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Nelson Mandela International Day- Happy Birthday 18 July -Madiba Government of South Africa 18 July, which is Nelson Mandela’s birthday, was declared by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) as Nelson Mandela International Day in 2010. The celebration of this international day recognises and gives credence to the former President’s commitment to human rights, conflict […]

Israel set to approve over 900 new settlement homes in West Bank Civil Administration is expected to okay 732 units in Modi’in Ilit; some isolated settlements to be retroactively approved after construction stopped by a High Court of Justice injunction. By Chaim Levinson Haaretz The Civil Administration’s Supreme Planning Council is to meet Wednesday morning […]

US Airways Shareholders Approve $11 Billion Merger With American Airlines By Tim Catts & Mary Schlangenstein Bloomberg US Airways Group Inc. (LCC) shareholders moved the carrier a step closer to an $11 billion merger with AMR Corp. (AAMRQ)’s American Airlines by approving the combination in a vote today. The all-stock tie-up, which will create the […]

Royal Mail workers to get free shares in planned sale BBC News Postal workers are set to receive millions of pounds’ worth of Royal Mail shares when the company is privatised later this year. Business Secretary Vince Cable said employees would be given 10% of shares as part of a stock market flotation. He described […]

Africa’s tallest tower planned to rise 99 stories in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, by 2017 By Zeryhun Kassa Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency ADDIS ABABA- Ethiopia’s capital city, Addis Ababa, may boast Africa’s tallest building by 2017. While a 58-story building had been announced, plans unveiled by a private Chinese developer now call for a 99-story […]

Uganda: Government to expand universities By Anne Mugisa New Vision -Uganda Leading Daily The Government has embarked on the expansion of its six universities and two other degree-awarding institutions in a bid to increase enrollment in science and technology disciplines viewed as development shots. The expansion targets enrollment of an additional 35,000 students in science […]

Zimbabwe election: Presidential campaigns launched General elections will be held in Zimbabwe on July 31, 2013. This will be the first elections held under a new constitution, approved in a referendum in March 2013, and signed into law by President Robert Mugabe on 22 May 22, 2013. Zanu-PF in grand launch Saturday, 06 July 2013 […]

The Bahamas commemorates its 40th anniversary of independence The Bahamas became an independent Commonwealth realm on July 10, 1973. The Bahamas is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy headed by Queen Elizabeth II in her role as Queen of the Bahamas. The road to majority rule (1942 –1967) Government of The Bahamas Government of The Bahamas This […]

Romania’s population decreases due to outbound migration Xinhua BUCHAREST– Romania’s population has shrunk by over 7.7 percent to some 20 million in ten years, according to the final results of a 2011 census published on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). Statistics show that the number of the country’s stable population stood at […]

Bone marrow ‘frees men of HIV drugs’ By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News Two patients have been taken off their HIV drugs after bone-marrow transplants seemed to clear the virus from their bodies, doctors report. One of the patients has spent nearly four months without taking medication with no sign of the […]