Paralympics 2012: How technology is transforming the Games By Eddie Wrenn Daily Mail As Britain’s paralympic basketball team takes to the court, they have a secret weapon – a hi-tech foam seat designed by BMW engineers using cutting-edge technologies from motor sport. It is just part of a range of cutting-edge technologies on show at […]
September 2, 2012
Angola’s President Jose Eduardo dos Santos and his MPLA party win landslide election
Angola’s President Jose Eduardo dos Santos and his MPLA party win landslide election By Pascal Fletcher and Shrikesh Laxmidas Reuters LUANDA – Angola’s long-serving President Jose Eduardo dos Santos and his MPLA party scored a landslide win on Saturday in an election criticized as one-sided and not credible by opponents and civil society activists, according […]
September 1, 2012
World’s largest marine park unveiled
World’s largest marine park unveiled By Neil Sands | AFP The world’s largest marine park, a vast swathe of ocean almost twice the size of France, has been unveiled by the Cook Islands at the opening of the Pacific Islands Forum. Prime Minister Henry Puna said the 1.065 million square […]
August 31, 2012
African central bank governors seek continental monetary integration
African central bank governors seek continental monetary integration Xinhua ALGIERS– African central banks’ governors urged here on Thursday for speeding up the process of monetary integration in Africa, as a step towards achieving the goals of creating the African Central Bank (ACB) and ultimately issuing an African single currency. Representatives from 31 African central banks, […]
August 29, 2012
Brazil to spend $23 billion on low-income housing
Brazil to spend $23 billion on low-income housing Xinhua BRASILIA– Brazil has earmarked 46.7 billion Brazilian reais (about 23 billion U.S. dollars) to build low-income houses, the government gazette Diario Official said Wednesday. The housing program called “My Home, My Life” began in 2009 and is projected to conclude in 2014. According to […]
August 28, 2012
London’s Heathrow airport expansion- 3rd runway ruled out
London’s Heathrow airport expansion- 3rd runway ruled out Minister hints at resignation in Heathrow airport row By Rhys Jones Reuters LONDON- Britain’s transport minister said on Tuesday she would probably resign if the government gave in to pressure to expand London’s Heathrow airport. Prime Minister Cameron’s government has ruled out building a third runway at […]
August 27, 2012
FDA approves 4-in-1 HIV combination pill
FDA approves 4-in-1 HIV combination pill The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a new anti-HIV pill that combines four medicines to combat the virus that causes AIDS. The agency approved Gilead Sciences’ Stribild as a once-a-day treatment to control HIV in adults who have not previously been […]
August 27, 2012
Non-Aligned Movement Summit kicks off in Tehran
Non-Aligned Movement Summit kicks off in Tehran By Mohammad Davari | AFP Non-Aligned Movement leaders should take a stand against Western sanctions at a Tehran summit later this week, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said Sunday, adding that many NAM members backed Iran’s nuclear program. “The NAM… should seriously confront unilateral […]
August 27, 2012
The state of higher education in the United States
The state of higher education in the United States The Chronicle of Higher Education has released its annual compendium of college and university data. Here are just a few statistics released in its Almanac of Higher Education 2012. Student Enrollment -Fall 2010 Alabama At public 4-year institutions 169,269 At private 4-year institutions, nonprofit 25,136 […]
August 17, 2012
U.S. Africa Command denies plans to establish military base in Botswana
AFRICOM commander to visit Botswana Victor Muyakwabo Mmegi The commander of United States Africa Command (US AFRICOM), General Carter Ham, will visit Botswana from August 15 -16. General Ham’s visit comes at a time when the US Army is collaborating with the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) in an exercise code-named Southern Accord 12. According […]
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