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BlackBerry outages latest black eye for RIM
USA Today
But the recent service disruptions are only the latest hurdles for the company that once was a leader in the smartphone market but has lost share to Apple and Google. Stock in the once-highflying company has plummeted 65% from a 52-week high of $69.30 ...
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Cholera Outbreak Stares at Africa
TopNews United States
It has been revealed in a recent report that the death toll in Africa due to cholera has risen to 2500, as revealed by the latest figures of the UNICEF. There have been more than 85000 cases of the disease reported so far, and the toll in constantly on ...
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TopNews United States
Packing up home: Mogadishu residents flee warfare
The Associated Press
Still, only aa few areas remain in militant hands, and African Union troops are trying to push the fighters out of the last strongholds. Large columns of Somali troops andAfrican Union troops moving toward those pockets in recent days are an ...
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England's Wayne Rooney problem
ESPN
Yet he limped off against Portugal in 2004, was sent off against the same opponents two years later, was absent for the crucial qualifying defeat to Croatia in 2007 and was anonymous in 2010 in South Africa. Hrvoje Polan/AFP/Getty Images Against ...
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Africa needs $15.5bn to enhance GSM services- WORLD BANK
Vanguard
Besides, the report, the latest of the World Bank, noted that operators and governments in Sub-Saharan Africa are investing heavily in the region's ICT sector, stressing that, about $5bn a year or one percent of Gross Domestic Product is been invested. ...
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Herman Cain's ascent prompts racially charged feuds with black community
Winnipeg Free Press
Cain has also raised the ire of the black community for his recent remarks that African-Americans have been "brainwashed" into voting Democrat. "I think he needs to get off the symbolic crackpot," said Cornell West, a prominent liberal African American ...
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UAE computer sales set to grow 8% a year until 2015
AME Info
According to the analysis, Central Asia and Africa remain the prime destination for computers and IT products resold from the UAE , however, countries like India and Pakistan are beginning to account for a sizable volume of business. ...
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Morocco on the march
BBC Sport
By James Copnall Morocco and Sudan took the last two spots in the 2012Africa Cup of Nations finals - but their last qualifying games, and final expectations, could not be more different. "Now our objective is to play to win the Nations Cup, ...
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BBC Sport
Sir David Hare's plays aren't 'unflinching'. They just reflect the latest Left ...
Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
Or, God forbid, some of the downsides of ANC-run South Africa. They just wouldn't be made. It is not just that theatre is instinctively liberal, which it is, but also that the arts in Britain (starting with the BBC) is tied to the state. ...
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NetQin Mobile Names Geoff Casely Managing Director For EMEA
Daily Markets
The hiring of Mr. Casely and the opening of the center represent NetQin's latestinvestment in fighting mobile threats across the globe. “NetQin offers a truly impressive mobile security and productivity product range, and I look forward to developing ...
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SABB HSBC Emerging Markets Index dips to 51.9 in Q3 2011 in troubled global ...
AME Info
In a continuation of a trend observed over recent EMIs, the latest survey provides further evidence to suggest that persistent policy tightening across the emerging world has contributed to weakening inflation pressures. ...
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Shots, sensations and smashed records
Fifa.com
Alberto Zaccheroni's side are now unbeaten in 17 matches, a run that stretches back 18 months to their 1-0 defeat by the Netherlands at South Africa 2010. Iran also impressed in yesterday's continental qualifiers, putting six unanswered goals past a ...
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Vatican correspondent shares views on church | The Republic
The Republic
LOUIS — 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 National Catholic Reporter, an independent ...
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World less hungry but 'many still at grave risk'
AFP
The report was based on data gathered before the latest famine to strike the Horn of Africa and the authors warn the situation may have worsened. No data was available for Papua New Guinea nor war-ravaged Iraq, Somalia and Afghanistan, where the level ...
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AFP
How FDR Helped Save Jews of the Holy Land
Forward
Erwin Rommel planned to lead a German onslaught on the Jews of NorthAfrica and Palestine. President Roosevelt sent 300 Sherman tanks to the British to help stop the German advance at El Alamein in 1942. By Robert M. Morgenthau and Frank Tuerkheimer ...
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Q&A: Egypt's tensions explained
CNN International
The most recent protests follow the September 30 burning of the Mar Girgis church in Edfu, a city in Aswan governorate in southern Egypt. Sectarian violence in Egypt is nothing new. Maha Azzam, Associate Fellow of the Middle East and North African ...
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EO Wilson in Africa
The Atlantic
But in recent years he has made the rehabilitation of Gorongosa Park his personal mission. Since he assumed joint operational control of the park in 2004, in partnership with the Mozambique government, Carr has spent, by his own estimate, ...
