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Oct 15, 2011

AFRICA News, Oct 15, 2011


100K -Year-Old Art Studio in South African Cave May be World's Earliest
International Business Times
The findings were unearthed in 2008 but were described in the recent issue of the journal Science. Henshilwood, who is of the University of Bergen, Norway, said thelatest find shows the evolution of complex human mental cognition. ...
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International Business Times
Obama sends military advisers to central Africa
Reuters
While the US military has maintained a large base in Djibouti since 2003, the latestmission marks an expanded role in conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa by putting US troops in the field to support local forces in direct combat with insurgents. ...
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Reuters
Somalia has best chance for peace in years: UN envoy
Xinhua
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Somalis currently have a rare opportunity to advance peace in the Horn of Africa country and establish a fully functioning government, the UN envoy toSomalia said here on Friday. The peace process has taken a ...
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The latest thing in bling
Independent Online
While the majority of the 300 tonnes produced each year Ñ mostly in South Africa,Russia and North America - is used by the car industry, you'll also find it in components for mobile phones, flat-screen TVs and computers. But in the past few years it's ...
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Independent Online
Lean on Me: Trust and Friendship Around the World
New York Times (blog)
That is one of the takeaways from a recent report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which in part looked at social relationships and trust around the developed world. Here is a chart showing the share of a country's ...
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New York Times (blog)
10/17: Paul Simon bringing 'So Beautiful' to Phoenix
AZ Central.com
by Ed Masley - Oct. 14, 2011 02:05 PM He just turned 70, but Paul Simon is looking surprisingly relevant as he brings his latest tour to Comerica Theatre on Monday night. Forty-five years after topping the Hot 100 with Simon & Garfunkel's melancholy ...
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Ethiopia set to introduce vaccine against pneumonia
Africa Science News Service
NicaraguaKenyaGuyanaSierra LeoneYemenHondurasDemocratic Republic of the Congo,MaliCentral African RepublicGambiaBeninCameroonRwanda, and Burundi are the countries that introduced the pneumococcal vaccine in recent months with ...
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Office demand still taking a siesta
ITInews
For now, no improvement in the demand for office space is detectable, this according to the latest issue of Rode's Report on the State of the South African Property Market, sponsored by FNB. Explains Erwin Rode, property economist and publisher of the ...
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ITInews
Burundi, Chad, DR Congo, Eritrea alarmingly hungry – Report
Ghana Business News
The latest report to be released on the state of the world's hunger, the 2011 Global Hunger Index report, has described four countries in sub-Saharan Africa as experiencing extremely alarming levels of hunger. Themed “The challenge of hunger: taming ...
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Somali lawmaker wounded in Mogadishu bomb blast
AFP
The Shebab however said they have shifted to guerrilla tactics, and recent attacks have demonstrated they are still able to wreak havoc deep inside the city. The Horn ofAfrican country has lacked a central authority since plunging into a deadly civil ...
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AFP
'Saudi scenario diversion from US woes'
Press TV
... Middle East and North Africa following the recent popular uprisings. The senior lawmaker dismissed Washington's latest anti-Iran claims, reiterating that advocating acts of terror run counter to the principles and values of the Islamic Revolution. ...
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Press TV
Colin Bird sets a rare example at Galileo Resources
Stockopedia
In September he brought his latest project to the Alternative Investment Market in the form of Galileo Resources (LON:GLR), a rare earths business boasting 3 million tons of potentially exploitable stockpiles in South Africa. ...
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Stockopedia
Spanish protests resume amid poverty concern
Oman Daily Observer
Demonstrations have been called in 60 Spanish cities and more than 80 other countries, ranging fromMexico and the United States to South Africa and China. Protests taking place in Germany, echoing the “Occupy Wall Street” movement in the United States ...
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Shots - Health Blog : NPR
NPR
The latest edition of the federal government's annual reviews of private Medicare health plans came out Wednesday, just in time to help seniors choose plans during this year's open enrollment period that starts Saturday and runs through Dec. 7. ...
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Hague accused of dodging questions on UK arms exports
Ekklesia
By staff writers Foreign Secretary William Hague has been accused of failing to respond adequately to criticism of arms sales to repressive regimes in the Middle East and north Africa. The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has pointed out that new ...
