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Mozambique, Tanzania to be linked by railway line   Xinhua   MAPUTO– Mozambique and Tanzania will be linked by a railway line which starts from the Tanzanian town of Mtwana in the south of the country to Mozambique, via Malawi, according to the Mozambican and Tanzanian governments.   The Mozambican and Tanzanian governments said they […]

India’s Foreign Direct Investment in aviation: Moving to the next level India Brand Equity Foundation NEW DELHI- In a bid to infuse liquidity in the civil aviation industry, the Indian government relaxed the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) norms in the sector by allowing foreign airlines to buy up to 49 per cent stake in local carriers. […]

Chinese contribution to Zimbabwe’s economy lauded: President Robert Mugabe Xinhua HARARE — Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Thursday applauded the Chinese for their contribution to Zimbabwe’s economy through infrastructure development. The Chinese are constructing a 300-roomed five-star hotel and shopping mall in Belvedere, a project worth over 200 million dollars. Mugabe told journalists after touring […]

ACC accepts University of Notre Dame as new member ACC GREENSBORO, N.C.- The Atlantic Coast Conference Council of Presidents has unanimously voted to accept the University of Notre Dame as a new member. The Irish will compete as full members in all conference sponsored sports with the exception of football which will play five games […]

President Vladimir Putin: I’m ‘grateful’ to Mitt Romney for proving me right about missile defense Putin said yesterday that Romney’s latest comments about Russia as the US’s ‘geopolitical foe’ validate the Kremlin’s resistance to American plans for a missile defense system in Europe. By Fred Weir | Christian Science Monitor President Vladimir Putin has lashed […]

Kosovo declared ‘fully independent’ BBC News Western powers overseeing Kosovo have announced the end of their supervision of the tiny Balkan nation. Kosovo had been overseen by a group made up of 23 EU countries, the US and Turkey since 2008, when it unilaterally declared independence from Serbia. US President Barack Obama said Monday marked […]

World Trade Center: The status of construction 11 years after 9/11 By The Associated Press NEW YORK- Eleven years after terrorists attacked the World Trade Center, the new multibillion-dollar World Trade Center once again dominates the lower Manhattan skyline. Hundreds of construction workers are at the 16-acre site every day, and tourists snap thousands of […]

Somalia’s new parliament elects president Somalia on Monday began electing a new president, in what the UN has billed as a key step towards restoring peace in a nation that has lacked an effective central government for two decades. UPI MOGADISHU– Somalia’s Parliament met Monday to select a new president in the country’s latest step […]

Minnesota Vikings stadium design bidders get work showcase Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — The five architectural firms competing to design the new Minnesota Vikings stadium were given a chance to show off their work. The open house at the Metrodome was sponsored by the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, which is working with the team to build […]

National Assembly’s makeup will look vastly different By Monique Muise The Gazette MONTREAL- The ornate rooms, plush chairs and sweeping staircases of Quebec’s National Assembly will look much the same when the province’s 125 MNAs file into work in a little over a month, but that is likely where the familiarity will end. The province’s […]