an independent state, thanks to the advance in technology. At the whole none of the speeches ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Evaldas Ignatavičius met with ... ISRIA (registration) Dr Markoullis briefed her counterpart on the latest developments in the direct negotiations for a solution to the Cyprus problem. The two Ministers also discussed Turkey's EU accession course, the new support package for the Greek economy, ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Boqolaal ka tirsan Booliska Puntland oo tababaro loo furay ... By wararka August 13, 2011 | Filed under: Latest News | Posted by: wararka. Carmo-(GMN) Kuliyadda tababarada Ciidamada ee degmada Carmo ee gobolka Bari ayaa waxaa tababar looga furay inka badan 200-askari oo katirsan Booliska Puntland. ... Gedoonline |
| AfriMoney.com | Zimbabwe Defence Forces Ready to Defend Nation By Pan-African News Wire August 13, 2011 By Pan-African News Wire. Zimbabwe Air Marshal Perrance Shiri (center) has given an address on the situation in North Africa and the Middle East. His comments were published recently in the state sponsored Zimbabwe Herald newspaper., a photo by Pan-African News Wire File... I've had many recent trips to the post office, tracing lost dusty packages, new keys, dividend cheques and other mail which 85% of which are bills & statements, and 10% are marketing … ... |
| Africa is a heroin trafficking hub | Latest News Stories | Your ... Latest: Cote d'Ivoire - Ouattara makes I.Coast cabinet sign anti-graft pledge ... Africa's emergence as an important heroin transport route in 2009 was of ... portaltoafrica.com/news/.../africa-is-a-heroin-trafficking-hub/ |
| Africa Renewal News | Famine in the Horn of Africa Latest News and ... Latest famine in Somalia and the Horn of Africa news and updates ... Recent political and military improvements in war-torn Somalia offer an “extraordinary ... www.un.org/ecosocdev/geninfo/afrec/famine-in.../index.html |
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