AFRICA News, Aug 31, 2011

U.S. Probes Oracle Dealings Wall Street Journal Oracle is the latest company to be tripped up by a US probe into bribery allegations inAfrica, where it is trying to expand its presence. It sells a wide-range of computer technology, data management and applications software for businesses and ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

Growth in South Africa? Go North… Knowledge@Wharton But is South Africa at risk of losing ground in SSA's “economic renaissance” to China and the other growth-hungry BRIC markets of Brazil, Russia and India? That question was posed in a recent analyst note from Deutsche Bank. While SouthAfrica is “in ... See all stories on this topic » Knowledge@Wharton

Kenya gets grip on rates but faces confidence crisis CTV.ca The benchmark NSE 20 index was the second-best performer in Africa in 2010 but hit a 20-month low last week. The central bank has won some sympathy in the markets for its argument that ramping up benchmark interest rates to fight inflation would be ... See all stories on this topic »

Africa: Fear And Loathing in South Africa - the Malema Phenomenon AllAfrica.com NATO is overthrowing Gaddafi in the latest of the ebbs and flows of the Arab Spring; the indignant of Spain and Greece are rising up against austerity programmes; and global dominance is seeping away from a debt-ridden US. The world is changing. ... See all stories on this topic »

Al Qaeda Ties Seen for Nigeria Group Wall Street Journal That marked roughly the beginning of a string of attacks this summer attributed to the group here in Africa's most populous country, an important oil exporter. Nigeria's latestattack, a suicide bombing Friday at the UN compound in the capital, Abuja, ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

Ministers, NAACP Say Police Shootings, Violence Plague African-American Community 10TV A group of ministers and the Columbus chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People said on Tuesday that the recent police-involved shootings and other violence plagued the African-American community more than any other. ... See all stories on this topic »

Behind Liberty Properties profitable portfolio Moneyweb.co.za ALEC HOGG: Are you doing any of those developments in conjunction with Shoprite because Whitey Basson was telling us, again in a recent interview, how Africa is still very appealing to him, particularly now that other people are doing the development ... See all stories on this topic »

Africa: China/Africa - Development Lessons, 1 AllAfrica.com China-DAC Study Group While the rising economic involvement of China in Africa has drawn wide attention in recent years, there has been significantly less attention to the impact of the Chinese model in thinking about development strategies in Africa. ... See all stories on this topic »

Nearly 800 pieces of ivory seized in Hong Kong WWF International “This latest Hong Kong seizure further underscores Malaysia's role as an intermediary country in the illicit flow of African ivory to Asia,” said Milliken. “It's time for Malaysia to get tough on international ivory smugglers, who are tarnishing the ... See all stories on this topic »

Ecommerce news: Amazon launches South Africa-based customer service centre Hostway When we offer customer services let's make it from people who are nice, we found that in South Africa." In addition, Mr Onetto suggested that the recent announcement could signal an increase in activity in South Africa after halting shipments to the ... See all stories on this topic » Hostway

Local Musician Adam Klein on Malian Artist Vieux Farka Touré Flagpole Magazine One of the latest and most significant rising stars of Malian music, Vieux has performed before one billion people along with Alicia Keys, Black Eyed Peas, and fellow Malians Tinariwen at the 2010 World Cup, leapt from the shadows of his late father, ... See all stories on this topic » Flagpole Magazine

Obama's approval rating remains at a record low Los Angeles Times Since then, the president's approval rating has steadily evaporated to where in the group's latest computations, only African Americans, Democrats and liberals continue to give Obama majority support. At 83%, Obama continues to receive broad support ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

September start for domestic cricket Independent Online “I am sure we all look forward to the next group of players following the same path with the recent results of South Africa A, the Emerging Squad and South Africa under-19 being highly encouraging.” – Sapa. See all stories on this topic » Independent Online

ANTON HARBER: Zulu papers escape trend of falling circulation Business Day It may also explain the recent shake-up in management and editorial positions in that company. Most of the newspapers said nothing about their latest circulation figures. Usually, they find some way of using the figures to their advantage, ... See all stories on this topic »

Information Fact Sheet 4-traders (press release) Golden Rim Resources Ltd (ASX: GMR, Golden Rim) today announced its latest Information Fact Sheet (attached). The Information Fact Sheet will initially be distributed at the Africa Down Under Conference which begins today in Perth, Western Australia. ... See all stories on this topic »

Black women avoid exercise to maintain hair The Voice AN AFRICAN American doctor has urged women who forgo exercising in order to protect their hairstyles, to focus more on their health instead. At a recent hair show in Atlanta, Dr Regina M. Benjamin explained that women, in particular black women, ... See all stories on this topic » The Voice