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Nightlife Agenda: Old-school hip-hop and the end of Oktoberfest
Washington Post (blog)
Exploring African music can be a daunting task. There are burgeoning Afrobeat nights (with interest spurred by the “Fela!” revival) and Web sites hawking hip-hop compilations from Senegal or Ghana. But Africa is home to 1 billion people, 54 countries ...
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Soldiers, not soccer, in Somalia's national stadium
Al-Arabiya
In what were once changing rooms, blood oozes down plastic tubes as itslatest residents – Ugandan soldiers – donate supplies ready for battles to drive out diehard Islamist Shabaab insurgents from war-torn Mogadishu. “If my friends need my blood, ...
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Al-Arabiya
Neglect of Yemen crisis risks Somalia repeat – UN aid chief
Raxanreeb Online
They include 100000 displaced by recent fighting in the south, 300000 uprooted by a previous insurgency by Shi'ite rebels in the north, and thousands of refugees from the Horn of Africa, she said. Yemen's latest bout of unrest erupted in January when ...
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Rising food prices and fuel shortage means million of Yemenis go hungry, UN says
Al-Arabiya
A recent WFP assessment indicated that the worst hit in this latest food crisis are children where malnutrition levels are the highest. “Families, especially young children, are at greater risk of malnutrition,” the WFP statement said. ...
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Datatec financial results
MyBroadband
Although Africa still represents a relatively small proportion of Datatec's revenues, there is tremendous scope for future growth with the on-going IT infrastructural developments and increasing broadband penetration. According to the latest report by ...
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MyBroadband
Shares of Acer gain on Sept. sales growth
eTaiwan News
"Otherwise, I prefer to see the gains as just a technical rebound from a recent slump." In the second quarter, the Europe, Middle East and Africa market accounted for 31 percent of Acer's total sales, while the Pan American market took 29 percent. ...
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The Rupp Report: Cotton Prices Not Forgotten
Textile World Magazine
However, some readers have been sending in emails to ask for the latestnews on the cotton front. And what can be better than to be approached by the valued readers and serve their needs? Here is the latest news: In late June, NY July futures rallied ...
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Textile World Magazine
Oromia: Resolution of Oromo Liberation Front National Council 5th Regular Session
Jimma Times
The recent 'Anti Terrorism Law' by the rubber stamp parliament has worsened the condition of Oromo individuals of all walks of life. This law is being used to suppress fundamental human rights including the right to assembly and freedom of expression. ...
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The drama of everyday life
World Socialist Web Site
By David Walsh This is the latest in a series of articles on the recentToronto International Film Festival. [Part 1][Part 2] Two major issues stick out in relation to the 2011 Toronto film festival. First, film writers and directors still find it ...
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World Socialist Web Site
WASDE Report for 10/12/11
Inside Futures
Production is raised 0.2 million tons each for Canada and South Africa, in line with thelatest government estimates. World wheat trade is raised for 2011/12 as higher expected imports for a number of countries and larger exportable supplies in major ...
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Duck! Projectiles still fly as favoured means of protest
National Post (blog)
It was the latest, and possibly most evocative, of objects that have taken flight in recentyears at other high profile personages in a variety of venues. Post columnist Joe O'Connor assesses some recent hits:
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Challenges loom as world population hits 7 billion
Kingsport Times News
But in Burundi, Uganda and the rest of sub-Saharan Africa, the demographic news is mostly sobering as the region staggers under the double burden of the world's highest birthrates and deepest poverty. The regional population of nearly 900 million could ...
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Egypt pull out of hosting London 2012 football qualifiers
Insidethegames.biz
By David Gold October 11 - The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has asked the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to find an alternative host for the London 2012 qualifying tournament for Africa, in the wake of a surge of violence in the country ...
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TB Identified at New York School
Fox News
This latest case comes on the heels of a recent statement from the World Health Organization Tuesday saying that the number of TB cases worldwide had declined for the first time. In 2010, 8.8 million people contracted TB and 1.4 million died, ...
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Innovative Theater Productions Presents The WHITE LIGHT FESTIVAL
Broadway World
The two women share stories and songs composed and sung by Traoré, who is accompanied by a small ensemble on African instruments. Award-winning American theater/opera director Peter Sellars describes a key scene, late in Act IV, when Desdemona sings ...
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Company Results: Renewable Markets Still Unsettled
RenewableEnergyWorld.com
According to the company, Europe and Africa are still expected to contribute about half of its orders, the Americas and Asia-Pacific about 25 percent each. In a recent ad hoc bulletin, Nordex said that while it is still on track to achieve revenue of ...
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The Rumour Mill: Wednesday's football news and gossip
Scotsman
By DAVID GUNN In today's Rumour Mill: The papers react to Scotland'slatest qualifying failure after a night of pain in Spain - and Lithuania; Uefa tell Sion to stop wasting their time; Williamson hits back in row with Obua; plus the rest of the day's ...
