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Zimbabwe: Referendum on constitution approved Reuters, AFP Some 95 percent of the people who voted have approved changes to the constitution in Zimbabwe. The vote opens the way to elections later this year. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission reported Tuesday 3,079,966 voters were in favor of the new constitution and 179,489 were against. The official turnout […]

Australia: Melbourne plans tallest building in southern hemisphere at 1,280 ft (388m) AFP MELBOURNE- Australia’s second-largest city Melbourne could possibly have the tallest building in the southern hemisphere after approval Monday for a new 388-metre (1,280 foot) apartment and hotel complex. The Victorian state government said Australia 108 would become the world’s 19th tallest building […]

National railways of Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania sign agreement to transport goods and passengers between the countries By Maimbolwa Mulikelela Time of Zambia TANZANIA Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA), Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) and Societe Nationale Des Chemins De Fer Du Congo Sarl (SNCC) have signed an agreement to harmonize operations among the […]

China National Petroleum Corp., the country’s largest oil producer, will spend $4.2 billion for a stake in Italy’s Eni SpA (ENI)’s African natural-gas assets BEIJING (AP) — Italian oil producer ENI says it has sold a 20 percent stake in a gas field in Mozambique in southern Africa to China’s biggest state-owned energy company for […]

Italian-Argentinian Jorge Mario Bergoglio becomes Pope Francis I Argentinian cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio became the first ever pope from the Americas in the history of the Catholic Christian Church, taking the papal name of Francis I IANS VATICAN CITY- Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina was Wednesday night elected the Catholic Church’s the 266th Pope. […]

North Korea confirms end of war armistice By Lim Chang-Won | AFP North Korea confirmed Wednesday that it had shredded the 60-year-old armistice ending the Korean War, and warned that the next step was an act of “merciless” military retaliation against its enemies. A lengthy statement by the North’s armed forces ministry added to the […]

Canadian Prime Minister announces final transfer of power deal for Northwest Territory Harper government adds $50 million to contribution for Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk all-weather road CBC News Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced a final Northwest Territories devolution deal at the territory’s legislature in Yellowknife today. “Negotiators have reached a consensus on the terms of a […]

Picking cabinet next challenge for Kenya’s president-elect By Edith Fortunate Daily Nation President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President-elect William Ruto will have to consider many factors as they plan to pick nominees of their 21-member Cabinet. The highlights of the agreement signed between The National Alliance (TNA) and the United Republican Party (URP) are a […]

See update: March 13, 2013 Italian-Argentinian Jorge Mario Bergoglio becomes Pope Francis I- Is this really a break from the Catholic tradition of Popes? https://dilemma-x.net/2013/03/13/italian-argentinian-jorge-mario-bergoglio-becomes-pope-francis-i-is-this-really-a-break-from-the-catholic-tradition-of-popes/ _____________ The other Christian Pope: Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch -The 2 Christian worlds The Orthodox Catholic Church is the second largest Christian Church in the world As […]

Sarkozy ‘Greater Paris’ plan given go-ahead by French government Hollande administration surprises many by approving transport project launched by predecessor that will link suburbs to capital Kim Willsher Guardian (UK) The French government has approved an ambitious plan to extend Paris into the suburbs after months of speculation it would abandon the project. The prime […]