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AFRICA News, Aug 14, 2011


World Cup hangover for South African hotels
The Independent
The Tourism Business Index, an industry barometer prepared by the Tourism Business Council of South Africa, registered at 74.5 in the second quarter. A normal reading is 100, and the industry had expected a 94. "The latest TBI results are certainly a ...
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Fish Carries Flag for US And Faces Djokovic
New York Times
For David Nainkin, Fish's South African-born coach, this summer in general and this tournament in particular represent the culmination of a two-year transformation project. In 2009, Fish weighed 203 pounds, heavy by tennis standards. ...
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Vital signs strong for MTMC finances
The Daily News Journal
The latest report covers fiscal year 2010, which runs from July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010. The 2010-11 report isn't slated to be filed until this November. According to the most recent filing, salaries, other compensation and employee benefits at MTMC ...
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I could have become Michele Bachmann.
CNN (blog)
Reading a recent Bachmann profile in The New Yorker felt like attending an awkward cocktail party with former best friends whom I now stalk on the internet but haven't spoken to in years. The story describes Bachmann's influences - including figures ...
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New interactive Bronze Age area opened at National Museum of Archaeology
Malta Independent Online
Bronze Age man came to Malta mostly by boat and mainly from Sicily but also from North Africaafter the previous inhabitants of Malta, the temple builders, disappeared. Artefacts have been found that have been identified as coming from abroad. ...
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350 migrants arrive at Lampedusa
Times of Malta
Thousands of people, mainly migrant workers from elsewhere in Africa or refugees from conflict in the region, have fled Libya for Lampedusa in recent months. The island is Italy's southernmost point and a major migration hub. ...
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Candice Swanepoel Bikini Photos: Sexy Victoria's Secret Angel Is Gorgeous in Pink
Gather Celebs News Channel
This week, the blonde, South African bombshell bared her svelte figure during a photo shoot on the beach, modeling the latest and greatest VC swimsuits. Earlier this year, some expressed concern that Candice might be getting too thin, even speculating ...
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Why boycott Israel?
Aljazeera.net
It certainly was the case in South Africa. I don't think anyone had the temerity to suggest, during the anti-apartheid struggle in that country, that the existence of a full-throttle anti-imperialist movement would be the precondition for supporting ...
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Postal service, long a gateway to middle class, is facing major job cuts
Washington Post
The proposed cuts are the latest knock against a set of federal jobs that were once a trusted gateway to middle-class stability for families like Briscoe's. Across the nation, the postal service workforce has long reflected the makeup of America. ...
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Rioters alien to poverty
NTNews.com.au
Yet in Africa, where mothers are sitting in the dirt holding their emaciated, dying kids, we see people behaving with stoicism and dignity as they confront the most harrowing hardship imaginable? On the social media website Twitter there is a hash tag ...
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Lacking of buying, selling pressures durum prices
Bismarck Farm & Ranch Guide
“They're also finishing harvest in North Africa and production there could be the second highest on record,” she continued. “There were a few quality issues there as well, but imports there will also likely be down.” Production is also expected to be ...
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Flash Mobs in Philadelphia: Sorry PC America, They are a Racial Thing
Philly2Philly.com
Thankfully, due to a growing number of African- Americans fed up with this senseless violence involving black youths, the PC media is now forced to properly report these incidents. Mayor Michael Nutter of Philadelphia (who happens to be ...
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Rival codes wouldn't be so tolerant with Carney
Sydney Morning Herald
The Roosters face an agonising decision over whether to axe Carney over his latestindiscretion or to continue to work with the troubled playmaker amid speculation South Sydney and Penrith are ready to pounce should he be cut. Carney and Nate Myles and...
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Sydney Morning Herald
The Homefront War: Financial Terrorism in America
Pacific Free Press
Last year, in my analysis, extrapolating data from 2008 National Academy of Science findings, I estimated that the number of Americans living in poverty in 2009 was at least 52 million. Recently, the National Academy of Science released their latest ...
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When anti-Mthwakazism is disguised as attacks on Welshman Ncube
Bulawayo24
The latest personalized attacks on Welshman Ncube is just Shonaists expressing frustration at uMthwakazi, through Welshman Ncube, for refusing to grasp the simple 'fact' that Zimbabwe is a structurally Shonaist political system which cannot and will ...
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The 'must-have' generation
Malta Independent Online
They could do with some straight talking, like that doled out by Michael A. Nutter (don't be deceived by his surname) the Mayor of Philadelphia in the US, who after a recent spate of “flash mob” attacks by African-American youths had this to say, ...
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GOP challengers, blogger taking early aim at Hillsborough Commissioner Kevin ...
Tampabay.com (blog)
Naffe, who is African-American, filed a discrimination lawsuit against the party and campaign, saying she was let go for complaining she was used mainly for race-based outreach. The case was settled out of court. About her blog post on Beckner, ...
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This stirring of old tensions is reprehensible - Buthelezi
Politicsweb
The NFP's Zanele Cele has likewise said, "Painful as it is, (we) must have faith in the South AfricanPolice Force that arrests will be imminent soon." I agree that we must leave the pursuit of justice in the hands of the justice system. ...
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Beale inspires Wallabies' win over Boks
Yahoo!Xtra Blogs (blog)
By Darren Walton, AAP August 14, 2011, 6:39 pm Kurtley Beale emerged as a hero once again in South Africa, dragging himself out of his sick bed to inspire Australia to a memorable rugby Test victory in Durban. Proud coach Robbie Deans revealed ...
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Poz Politics ... in the Face of Armageddon
TheBody.com
Reading through African Services Committee's latest annual report, the stories of many HIV-positive immigrants who still seek protection and better lives in the US against all the odds they faced in their home countries strengthened my belief in the ...
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Tom Walsh: Action-based business education
Detroit Free Press
Hire a chief development officer from Cornell and appoint five new associate deans -- all from UM faculty -- to drive initiatives ranging from fund-raising and alumni relations to a stronger UM presence in India, Africa and other emerging economies. ...
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Riots threaten Britain's image ahead of Olympics
Bangkok Post
European governments warned their citizens visiting Britain to avoid crowds, while South Africa advised its nationals against all non-essential travel to the country, as if Britain had become the world's latest warzone. It is hard to believe that it ...
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Bangkok Post
Xaalada Gaalkacayo iyo Qaraxii Xalay ka dhacay | Gedoonline
By wararka
August 14, 2011 | Filed under: Latest News | Posted by: wararka. Gaalkacyo-(GMN) Waxaa Maanta Mgaalada Gaalkaco ee Xarunta gobbalka Mudug ka soconayo howlgalo aad u balaaran oo ay wadaan ciidamada Amaanka ee Maamulka Puntland kadib ...
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AfriMoney.com | NATO Airstrikes Hit Northwestern Libya
By Pan-African News Wire
Cruise missiles being launched in the Mediterranean against the North African state of Libya. There have been over 40 people killed and many more injured by the U.S. and European military bombings., a photo by Pan-African News Wire File Photos on Flickr. ... 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 … [Read More...] ...
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