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The other day I sat down with Mai Ngo , another TakingITGlobal staff member and got to know a little more about her. Mai grew up in Ottawa , Canada. She studied Psychology and English at Carleton University and then got her Bachelors... (read more)
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Sanctions could strangle Zimbabwe 'baby' at birth
Sanctions could strangle Zimbabwe 'baby' at birth
By Alex T. Magaisa
Last updated: 07/25/2008 15:53:26
THERE is a sense, after the so-called ‘Historic Handshake’ between Morgan Tsvangirai and Robert Mugabe on 21 July 2008, that Zimbabwe has reached an ‘oasis moment’.
It is that point in a long and treacherous trip in the Sahara... (read more)
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Canadian Health report to get ‘low-profile’ release
Globe And Mail Article
BILL CURRY
July 23, 2008
OTTAWA — The Conservative government is planning a quiet release for a major Health Canada report that warns of the harmful impact of climate change on the health of Canadians, particularly the young, elderly and aboriginals.
Should the department follow through with its communications... (read more)
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Crucial to finding the way is this: there is no beginning or end. / You must make your own map.
—Joy Harjo (read more)
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Militancy and Nigerian Government's gullibility.
Recently, it was published in the national dailies that the Nigerian government has paid the militants in Nigeria to help put an end to their activities in the Niger-Delta region... This was what our president was defending in front of the senate as said by the national dailies. And this is believed to reduce their acts or put an end to it..Well... (read more)
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Malnutrition linked to DRC prison deaths
Prison Deaths in the DRC
UN voices alarm at increasing prison deaths in DR Congo
www.chinaview.cn 2008-07-22 12:01:43
UNITED NATIONS, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Human rights officials with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have expressed serious concerns about the living conditions in the... (read more)
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Children's Rights Vs. The Rod.
Spare the rod and spoil an African Child.
The new breed of African children has emerged with its own understanding of issues and privileges.
Children can now advocate for their rights. Africa has always been identified as a continent with many short comings, countries each with its own cultures, tribes and norms.
But now, looks like there... (read more)
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Hello From Liberia
Hi All,
This is Zolu Gobah From Liberia. I am a Youth Activist and a former Delegate to the 3rd World Youth Congress that was held in Scotland United Kingdo. I also serve as member of the Thimun Youth Network Delegation to the UN World Summit On Information and Society that was held in Geneva , Switzerland.
With the knowledge gained... (read more)
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See "Universal Peace Calendar" on your Google homepage
To All: abc4all (at) gmail (dot) com , courtesy ABC4All Universal Ambassador Wilfried Fink , creator of the Universal Peace Calendar, has sent you the following Google Gadget and included this message: See "Universal Peace Calendar" on your Google homepage » (read more)
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Lionfish threatens Bahamas' coral reef system
Lionfish Concerns Linger -
By Kendea Jones:
Nassau, Bahamas:
Department of Fisheries officials are still looking for ways to deplete the population of lionfish in Bahamian waters, a species that threatens the well being of the coral reefs.
Lionfish are native to the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region, but also live in... (read more)
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VLACH
Vlachs
Vlachs is a blanket term covering several modern Latin peoples descending from the Latinised population in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe. It is also called Vallachians, Wallachians, Wlachs, Wallachs, Vlahs, Olahs or Ulahs; (Albanian: Vllenjë,Vllehë; Czech: Valaši; Greek: Βλάχοι Vláhi; Polish: Wołosi; South Slavic:... (read more)
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Nigeria oil giant 'paid rebels'
The head of Nigeria's national oil company has said it paid millions of dollars to militants to protect the country's oil infrastructure.
Abubakar Yar'Adua of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) made the comments to a national assembly committee.
He later said he had been misunderstood, and that no money was paid to the... (read more)
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