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PMIs will indicate likelihood of a double-dip recession
Supply Management
Having stressed the importance of PMIs in a speech to purchasers attending Smart Procurement World (11-13 October) in South Africa, André Coetzee told SM: “The Kagiso PMI precedes the actual manufacturing production numbers in South Africa by six weeks ...
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The making of a global group
Malaysia Star
In recent months, the market had been abuzz with rumours that Felda would soon return to the IPO route after the successful listing of its sugar producer, MSM MalaysiaHoldings Bhd, in June this year. Market observers are generally excited about the ...
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Malaysia Star
Do the Republicans Have a Jobs Plan?
Forbes
I've chased South Africa's first black billionaire through a Cape Town shopping mall while admirers flocked around him, climbed inside the hidden chamber in the home of an antiquarian arms and armor dealer atop San Francisco's Telegraph Hill, ...
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Prepare for more natural disasters
Financial Times
But its vast, periodic assessments of the latest state of scientific thought on climate risk remain enormously influential. The new report is not officially finalised, but Prof McGuire's thoughts are firm. It is well established, he says, ...
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Financial Times
Analyzing Andre Villas-Boas: Is He An Ideal Manager For Chelsea?
The Hard Tackle
Andre Villas-Boas, the latest addition to the long list of managers of Chelsea Football Club, completed a treble with his Porto team before joining Chelsea for a hefty 13-odd million of “Compensation”. He had previously worked at CFC under Jose, ...
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The Hard Tackle
At Furness High, a tough choice looms
Philadelphia Public School Notebook (blog)
by Benjamin Herold on Oct 14 2011 Posted in Latest news A leaky roof and crumbling brick exterior have led to extensive water damage inside Furness High, one of just two neighborhood high schools to make AYP last year. by Benjamin Herold Horace Furness ...
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Philadelphia Public School Notebook (blog)
High fuel price brings extra burdens - by Desie Heita
New Era
Namibia does not have a formal inflation target, as South Africa, but has always tried to keep inflation within the South African target band of below 6 percent. Transport prices are already up with the inflation for September at 6,2 percent from 5,9 ...
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Seniors carrying sex-crazed colleagues?
FederalNewsRadio.com
Follow Mike on Twitter for links to his latest columns and more. Sign up to receive Mike's daily email for links to his latest columns and to get a jump start on the news of the day. Mike Causey discusses pay, benefits, and retirement issues. ...
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Obama's Performance Rating Slips Again
National Journal
By Ronald Brownstein Like an early-autumn frost, a blast of pessimism about the country's direction has snapped a slow but steady warming trend toward President Obama in the latestAllstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor survey. ...
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Activity Rises In European Commercial Property Markets
IPINglobal.com
Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa capital markets at the firm Jonathan Hull stated that commercial property investment volumes are now expected to exceed those recorded in 2010 this year. He added: "The last quarter has reinforced some of the ...
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Cup implications at Woodbine
ESPN
Bred in Australia, she ranked as South Africa's champion two-year-old filly, and turned in four strong performances in Dubai last winter. Mahbooba has continued her campaign in England, where she just slammed males by six lengths in the Godolphin ...
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ASIA News, Oct 15, 2011


North shore's blue skies
Sydney Morning Herald
Having been on the radar for many Asian investors for the past three years, who snapped up properties at competitive prices, the leasing side of the ledger is now catching up. A lack of new, ''greenfield'' developments, post the completion of Coca Cola ...
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For Smart-Meter Maker, It All Adds Up
Barron's
But emerging markets, especially in Asia, should pick up the slack. Competition in the sector is intense, but the market is big enough for many players, says Scott, and many contracts will be shared. For example, the French utility ERDF recently ...
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US HOT STOCKS: Google, Apple, Mattel, JB Hunt, Depomed
Wall Street Journal
KQ) allowing it to stream 20 of the company's Asian movie titles, its latest move to boost online offerings. Pier 1 Imports Inc.'s (PIR, $11.21, +$0.27, +2.47%) board authorized a buyback of up to $100 million of the home-furnishing retailer's stock. ...
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ROC-US security ties still run deep
Taiwan Today
This is manifested in Washington's recent decision to sell upgrades to Taiwan for its fleet of F-16 A/B jets. The decision was based entirely on assessment of Taiwan's defense need as well as deterrence capability. Although Taiwan, for the time being, ...
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Earnings Preview: J&J to cite deals, drugs OK'd
The Associated Press
The latest recall, on Sept. 23, affected 200000 syringes of anemia drug Eprex sold outside the US, because of inconsistent potency. The company may give updates on several pending deals. Its biggest acquisition ever — $21.3 billion to buy US-Swiss ...
