17 minutes ago by Rob Prince

More and more, the US build up in Afghanistan is reminiscent earlier US military efforts. While there are a number of them that could be carted out with valid comparisons – Vietnam, Iraq, for some reason another one, long lost to public consciousness keeps coming to mind: it is the one I consider th ...

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33 minutes ago by Emily Gerson

Learn about a contest in which college students can win the chance to visit Africa with New York Times reporter Nicholas Kristof.

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59 minutes ago by Danny

As we travel we obviously like to try the different foods an area offers. Often this goes beyond just the cooking style or cuisine of an area. In the Andes we were able to try Llama and Alpaca (even on a pizza in Bolivia) and weren’t permitted to leave Peru without trying Cuy (guinea pig). In Brazil ...

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1 hour ago by Tom Lydon

Not every country is fortunate enough to have jumped swiftly out of a recession. African economies were slow to feel the effects of the financial crisis, and now, their markets and exchange traded funds (ETFs) may be slow in evincing a rebound. It is hoped that Africa’s economy will get a...

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1 hour ago by Shay Riley

Constructive Feedback, a conservative blogger in metro Atlanta, Ga., responds to the Zimbabwean dictator's latest warnings that infighting within his Marxist-oriented party will only embolden the opposition (no embeddable video link, but you can watch the video of Mugabe here): "The proper understan ...

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1 hour ago by Troy

The Free State is South Africa’s Cinderella province. However, the Free State is landlocked so it doesn’t have Cape Town’s beaches, and its economy is based on large scale maize agriculture and mining, neither of which are particular decorative. But, it is seriously underrated. There are lovely moun ...

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1 hour ago by Kal

New information seems to highlight the criminal, rather than ideological and terrorist, aspects of the recent Mauritania kidnappings. There is a disinterest in whole affair in official and elite circles. The overall attitude looks for “more pressing problems” unrelated to the kidnappings. The chief ...

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1 hour ago by admin

In this issue: World’s largest malaria vaccine trial launched in southern African nations New infections are declining in sub-Saharan Africa as people living with HIV increase New partnerships advance NTD treatments Safe blood foundation saves lives African private sector contributes to global fund ...

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1 hour ago by Gay Agenda News Team

F rom News24.com: The European parliament called on Ugandan authorities to scrap a controversial proposed law that would punish homosexuality with life in prison. The parliament called on the authorities “not to approve the bill and to review their laws so as to decriminalize homosexuality”. Observi ...

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1 hour ago by ancientfoods

Topic: Mans Best Friend-Or Dinner? Wolves were domesticated no more than 16,300 years ago in southern China, a new genetic analysis suggests—and it’s possible the canines were tamed to be livestock, not pets, the study author speculates. “In this region, even today, eating dog is a big cultural thin ...

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