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Growing support for Play Your Part
South Africa.info
The International Marketing Council of South Africa (IMC) introduced its latest campaign, Play Your Part, to representatives of government departments, business and NGOs at a recent breakfast meeting in Sandhurst, Johannesburg. ...
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EMERGING MARKETS-Stocks in 3 pct rout; bonds gain
Reuters
South African markets fell one percent, supported by shares in gold miners which are benefiting from gold's surge to fresh record highs . Lomax said markets may be exaggerating the importance of the Philly Fed indicator, given recent US data has been ...
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Tagged Norfolk cuckoos reach Africa
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
The British Trust for Ornithology has tagged the cuckoos with tiny 5g back-pack-like devices and has been following their progress as they head from breeding grounds in Norfolk to areas in Africa. According to the latest data from the tags, ...
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Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
US-origin HEU returned from South Africa
World Nuclear News
A shipment of highly-enriched uranium (HEU) from South Africa's Safari 1 research reactor has been returned to the USA. It is the latest milestone in the reactor's conversion to using low-enriched uranium (LEU) fuel. The reactor - operated by South...
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World Nuclear News
S.Africa's ANC charges youth leader for sowing divisions
AFP
Malema is also under increasing fire over his private wealth, with accusations of stashing kickbacks for oiling tender deals in a trust fund splashed over newspapers inrecent weeks. A company with ties to the outspoken leader is to be probed over ...
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AFP
Liberia's Sirleaf urges end to poll violence
AFP
"Violence against, and intimidation of, political actors and individuals undermine and destroy democracy," said the 72-year-old who is seeking a second term in office in the west African nation, where she was elected in 2005 after two successive civil ...
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AFP
Op-Ed: Why Africa is a basketcase
DigitalJournal.com
Let's not mention the recent Arab Spring and the seemingly eternal conflict between the Palestinians and the Zionists; these are political problems, and although they relate to North Africa they not part of what might be called the African problem. ...
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DigitalJournal.com
NEW SA RECORD: 1941km on one tankful!
Independent Online
A recent epic South African road trip by Australian fuel-efficiency experts John and Helen Taylor (4431km in a Toyota Prius on less than 140 litres of petrol) seems to have set a new fashion. The latest to step up for the long road were veteran ...
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Independent Online
UN mobilize global resources for Horn of Africa
Coastweek
There were already over 370000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Mogadishu before the latestinflux. Mogadishu is one of five areas of southern Somalia which the UN has declared to be struck by famine. Conway also appealed to China to spearheaded ...
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Black Matt has insomnia: 3000 words about random Brazil stuff
World Cup Blog (blog)
While the original schedule announced a match against Egypt for the 6 th , the Egyptian Federation came out saying that the friendly would interfere with their preparations for the African Cup of Nations. The CBF promptly rescheduled with Ghana, ...
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World Mosquito Day – 114 years and counting in the battle against malaria
The Guardian (blog)
There was a 20% decline in malaria-related deaths between 2000 and 2009, while 11 Africancountries experienced a drop of at least 50% in malaria burden over the same time period. In 2010, the lives of over 485 children were saved every day thanks to ...
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Africa: Fighting Illicit Capital Flight
AllAfrica.com
The latest estimates published by UNCTAD suggest that capital flight from Sub-Saharan Africa is fast approaching half a trillion dollars, more than twice the size of its aggregate external liabilities'. Indeed as noted earlier, Global Financial ...
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Op-Ed: US agency helping Chinese censors stifle the Jasmine Revolution
DigitalJournal.com
The latest crisis at the agency, which manages US government-funded overseas broadcasts, involves appeasing a dictatorial regime in Africa, censoring Voice of America (VOA) news, and dismissing a journalist who revealed the scandal. ...
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DigitalJournal.com
Shares to buy, hold and sell
Interactive Investor
It struggled through the recession pretty well and even kept dividends rising when profits dipped in 2010. The latest trading statement at the beginning of July was encouraging. It currently has more than £760 million of work in its order book and £35...
