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Arguing Over a Meaningless Concept
I continue to be surprised that Wikipedia has never been on the receiving end of a Chutzpah of the Week award. I gave one to Jimmy Wales this past April; but that was not for anything specifically having to do with Wikipedia. Rather, it was for...
300,000 Deaths in Nigeria From Malaria Each Year
The African regional office of the UN Millennium Campaign for Africa has said that it is unacceptable that 300,000 people die of malaria annually in Nigeria. The Deputy Director of the office, Ms Sylvia Mwichuli, made the remarks during an enlightenment...
Lesotho Planning Shift From Analogue to Digital Media
Lesotho’s Minister of Communications, Science and Technology, Mothetjoa Metsing says his ministry, as the custodian of media issues in Lesotho has moved a step ahead in dealing with digital migration. Delivering a keynote address at a four-day Southern...
North Korean Refugee Survey Reveals the Country’s Penal System
North Korea’s brutal prison system has long played a central role in the regime’s suppression of political dissent. But a new report based on surveys of North Korean refugees reveals that the country’s penal system also appears to have been increasingly...
Turkmenistan Leopards to Help Reintroduce the Species Into Russia’s Caucasus Region
Two leopards from Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan are recovering after a long flight and car ride to their new homes in a Russian national park, as part of efforts to reintroduce the species into the Caucasus region.
At Least 7 People Killed During Fresh Fighting in Somali Capital
At least seven people have been killed and more than 20 injured when fresh fighting followed by heavy shelling between the Islamist insurgents and Somali government troops erupted on Saturday night in Mogadishu. The fighting started on Saturday evening...
Hospitals in Somalia’s Capital Overwhelmed By Wounded Patients
As the result of the continuation of fierce armed confrontations in Somalia’s lawless capital, the city’s already ill-equipped hospitals are overwhelmed by the exceeding number of wounded civilians, doctors have reported to APA. Dr Dahir Mohamed Mahmoud,...
China to Increase to $100bn Its Trade with Africa By 2010
Chinese diplomats in Paris, France have revealed here Monday that the People’s Republic of China has plans to soon increase its trade with Africa.
