Troubling news from Africa Pittsburgh Post Gazette AFRICOM's latest maneuver, undoubtedly part of an effort to prevent Defense Department budget cuts in upcoming cost-trimming exercises, has been the claim of its commander, Gen. Carter F. Ham, that al-Qaida seeks to coordinate its efforts in Africa. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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KENYA: Disasters continue to happen IRINnews.org NAIROBI, 21 September 2011 (IRIN) - To illustrate the lack of disaster preparedness across EastAfrica, a cartoon in a weekly newspaper lists, tongue in cheek, the six chapters of the region's disaster preparedness and management blueprint. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
India faces new epidemic with 60 million people morbidly obese The Australian Despite GDP growth of close to 8 per cent per year, a space programme and superpower aspirations, there are still more people living in absolute poverty in just eight Indian states 410 million - than in all 26 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Rapidly Growing Online Payments and E Money Business Ukash Adds to Recent ... MarketWatch (press release) The Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100 league table ranks Britain's 100 private tech (TMT) companies with the fastest-growing sales over the latest three years. Tech Track 100 is compiled by Fast Track and published in The Sunday Times each ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Brics driving commodity demand Mail & Guardian Online Made up of Brazil, Russia, India and China, the Bric economies now include South Africa under the new acronym Brics. In a twist of fortunes, these emerging economies last week indicated they were willing to come to the aid of heavily indebted European ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
The 10 Lamest White Savior Movies Complex.com Compared to Hollywood's recent output of movies based on heroic caucasians, Machine Gun Preacher's shoot-'em-up angle makes it far more interesting than its racially pandering peers. But, still, it's the latest in an elongated line of movies focused on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
SOURCE: DIAMOND-FUELED VIOLENCE ERUPTS IN CAR Tacy Recent fighting in the Central African Republic (CAR) between rebel groups competing for control over the country's alluvial diamonds have left 30 dead and dozens wounded over the course of a week, reports the AFP, citing an unnamed military official. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Tell Europe What Luxury Cars to Build Wall Street Journal But deciding which of the latest crop eventually make it into showrooms will depend in part on audience reaction at the Frankfurt show, which runs until Sept. 25, and on consumer feedback online. A look at which of the concept cars on display in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Weight Loss Gifts Giveaway Tackles Public's Unbridled Lust For Food Latest Breaking News (press release) (blog) In the last 50 years we have practically undone two million years worth of evolutionary fine tuning that saw us go from a two-legged curiosity on the African savannah to the most successful species to arise in this part of the cosmos. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Schramm named greater Philadelphia Manufacturer of the Year Daily Local News Each rig ranges from $750000 to $2.2 million with over 70 percent of revenues from export sales (in 2010), including major market positions in China, Chile, Brazil, Australia, Russia and South Africa. Schramm has transitioned to become an ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Financial chief leaves Instinet Europe Financial News Corker joined Instinet in March 2008, having spent over 10 years at interdealer broker Tullett Prebon, where he rose to finance director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Corker's departure follows a round of redundancies instigated by Instinet ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Obama might pull out The Hill Obama's historic race to the top in 2008 was animated by huge margins and turnouts among four key groups: African-Americans, Hispanics, Jews and young voters. New polling data and the results of the Brooklyn-Queens Turner-Weprin elections suggest that ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Kenya tourism: where do we go from here? TravelBite.co.uk (blog) Heath Ashcroft, Marketing Director of Acacia Africa reiterated the point, said: "Our bookings haven't suffered as a result of the recent news in Kenya, and there have been no cancellations as yet. While we don't offer stays at that specific resort, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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How Is Civil Society Doing In Libya? - Analysis Eurasia Review Although the influence and support to militant Salafist groups has certainly grown in North Africancountries, it makes sense to believe that more moderate views of political Islam, represented by the Muslim Brotherhood and the Senussi Sufis, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Al Gore and the Alternate Realities of Climate Change TIME He tied the recent rash of devastating disasters — heat waves and floods and storms — to rising carbon emissions and predicted more devastation on a warmer planet in the future. Most of all, he called on his audience of more than 8 million viewers ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Caribbean news briefs eTaiwan News It was just the latest of numerous flare-ups between Jamaican marine patrols and Honduran boats inrecent years. GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) _ Authorities say aggressive Africanized bees have killed a 49-year-old mechanic in Guyana. ... See all stories on this topic » |
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