James Bond 23 Titled 'Carte Blanche'? Plot Details Revealed? Screen Rant A recent article from Blic Online has revealed that Serbian cellist Jelena Mihailovic was approached by Mendes and his fellow Bond producers to work on the opening theme for 007′s latest venture. However, the juiciest piece of information revealed in ... See all stories on this topic » Screen Rant

Local News from All Over Earth Island Journal When the Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell decided to start exploring for natural gas in South Africa's semi-desert wilderness called the Karoo, company officials bought ads in several prominent newspapers to boast how safe the practice of hydraulic ... See all stories on this topic » Earth Island Journal

Kenya to float tender for pipeline in December Reuters Africa We can not go forward, we need to replace this pipeline by December 14 at the latest," said Nyoike. East Africa's biggest economy has faced constant fuel shortages in therecent past primarily due to inefficiencies of the refinery, almost crippling the ... See all stories on this topic » Reuters Africa

Nightwatchman's still keeping a close eye on Gov. Walker Madison.com This latest effort incorporates everything from hypnotic African spirituals (“Facing Mount Kenya”) to blasts of riff-rock guitar shredding that wouldn't have sounded out of place in his other band, Rage Against the Machine. “This was a record where I ... See all stories on this topic »

Australia condemns 'irresponsible' Wikileaks cable leak BBC News In a statement on its website, Wikleaks said its latest release contained 133887 cables sent from US embassies around the world to the state department - more than half its whole cache. "For the first time, the diplomatic cables are available from ... See all stories on this topic »

Eid-ul-Fitr celebrated with great religious zeal, fervor Associated Press of Pakistan WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (APP): Pakistan is ranked as one of top countries that registered high growth rates in broadband Internet penetration among their populace, the latest worldwide data report for Q1 2010 to Q1 2011 says. Serbia leads all countries ... See all stories on this topic »

Calling The Marc Cape Business News ... a respected club rugby team that won the English premier division this year (with the help of a few South African players). Despite Saracens recent successes (it was runner up in the premier division last year) Remgro's latest results to end March ... See all stories on this topic »

Pan African Shopfitters Business Excellence Magazine That may seem a paradoxical claim, but when it is considered that Pan African's customers include world leading companies like British Home Stores and Clarks, whose designers are onto the latestmarketing devices a season before the trade ever hears of ... See all stories on this topic »

Zinnovation Spruces Mobile Banking Technology Bulawayo24 Interact is a result of Zinnovation's partnership with Absolute systems in South Africa, one of the largest financial solutions company in South Africa, who are already dominating the southern space with the very same technology. In the near future, ... See all stories on this topic » Bulawayo24

Pressure Grows on Hillary to Challenge Sinking Obama NewsMax.com His poll figures among Latinos have fallen from 85 percent approval in 2009 to 49 percent now. His figures among African Americans remain in the 80s, but only this month Rep. Maxine Waters urged supporters to “unleash” her and other Congressional Black ... See all stories on this topic »

Too Much of a Good Thing The Vienna Review In 1970 he moved to South Africa where he worked as a press photographer for Daily Mail and the Sunday Times in Johannesburg. His essays documenting the apartheid system of that time became classics of photo-journalism as well as camera art. ... See all stories on this topic »

New tournament for PSL NewsDay The latest sponsorship comes at a time when the majority of local clubs continue to struggle with viability challenges due operational costs. Local football fans have in recent years been starved of local cup competitions as the economic situation in ... See all stories on this topic »

Print is dead…or not BusinessLIVE With the recent closure of two prominent UK magazine titles, one would be inclined to agree with the doomsayers: print is where words go to die. She, the 65th most purchased magazine in the UK, has closed. Cosmopolitan Bride has also been shut down. ... See all stories on this topic »

Microsoft Donates $8M Software Grant to Thurgood Marshall College Fund ... MarketWatch (press release) This most recent partnership resulted in an $8 million software grant from the Redmond, WA-based company to help support TMCF-member schools. Over the past seven years, Microsoft has provided TMCF-member schools with $21 million in software. ... See all stories on this topic »

More SA government websites running Joomla! Media Update “Joomla! has built up a dedicated following across the world and in South Africa because it is so effective and easy to use,” says Walter Penfold, managing director of Prefix Technologies, whose pMailer product was a sponsor of the recent Joomla! ... See all stories on this topic »

More uncertainty for Forties forecasting Commodities Now Online But as Forties almost always sets the price of Dated Brent, itself the basis of crude prices throughout Europe and West Africa, the change is significant. Forties is one of the main constituents of "paper" Brent, the over-the-counter market that ... See all stories on this topic »

Suicide bombing: It's time to renegotiate Nigeria - Eminent Nigerians, groups ... Nigerian Tribune It said that the spate of bombings in the country, especially the latest suicide attacks on the police and the United Nations headquarters as well as the untold casualties so far recorded was compelling enough to necessitate an urgent process of ... See all stories on this topic »

