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U.S. unemployment rate for May 2012 is 8.2%- African American male unemployment increases to 14.2%

June 1, 2012

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U.S. unemployment rate for May 2012 is 8.2% African American male unemployment increases to 14.2%   By Dilemma X Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Nonfarm payroll employment changed little in May (+69,000), and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 8.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in health […]

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The driving forces behind Africa’s growth and Is Africa’s negative image justified?

June 1, 2012

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The driving forces behind Africa’s growth   BY Claude Harding   Over the past century sub-Saharan Africa has grown faster than the rest of the world, maintaining an average growth in excess of 6% per annum. Contrary to popular theory, this sustained and increasing growth cannot be attributed solely to Chinese investment and the commodities […]

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Africa’s tallest skyscraper set to be taller than Chicago’s Willis Tower and bring the continent of Africa into the skyscraper big league

June 1, 2012

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Africa’s tallest skyscraper set to be taller than Chicago’s Willis Tower and bring the continent of Africa into the skyscraper big league   Centurion Symbio-City, near Johannesburg, poised to become world’s 14th-tallest freestanding structure   An illustration of Centurion Symbio-City, which will soar to 447 metres/1,466 feet tall   South Africa could soon be home […]

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