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Caribbean nations seeking compensation for slavery Associated Press Leaders of more than a dozen Caribbean countries are launching a united effort to seek compensation from three European nations for what they say is the lingering legacy of the Atlantic slave trade. The Caribbean Community, a regional organization that typically focuses on rather dry issues such […]

Eritrea: 20 years of freedom? Deutsche Welle Two decades after gaining independence from Ethiopia, Eritrea still has some growing pains to overcome. As its youth opt to flee mandatory military service, 20 percent of the country’s population now live in exile. At a lookout point just outside Eritrea’s capital, Asmara, children run around playing and […]

AU team in Zimbabwe for pre-election assessment SABC African Union (AU) Commission Chair, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has arrived in Harare, Zimbabwe, as part of the AU’s pre-election assessment before next Wednesday’s polls. Dlamini-Zuma is expected to meet with the electoral commission and political parties before issuing a statement. The 54-nation group has deployed a 60-member team […]

Only half of Europeans in favor of euro: survey Xinhua BRUSSELS– Only 51 percent of Europeans are in favor of the euro and only 62 percent of those living in the euro zone supports the single currency, according to the latest Eurobarometer survey released here on Tuesday. More than half of the Europeans do not […]

Construction update: San Francisco 49ers’ Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, CA Construction of the new $1.3 billion San Francisco 49ers’ Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara is located at Centennial Boulevard and Tasman Drive. The stadium is slated to open for the 2014 NFL season and host Super Bowl L, the 50th edition of the Super […]

Sky-high drama as tallest tower cost hits $1.5 billion AFP A Chinese construction company had boasted it would take just 90 days to build the world’s tallest tower, but it hasn’t quite worked out that way. Construction of the 838-metre (2,749 ft) “Sky City” skyscraper in China has been hit with a series of delays […]

Africa Investment-China brings goods and roads, now Africa wants jobs By Daniel Flynn Reuters DAKAR – China has brought cheap consumer goods, roads and schools to many parts of Africa over the last decade but the continent’s leaders are increasingly pushing for it to provide more of what many Africans want most: jobs. From Pretoria […]

United Kingdom: American styled local TV stations coming for the first time to larger cities The UK’s local TV project aims to bring local news and locally-produced programs to much smaller areas than are covered by either ITV or BBC’s regional newsrooms Dilemma X For the first time in the United Kingdom cities will have […]

44 years ago Moonwalk One – Apollo 11 July 20, 1969 NASA President John F. Kennedy initiated the Apollo program amidst a tense Cold War political environment. In a speech to Congress on 25 May 1961, Kennedy outlined his Apollo program, a plan to send an American to the Moon by the end of the […]

NBA owners unanimously voted Charlotte Bobcats name change to Charlotte Hornets By Rick Bonnell The Charlotte Observer LAS VEGAS- Years ago NBA commissioner David Stern treated Charlotte’s desire to get back the Hornets nickname as so unlikely it was a bit of a joke. Nobody is laughing anymore. By a unanimous vote of NBA owners […]