Fall preview 2011: international books Quill & Quire (blog) Known for his stories in Jesus' Son and the National Book Award–winning novel Tree of Smoke, hislatest work tells the story of Robert Grainer, a forlorn labourer in the 20th-century American West, struggling to cope with the loss of his family. ... See all stories on this topic »

Shop til you drop ArabianBusiness.com The survey also showed how the regional outlook was improving on all five points, and that the Middle East's aggregate score of 83.4 was substantially higher than that of Asia/Pacific (61.5) and Africa (73.8). See all stories on this topic » ArabianBusiness.com

UPI NewsTrack TopNews UPI.com "Livelihoods and local economies depend on swift relief and assistance in the event of a natural disaster," Price said, "and the millions of Americans affected by Irene and other recent events can't afford to wait around while Republicans pick another ... See all stories on this topic »

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Great white shark suspected in fatal hit on South African surfer; latest ... Great white shark suspected in fatal hit on South African surfer; latest in spate of ... bit his leg and groin off Lookout Beach, South Africa's News 24 reported. ... A wave of recent shark attacks have occurred in waters that are generally jaws-free. ... articles.nydailynews.com/.../29939677_1_shark-attack-andy-d...

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ASIA News, Aug 31, 2011

Asia's big guns begin quest to qualify for 2014 Fox News ''Japan did very well at the (2010) World Cup and we won the Asian Cup so teams are very motivated when they play us,'' said Zaccheroni. ''There are a lot of expectations of us but we have to show character, good balance and show no fear . ... See all stories on this topic »

EMERGING MARKETS-Stocks up 0.5 pct; focus on c.banks Reuters Africa Trade was thinned by a Muslim holiday in parts of Asia and the Middle East while investors are reluctant to make big bets before US jobs and manufacturing data due later this week. "People are a bit more optimistic after we got through last week's ... See all stories on this topic »

Think-tank cites PH commitment to upgrade its territorial defense Manila Bulletin By ROY C. MABASA MANILA, Philippines — A United States (US)-based think-tank Wednesday said that US officials can learn two important lessons from the enthusiasm generated by the recentintroduction of the Philippine Navy's newest flagship, ... See all stories on this topic »

Team ready for Japan New Straits Times By Ajitpal Singh THE national Olympic squad are in confident mood ahead of this month's Asianthird round Group C qualifier against Japan after a recent successful training-cum-playing stint in Slovakia. The team, who were based on Vion, ... See all stories on this topic »

Leading the change Hindustan Times “What started as a small institute has today blossomed into one of the leading management schools in South Asia and the Asia-Pacific region. And this has happened not only because we have been getting the cream of the students through the Common ... See all stories on this topic » Hindustan Times

Immensely fulfilling Philippine Star The 7th Annual C! Awards, which was held at One Esplanade within the SM Mall of Asia complex last August 15 was another major event that brought the players of the local auto industry together. Kevin C. Limjoco, C! Magazine founding editor and ... See all stories on this topic »

Aerospace & Defense Stock Overview - Aug. 2011 Zacks.com In 2010, the total global defense expenditure of $1.6 trillion grew 1.3% from 2009 levels in real terms. The majority of this growth came from the US Defense spending, which was $698 billion in 2010, accounting for roughly 43% of the global total. ... See all stories on this topic »

TSX May Struggle To Extend Gains; Scotiabank Net Up - Canadian Commentary RTT News TO) reported improved third quarter net income of C$1.285 billion or C$1.11 per share, compared toC$1.06 billion or C$0.98 in the same period a year ago. Cash earnings per share for the latestquarter amounted to C$1.14, higher than C$0.99 in the ... See all stories on this topic »

Nifty kisses 5000 level; Idea Cellular at 52-week high India Infoline.com The market surged to 1-1/2-week high in early trade as Asian stocks rose. The market regained strength after trimming initial gains to hit fresh intraday low in morning trade. The market surged in mid-morning trade after the latest data showed that the ... See all stories on this topic »

CBCP to World Youth Day 'TNTs': Go home Inquirer.net An official of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Tuesday appealed to Filipino delegates who attended the recent World Youth Day in Madrid, Spain, and who are still in Europe to make sure they return home and not turn into ... See all stories on this topic » Inquirer.net

ADP : Aéroports de Paris - 2011 Half year Results 4-traders (press release) "Since H2 2010, Aéroports de Paris group has experienced a sustained growth in traffic again. Excluding the impact of Icelandic volcano, the traffic increased by 3.7% in H1 2011. In July, the rise is even stronger (+4.6%), confirming the general ... See all stories on this topic »

