Category: World
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Nelson Mandela – Man for All Times
Mandela remembers the forgotten on his birthday. Nelson Mandela marked his 90th birthday Friday, July 18, and many paused to reflect on his legacy to Continue reading
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Caribbean Community Condemns Trampling of the Democratic and Electoral Processes in Zimbabwe.
Caribbean Community leaders have at last added their voices to the condemnation of the farcical elections held recently in Zimbabwe and the violence against the Continue reading
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Oil, Food Price Hikes Put Greatest Strain on Developing Countries – IMF
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the IMF. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns rising oil and food prices are having a negative impact worldwide, especially Continue reading
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Thank You Robert Mugabe
Emperor Mugabe, the naked king. Marcus Garvey influenced a generation of Caribbean and American people of African descent to strive to uplift themselves from the Continue reading
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IMF Predicts 2009 Recovery of US Economy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that the economic slowdown in the U.S. is “less than feared” and the recovery process should begin sometime in Continue reading
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Obama’s a Star in Asia
Barack Obama is the most popular candidate in Asian countries including Indonesia and India, according to panelists at the Asia Society’s 36th Annual Williamsburg Conference. Continue reading
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The Mote in My Brother’s Eye
Send me your remittance work brigades… teachers, nurses… Last week US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice presented the seventh annual Trafficking In Person’s Report (TIP). Continue reading
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World Bank Targets $1.2 Billion at Global Food Crisis
Harvesting rice in India. World Bank President Robert Zoellick announced Thursday in Japan, the bank is to support efforts to overcome the global food crisis Continue reading
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La Condition Africaine – The South African Challenge
Archbishop Desmond Tutu dubbed South Africa the “Rainbow Nation” because of its multiethnic composition. It is said that as president, Nelson Mandela adopted the term Continue reading
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The State of Israel – 60 years on
Israeli soldiers praying at the wailing wall. “…And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon Continue reading