Zimbabwe land reform and the country’s current economic growth Zimbabwe land reform: Agriculture production back to the levels of the late 1990s More land is under cultivation than was worked by white farmers ____________________________________________________________ British press hails Zimbabwe land reform The Herald (Zimbabwe) HARARE- More Western academics, researchers and journalists, for long fierce critics of Zimbabwe’s land […]
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68 years ago Nazi Germany’s Auschwitz concentration and extermination camps were liberated by the former Soviet Union
January 27, 2013
On January 27, 1945, Auschwitz was liberated by Soviet troops International Holocaust Remembrance Day Deutsche Welle Auschwitz is synonymous with the mass murder of Jews, Roma and Sinti, and other groups persecuted by the Nazis. January 27 marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops. Germany, 1945. People immediately recognized the loud, […]
British Prime Minister David Cameron slams efforts to forge a country called Europe
January 24, 2013
British Prime Minister David Cameron slams efforts to forge a country called Europe By Angela Charlton Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland — British Prime Minister David Cameron wants nothing to do with a United States of Europe, an idea that’s gaining currency as the countries that use the euro struggle to fix their debt crisis. A […]
Israel: Netanyahu wins and more women to the Knesset than ever before
January 24, 2013
Israel went to the polls on Tuesday and elected more women to the Knesset than ever before in Israeli history The 19th Knesset will include 26 women, marking the highest percentage of females ever to be elected to Israel’s parliament. Haaretz Of the more than 5.65 million Israelis eligible to vote, some 3.6 million cast […]
Germany and France mark 50 years of reconciliation
January 23, 2013
Germany, France mark 50 years of reconciliation accord with Cabinet, Parliament gatherings On January 22, 1963, Germany and France sealed their friendship with the Elysee Treaty. Associated Press BERLIN – Germany and France are marking 50 years of an accord that enshrined the two former adversaries’ post-World War II reconciliation with a joint Cabinet meeting […]
Bermuda Premier Craig Cannonier: Speaks about economy and racism in Bermuda
January 22, 2013
Bermuda Premier Craig Cannonier: Government will tackle racism By Ayo Johnson The Royal Gazette The first One Bermuda Alliance Cabinet has the will to tackle structural racism and all options, including affirmative action type policies, are being looked at, Premier Craig Cannonier said Sunday, January 20, 2012. And Government’s tiny majority in The House of […]
JW3 the Jewish Community Centre for London- contemporary Jewish life and values
January 18, 2013
JW3 the Jewish Community Centre for London Jewish Community Centre London From September 2013, JW3 will open the doors to its brand new, state-of-the-art, Jewish Community Centre on the Finchley Road, London. The building will host a wide range of activities: from eating to exercise, from the arts to debate, from dating to nesting, with […]
Russia to become European powerhouse by 2020
January 17, 2013
Russia to become European powerhouse by 2020 RT Russia is due to overtake the German economy by 2020, and the E7 club of emerging economies will take the reins of the world economy in another 30 years according to a PriceWaterhouseCoopers report. “Russia could overtake Germany well before 2030 to become the largest European economy, […]
Russia: Olympic complex nears completion in Sochi
January 16, 2013
Olympic complex nears completion in Sochi By Galina Stolyarova The St. Petersburg Times As the much-anticipated Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games approach, the mountain resort of Krasnaya Polyana is getting ready to host international competitions at its brand new facilities. The state-of-the-art biathlon and ski complex, which boasts arguably the world’s most complex and challenging […]
West African nations at war in Mali- France, Benin, Guinea, Nigeria, Ghana, Niger, Senegal and Togo
January 15, 2013
Mali conflict: France has opened gates of hell, say rebels Islamist militant leader warns French government as fighter jets continue assault on rebel camps and convoys in central Mali Afua Hirsch in Bamako and Kim Willsher in Paris The Guardian Islamist fighters in Mali captured a central town on Monday as a ferocious campaign of […]


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