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Scotsman
Ransaking Wikileaks: what you see is what you get!
Walta Information Center (blog)
Apparently, the Sudan Tribune too must have been sifting through Wikileaks to gather what neighboring states might be quietly thinking about the head of the only Islamic state in Africa. Subsequently, in an irresponsible editorial decision, ...
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'Diversification'll Insulate Nigeria from Global Economic Woes'
THISDAY Live
By Eromosele Abiodun Following the recent warning by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the global economy is in a dangerous new phase, experts in the Nigerian financial service sector has called on the Federal Government to invest in other ...
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India - Statement by MOS Ms. Preneet Kaur at the UNGA on New Partnership for ...
ISRIA (registration)
India has also contributed actively in efforts to maintain peace and security on theAfrican continent through our six decade long involvement in UN peacekeeping efforts. Our most substantial presence remains in Africa, including in the latest ...
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US stock index futures signal weaker open
Reuters
Extensive delays hit Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India on Monday and the problems spread to Brazil, Chile and Argentina on Tuesday in the latest headache for the Canadian smartphone maker. * US stocks took a breather on Tuesday after the best...
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All The Blog Posts
Huffington Post (blog)
This is the third installment of Scarlett's video journal from her trip to Dadaab, Turkana and Lodwar with Oxfam to shine light on the drought and food crisis that continues to unfold across East Africa. You can view the first two installments here and ...
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Huffington Post (blog)
Ryan Howard shops on crutches
Philadelphia Inquirer
Visit PhillyGossip.com for Dan's latest updates or follow @PhillyGossip on Twitter. Have a tip? Call 215-854-5963, or email grossd@phillynews.com. For recent columns, visit philly.com/DanGross.
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Obama Administration To Terrorist's Family: Sorry For Blowing Up Your Son
Human Events
The New York Times profiled him in 2007, offering an overview of his web work: In recentdays, he has featured “glad tidings” from a North African militant leader whose group killed 31 Algerian troops. He posted a scholarly treatise arguing for violent ...
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Review: “Batwoman” Shows Why Its One Of The Best Comics On Shelves
Complex.com (blog)
What it's about: Even though he was the one who guided the story development on Green Lantern's recent big-budget movie disaster, Geoff Johns has done some amazing things with the character over the past seven years. He dragged Lantern back from the ...
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Neglect of Yemen crisis risks Somalia repeat - UN aid chief
Reuters AlertNet
They include 100000 displaced by recent fighting in the south, 300000 uprooted by a previous insurgency by Shi'ite rebels in the north, and thousands of refugees from the Horn of Africa, she said. Yemen's latest bout of unrest erupted in January when ...
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Iran Plot To Assassinate Saudi Ambassador Foiled By DOJ Sting
Huffington Post
The last assassination on US soil was also in the Washington area, in the suburb of Bethesda, Md. On July 22, 1980, the former press attache for the Iranian Embassy, Ali Akbar Tabatabai, was shot dead at his home by an African-American convert to Islam ...
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Interview: Touch technology brings industrial benefits - Zytronic
ElectronicsWeekly.com
Designers (and users) of touchscreens increasingly demand the same levels of touch responsiveness and functionality on a cash dispenser or a vending machine as on thelatest tablet computer. With this level of user experience now expected even in ...
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Doha Bank CEO: Indian pharma industry to gain from the proposed GCC-India free ...
AME Info
He also extended the discussion to the investment trends in India on account of measures announced in the union udget, latest banking regulations and the Indian textile industry. Mr. Seetharaman extended the discussions to the recent budget ...
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Harry Belafonte: Herman Cain 'A Bad Apple' And 'False' Negro (VIDEO)
Huffington Post
And Herman Cain is just the latest incarnation of what is totally false to the needs of our community and the needs of our nation. I think he's a bad apple and people should look at his whole card, he's not what he says he is. ...
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Contemplating the Hendrix empire
The Barrie Examiner
The 69-year-old native of South Africa has been involved in rediscovering and revitalizing much of Hendrix's catalogue of unreleased studio compositions and live performances, in partnership with the estate of Hendrix, and Janie Hendrix, Jimi's adopted ...
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Authorities Concerned Over Baby Gorilla Trafficking
Middle East North Africa Financial Network
The most recent rescue of a poached infant gorilla took place on Thursday, October 6, when a team of park rangers went undercover posing as potential buyers. The sting operation was executed in the town of Kirumba in Lubero territory near the western ...
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Firms, advocates use fuzzy math in jobs claims
The News Journal
Behind her, silver trucks and cars glide by, an African American family shares a meal, people pour out of a rush-hour train. Then a crowd appears before giant letters that read: "9.2 million JOBS." But many economists say that the API has exaggerated ...
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