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Climate change demands agricultural diversification
Viet Nam News
This is a problem all over Asia. There are examples in ChinaMalaysia and Thailand that Viet Nam can examine and learn from, so that we don't have to make all the mistakes ourselves. Viet Nam has seen more and more shoppers bypass traditional markets ...
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FRONT AND CENTER: There's more than one way to gauge success
Finger Lakes Times
From one Santaka hot Asian chile, two serranos, three jalapeños and seven Cal Wonders, we've picked enough fruit to spice up chilis and sauces; add pizzazz to pizzas; put the “wow” in barley salad, Spanish rice and taco soup; make dozens of jars of ...
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US HOT STOCKS: Google, Apple, JB Hunt, Microchip, Depomed
Wall Street Journal
Apple's ($417.09, +$8.66, +2.12%) latest iPhone arrived in stores Friday in the US and a half-dozen other countries, as the company hopes to cement its position as the world's leading smartphone maker. As has become the custom for Apple product ...
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Burmese President Visits India as Ties Between Neighbors Deepen
Voice of America
Friday, 14 October 2011 Burmese President Visits India as Ties Between Neighbors Deepen Anjana Pasricha | New Delhi The Burmese president is in India for a bilateral visit aimed at deepening a relationship that has been growing steadily in recent years ...
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US Stock Futures: HOT STOCKS TO WATCH
Wall Street Journal
Apple's latest iPhone arrives in stores Friday in the US and a half-dozen other countries, as the company hopes to cement its position as the world's leading smartphone maker. Apple's shares rose 2.3% to $417.70 pre-market. Depomed said efficacy data ...
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Car Tech Live 237: 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302
CNET
C six speed automatic transmission from -- an Asian manufacturer puts a lot of transmissions in cars that we drive already today so again -- kind of pulling some. Some mainstream automotive manufacturers and the mix here. And trying to tap into what ...
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CNET
The Republic of the Philippines Announces Results of Its Invitation and ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The Dealer Managers for the Invitation are: Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC Attention: Liability Management Group Attention: Credit Capital Markets 390 Greenwich Street, 1st Floor 68/F, Cheung Kong Center New York, New York 10013 ...
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EURO G20 Time-out?
OANDA Forex (blog)
Some analysts believe that some of the recent reports had been distorted by one-off factors like Verizon strike or Hurricane Irene layoffs. Digging deeper, continuing claims fell an unusually sharp-55k to +3.67m (the lowest in six-months), ...
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From an active campaigner to an alleged spy
DAWN.com
South Asia expert Teresita C. Schaffer, on the contrary, says: “The conferences were a waste of Pakistani taxpayers' money as they did not convert anyone to the Kashmircause. The presentations were so blatantly biased that they were simply looked on ...
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DAWN.com
Panetta's Frenzied Rhetoric Will Not Stop Decay of US Forces
AOL Defense
He read off a litany of threats: IraqAfghanistan, Al Qaeda, nuclear proliferation, "rising powers" in the "Asia-Pacific region" (that would be China) and cyber security without acknowledging the usual criticism such laundry lists attract. ...
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New York, Denver, San Diego cops clash with protesters
CTV.ca
The movement has also spread to major centers in Asia and Europe. Organizers are preparing to launch an Occupy DC protest this Saturday in a park two blocks from theWhite House. Occupy Surrey is planning to focus on the visit of former US president ...
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CTV.ca
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP | A look at Chinese dominance of the ...
Linex Legal (press release) (registration)
For example, in 2010, Asian producers supplied approximately 40% of the German market and Chinese producers supplied approximately 37% of the US market. Contributing factors to this recentglobalization and satura- tion of the market include the global ...
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Playbook: 'Economic statecraft'
Politico
The world's strategic and economic center of gravity is shifting east, and we are focusing more on theAsia-Pacific region. … Finally, for all that we can do beyond our borders, the choices that we make at home will be most crucial to shoring up the ...
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Faurecia CEO Says US Strategy Paying Dividends
Ward's Auto (subscription)
By William Diem PARIS – Faurecia sales in the US will increase 30% this year, says CEO Yann Delabriere, thanks to the success of Ford and its German and Asiancustomers. Faurecia's late entry into the market has boosted its success, he says, ...
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