Global Markets Overview 08/31/2011 International Business Times The blue-chip Dow dropped as much as 110 points early in the day following a dismal reading on consumer confidence, but turned positive after the minutes of the latest Fed meeting were released. The Dow gained as much as 91 points before paring gains ... See all stories on this topic » International Business Times

An Emerging Threat: Al-Qaeda In The Sinai Peninsula – Analysis Eurasia Review The Sinai Peninsula borders both Israel and Gaza, bridging Africa and Asia. The region was previously under Israeli control following the Six Day War of 1967, but was returned to Egypt as part of the 1978 Camp David accords. The Sinai is divided into ... See all stories on this topic » Eurasia Review

Coastal Bend recreational, youth sports calendar: 08.30.11 Corpus Christi Caller Times 50+ Tai Chi (Taijiquan) and Qigong beginner classes at 9:45 am Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Academy of Asian Martial Arts (Sunrise Mall). Advanced classes begin at 11 am Tuesdays and Thursdays. Taiji is a low impact aerobic exercise that improves ... See all stories on this topic »

L'Oreal releases H1 figures overshadowed by slower Q2 growth CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com However, the company's weakness lay in the European markets, which have failed to sparkle inrecent quarters. In particular the second quarter showed a big drop in Eastern European sales, with Ukraine and Russian markets being the worst performers. ... See all stories on this topic »

New CCI Buy Signals - AWK, AWR, AXP, AYI, AZZ Retirement Planning The Company manufactures or procures lighti ng products primarily in North America, Europe, andAsia. These products and related services are marketed under numerous brand names. As of August 31, 2010, the Company manufactured products in 14 plants in ... See all stories on this topic »

San Diego: City of Innovation? SignOnSanDiego.com Recent examples include paperless pay stubs and fog-free construction goggles. “It takes human capital to offer and manage ideas to implementation,” he said. DPR was featured in the 2006 book, “Mavericks at Work” by William C. Taylor and Polly LaBarre, ... See all stories on this topic »

Approved FDI triples in the second quarter BusinessWorld Online “The second quarter increase is beyond expectations although capital inflows have been growing by leaps and bounds for several months,” said University of Asia and the Pacific economist Cid L. Terosa in an email. He said the increase in approved FDI ... See all stories on this topic »

Coalition Pursues Tax Breaks for Biotechs that Repatriate Revenue or Invest in R&D Genetic Engineering News The size of Asian and other overseas markets also beckons US companies. With far-flung global operations, big biotech and big pharma companies are expected to embrace the repatriation holiday, while US startups are likely to flock to the doubled ... See all stories on this topic » Genetic Engineering News

OCD: REAL VOICES – REAL PEOPLE Plays Ann Sather Restaurant 10/11 Broadway World Originally from Kansas City, MO, Craig C. Thompson graduated from Boston University in 1998 and has been living and performing in Chicago ever sincE. Craig is a former member of Infamous Commonwealth Theatre and has been seen in their previous ... See all stories on this topic »

The Half Decent Football Magazine When Saturday Comes Asia calls off its threatened boycott of the 2002 World Cup. The team that finishes third in the Asianqualifying competition will now play off with a European team for one place in the finals. So two years hence Craig Brown, or whoever is England ... See all stories on this topic »

Sports Briefly Fiji Times KUALA LUMPUR - Ousted Asian football chief Mohamed bin Hammam on Monday accused FIFA of threatening Caribbean football officials to force them to admit he offered bribes - claims that led to his life ban. Bin Hammam was slapped with the ban last month ... See all stories on this topic »

Bud Norris' Language Barrier Seattle Weekly This despite the mayor's approval of a liquor license for a new Asian eatery—one just a block away from Calle's intended location. What's more, in the past year Norris has come out against Mount Vernon's use of the Spanish language for any city ... See all stories on this topic »

Survey Methodology Pew Research Center for the People and the Press (blog) Muslims on the Experian list are somewhat better educated, more likely to be homeowners, more likely to be foreign born and of South Asian descent and much less likely to be African American or to have converted to Islam compared with Muslim Americans ... See all stories on this topic »

ReportsnReports - Carbon Fiber Market Research, E-Waste Management Market & Q3 ... MarketWatch (press release) The global carbon fiber market is expected to grow from $1701.9 million in 2010 to $2515.4 million by 2016 at a CAGR of 5.9%. Asia-Pacific accounted for the highest share in the carbon fiber market and is expected to reach $938.9 million in 2016 at a ... See all stories on this topic »

Cheat Sheet: Tuesday Morning Round Up Big Government It's quite simple only union jobs are viable while all private sector jobs will be outsourced to an Asiancountry. Obama is also trying to get an amendment to the constitution providing a teleprompter at all future presidential inaugurations. No way. ... See all stories on this topic »

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