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Interactive Investor
No US Trip for Students From Gaza, Hamas Says
New York Times
The move by Hamas was the latest in a series of recent decisions to restrict individuals and groups with foreign connections. Last week, the State Department threatened to briefly stop financing programs in Gaza if Hamas insisted on auditing the ...
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Eritrea's Publicity Stunts aren't overtures for peace
Walta Information Center (blog)
He said the African Union would remain committed and engaged to ensure the recent agreements on maintaining stability and security along the common border zone would be kept. Dr. Ping, who reminded the people of South Sudan that they must be the main ...
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Around Annapolis: Local author gives readers a taste of Annapolis
Annapolis Capital
The letters were addressed to a Miss Anna Paton, presumed to be the woman in the pictures, whom officials guessed was a well-traveled member of high society, based on where the letters had been sent: England, Spain, South Africa, Australia, ...
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Annapolis Capital
Federal Health Officials Push 'Strength Through Affirmation' of Black Gay Men
ColorLines magazine
The findings—which also confirmed the US continues to log 50000 new cases a year overall, roughly half of which are among African Americans—prompted many to ask the perennial question: Why is this happening and what can be done about it? ...
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ColorLines magazine
7 Billion People By October: How Are We Going to Feed Ourselves?
AlterNet
Sign up to stay up to date on the latest Environment headlines via email. Come October, Atlas won't be shrugging, he'll be groaning as global population passes the 7 billion mark. Until very recently, demographers predicted that these numbers would ...
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Britons Flocking to Rwanda
Just the Flight
Africa has become a far safer destination to visit in recent years, and for this reason has seen increased tourist numbers and costs. Rwanda remains one of the cheapest countries, with Kigali offering the perfect destination for visitors to fly into. ...
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Fresh hope of direct flights from Cardiff to New York
WalesOnline
As well as Delta it is looking to secure routes with carriers into Germany and the Middle East – with a target of accessing hub airports for connecting flights across Asia, Africa and Australasia. It has also held preliminary discussions with Indian ...
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Beware 'the mad cry of the mob'
Allentown Morning Call
Eventually, the 15th and 19th amendments granted the right to vote to African-Americans and women, respectively. During the Progressive Era of the early 20th century, direct primaries, initiative and recall were enacted to free government from ...
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'Harambee' on World Humanitarian Day
Reuters AlertNet (blog)
In Nairobi, where I have been deployed on short notice to support Concern's emergency response in the Horn of Africa, I see evidence of people helping people every day. And though international staff like myself are called on to contribute to the ...
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8 dead as Taliban attack British Council in Kabul
PakTribune.com
Britain confirmed that none of its citizens were killed or injured in the attack and reported that three people - two female English teachers from Britain and South Africa plus their British security guard - were forced to hide in a safe room for hours ...
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Rescue mission planned by UN for 600000 trapped in Tripoli
Scotsman
A spokeswoman for the UN, Jemini Pandya, said an operation to evacuate thousands of Egyptians and other foreigners trapped in Tripoli by the latest fighting would begin within days. "We are looking at all options available, but it will probably have to ...
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Pinotage still the wine to die for
Sowetan
Explaining the style to Wines of South Africa (Wosa), Fourie says the aromatics that give roasted coffee beans their aroma are also found in wine and are in fact a result of alcoholic fermentation in contact with toasted oak. "The interesting fact is ...
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Sowetan
Lawyer/humorist Wajahat Ali tackles the serious topic of 'Islamophobia'
San Jose Mercury News
Just go talk to these people. They fast during Ramadan and listen to Jay-Z's latest album. They eat their mom's dal but then they also eat pho. Their best friend is African-American or Vietnamese-American, and they'll invite them over for Eid. ...
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Blame the Weather on Peru
New West
The authors of a 13-year-old study from which that hypothesis arose also participated in the new work: Anusuya Chinsamy of South Africa, and Tom Rich and Patricia Vickers-Rich in Australia. The paper was published Aug. 3 in the peer-reviewed journal...
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New West
Surviving the virus: AIDS patients navigate care, stigma, as epidemic hits 30 ...
