February 17, 2013

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Key 1991 document declaring Soviet Union defunct is missing from archives

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Союз Советских Социалистических Республик -CCCP The Soviet Union lasted from 1922 to 1991 Key 1991 document declaring Soviet Union defunct is missing from archives Yuras Karmanau Associated Press MINSK, Belarus – The powerful Soviet Union may still exist after all — at least on paper. Former Belarusian leader Stanislav […]

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February 15, 2013

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Meteorite crashes in Russia – Videos of meteorite crater and explosions

Meteorite Crashes in Russia Reuters More than 500 people were injured when a meteorite shot across the sky and exploded over central Russia on Friday, sending fireballs crashing to Earth, shattering windows and damaging buildings. People heading to work in Chelyabinsk heard what sounded like an explosion, saw a bright light and then felt a […]

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February 14, 2013

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The new American Airlines- Creating A Giant- the story in video and photos

The new American Airlines- Creating A Giant ___________________________________________ US Airways-American Airlines $11B Merger: A Signal That Big Airline Deals Could End Forbes The creation of America’s largest airline further condenses an already consolidated industry and might conclude an end to this era’s bold-faced deals. American Airlines will merge with US Airways in a $11 billion deal, […]

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February 13, 2013

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Los Angeles: Tallest building on the West Coast will be the new Wilshire Grand at 73 stories 1099 feet

Los Angeles: Tallest building on the West Coast will be the new Wilshire Grand at 73 stories 1099 feet The Wilshire Grand, located at Wilshire Boulevard and Figueroa Street, will surpass the 72-story U.S. Bank Tower that has been the tallest west of Chicago since 1989. Bloomberg LOS ANGELES- A $1 billion office-and-hotel tower being […]

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February 8, 2013

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Ghana’s seat of government moves back to Flagstaff House

Ghana government moves back to Flagstaff House By Francis Kokutse | IANS ACCRA- Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama will Thursday, Feb 7, 2013 officially move the seat of the government of the West African nation from the old colonial slave post Osu Castle to the Flagstaff House built with India’s help. Minister for Information and […]

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February 7, 2013

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Aero India air show gets under way in Bangalore- One of Asia’s biggest aviation trade shows

Aero India air show gets under way in Bangalore By Adam Plowright | AFP India, the world’s leading importer of weaponry, opened one of Asia’s biggest aviation trade shows Wednesday with Western suppliers eyeing lucrative deals and a Chinese delegation attending for the first time. Air Vice Marshal Zheng Yuanlin was heading a five-person group […]

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February 6, 2013

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Iran: Tehran building boom- soaring rents

Tehran landlords and tenants lock horns in heat of property boom Iranian capital of 12.2 million is in the grip of soaring rents, exacerbated by high inflation and a currency in freefall Tehran bureau correspondent The Guardian (UK) When the unexpected sale of the ageing Tehran villa in which he rented a flat threw his […]

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February 5, 2013

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Cuba elects new national, local parliaments

Cuba elects new national, local parliaments Xinhua HAVANA– Over 8.5 million Cubans on Sunday started to cast their votes for the picking of nearly 1,900 members of the country’s new national and provincial legislatures. They are expected to elect 612 National Assembly members from an equal number of candidates, and select nearly 1,270 delegates to […]

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February 4, 2013

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General Electric signs $1 Billion memorandum of understanding with Nigeria

General Electric signs $1 Billion memorandum of understanding with Nigeria Investment is expected to create 2,300 jobs and make Nigeria the regional hub for GE’s manufacturing service and innovation in Africa. Agence France-Presse ABUJA — Nigeria has signed a $1 billion memorandum of understanding with General Electric to build a factory that could create up […]

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February 3, 2013

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History: The modern U.S. Presidents’ views on race relations and the economy for African Americans

History: The modern U.S. Presidents’ views on race relations and the economy for African Americans Dilemma X Plessy v. Ferguson 1896 On May 18, 1896 the United States Supreme Court gave its ruling on the Plessy v. Ferguson case down a landmark decision upholding the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities […]

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