GazetteNET
The greatest concentration is in Sub-Saharan Africa, where 22 million people are infected. "It is a disease that tracks with poverty and misery around the world," Swiggard said. "Entire generations are disappearing from some countries," he said, ...
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GazetteNET
As He Turns 75, Thoughts on the Legacy of Robert Redford
Huffington Post (blog)
(Witness 1974's The Great Gatsby or even 1985's Out Of Africa, where he's forced to play a Brit -- sans accent -- opposite the chameleon-like Meryl Streep, whose delivery perfectly captures her character's Danish roots.) His striking "all-American" ...
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Liberia: As Campaign Intensifies - Chaos Imminent
AllAfrica.com
The latest victim of the growing wave of attacks is the ruling Unity Party's (UP) Deputy Campaign Manager, Lenn Eugene Nagbe, who reported Wednesday of this week of an alleged arson attack on his Whein Town Community Residence by unknown assailants. ...
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Brotherhood in Resistance
Russia & India Report
Lukashenko conceded as much, saying “recent events in the world, including the Arab arc and North Africa, beg for new areas of work.” The leaders also took an unprecedented step on Friday to turn the CSTO, a largely symbolic political organization, ...
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Russia & India Report
Overview on the results of Turkish
www.worldbulletin.net
"As the Obama administration seeks to partner with the democratization movements in the Middle East and North Africa, the United States will increasingly benefit from a constructive Turkish foreign policy in the region. In 2009, President Obama spoke ...
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On Yards And Turf Wars
Out Of The Storm News
He's since retired to Africa and in his mind, Shaw – the neighborhood where I live – is still a crack-war Baghdad where people eat dinner lying down for fear of stray assault rifle fire, and the gutters run with blood. I mail my rent to a post office ...
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Out Of The Storm News
The next austerity fire
China.org.cn
By Earl Bousquet When celebrated African American writer James Baldwin wrote his epic piece "The Fire Next Time" in 1963, he was pummeled for suggesting that race relations in America will continue to be violent as long as society remained racially ...
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China.org.cn
NASA: Boldly Going Toward Irrelevancy
Big Government
Send my money to Subsaharan Africa if it will mean the Space Monsters won't eat me. " Watching from afar, extraterrestrial beings might view changes in Earth's atmosphere as symptomatic of a civilisation growing out of control – and take drastic action ...
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Mielke: Cheese prices crash, but bounce back predicted
Capital Press (subscription)
The CWT program accepted six requests this week for export assistance from Darigold and Dairy Farmers of America to sell a total of 2.9 million pounds of cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese to customers in Asia and North Africa. ...
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CFAO CICA showcases Great Wall's range of vehicles
Nigeria Daily Independent
It explained that its products are mainly exported to Russia, Australia, South Africa, Chile, Italy, Iraq, Syria and other countries and regions. In mid May 2011, Great Wall Motors exported 1000 taxies to Algeria, creating a record of mass purchase of ...
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Blythe 1-GW CSP shifts to PV, finds panels more economical
EcoSeed (blog)
Solar Trust has total of 2250 MW of sites in advanced stages of development in the United States, which could now be a mix of both solar thermal and PV based on the company's recent business choices. Blythe is the latest solar projects in a string of ...
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EcoSeed (blog)
WaPo Gets its Pinocchio on for Dishonest 'Warming' Attack on Perry
Big Government
Glow-bull "warming" is merely their latest vehicle for scaring the public into docility and looting the wealth of corporations and citizens alike. And further back, everyone knew that the world was flat. I wish Romney would go back to running the ...
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TIFF 2011: Trailer For South African Crime Drama MAN ON GROUND
Twitch
The first trailer for Omotoso's latest has arrived online and while I wish they'd avoided the 'three sides to the truth' line - which I just can't accept with a straight face thanks to the record by Extreme - the actual footage and performances look ...
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Twitch
Rulers of reggae have global message
Montreal Gazette
Since they started, Third World have released 23 records; their latest, Patriots, came out in Aug.2010 and can be downloaded off the band's website. "Our music is there to give an insight into what is taking place in the world and how it affects our ...
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