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February 9, 2010 - 03:50

Sudan: AU Seeks Hybrid Court for Darfur Crisis

The African Union has asked Sudan to set up a hybrid court to help find justice over the Darfur crisis.
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February 9, 2010 - 03:50

Kenya: Raila Steps Up Push for Ongeri to Resign

Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Monday, for the second time, asked Education minister Sam Ongeri to resign and make way for an investigation into the free education scandal.
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February 9, 2010 - 03:50

Drug shows promise against river blindness - study

Source: Reuters * Drug used in cattle, sheep for parasitic liver disease * Current river blindness drug developing resistance By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Closantel, an older ...
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February 9, 2010 - 03:50

Nigerian Lawmakers to Consider Making Vice President Acting Leader

Source: Reuters * Drug used in cattle, sheep for parasitic liver disease * Current river blindness drug developing resistance By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Closantel, an older ...
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February 9, 2010 - 03:50

Africa: UN Secretary General Launches Unite Campaign at Summit

At the Africa Union Summit last week, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged all African leaders to show more political leadership by emphasizing an end to male violence against women ...
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February 9, 2010 - 03:50

Full Show: February 8, 2010

Please view the original post to see the video. Watch the full show from Monday, February 8: A defiant Iran moves ahead with plans for higher-level uranium enrichment, claiming it’s for medical ...
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February 9, 2010 - 03:50

Haiti, a nation in mourning

World Vision - USA February 8, 2010, Port-au-Prince - Four weeks after the catastrophic quake, Haitis survivors face more than just staggering physical needs such as food and shelter, World Vision ...
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February 9, 2010 - 03:50

Alzheimers drug Dimebon helps Huntingtons - study

Source: Reuters * Alzheimers drug helped brain function * Finding adds larger potential market for drug * (Adds Medivation chief executive David Hung) By JoAnne Allen WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - ...
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February 9, 2010 - 03:50

US missionary in Haiti says trusts God to free her

Source: Reuters * US missionaries remain in custody in Haiti * Hearings to resume on Tuesday * Video emerges of police questioning of missionaries By Joseph Guyler Delva PORT-AU-PRINCE, Feb 8 ...
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February 9, 2010 - 03:50

Sudan: Outgoing UN Envoy Urges Sudanese to Press Ahead in 2010 on Critical Issues

The outgoing United Nations envoy in Sudan has lauded recent developments in the countrys electoral process, and urged the parties to the north-south peace agreement to press ahead during what ...
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February 9, 2010 - 03:50

INTERVIEW-Taylors S.Leone verdict by years end-prosecutor

Source: Reuters * Case began in 2007, has been delayed * Defense cutting back on witness list, prosecutor says By Patrick Worsnip UNITED NATIONS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A verdict in the long war crimes ...
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February 9, 2010 - 03:50

Examining the motives behind traditional honor killings

In Turkey, there is an average of about one honor killing per week. To understand more about this troubling issue, Daljit Dhaliwal speaks with Gönül Tol, director of the Center for Turkish Studies ...
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February 9, 2010 - 03:50

Magnitude 5.7 quake rattles southern Mexico

Source: Reuters (Updates with no immediate reports of damages, pvs WASHINGTON) MEXICO CITY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Oaxaca in southern Mexico on Monday, but there were ...
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February 9, 2010 - 03:50

Breeding a better source of renewable energy

Source: Reuters Feb 5 - Researchers are trying to breed plants that could be better sources of renewable energy. A team at Aberystwyth University in Wales is looking improving yields of fast ...
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February 9, 2010 - 03:50

Nigeria: YarAdua Should

Nigerias President Umar Musa YarAdua should not wait until he is forced out. After all, he has been out of the country for almost four months, reportedly in a Saudi hospital receiving treatment ...
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February 9, 2010 - 03:50

Africa: A Stronger Nepad Secretariat Vital

One of the key decisions taken at the end of the 14th summit of the African Union last week was to establish a new body to take over the functions of the secretariat of the New Partnership for ...
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February 8, 2010 - 23:05

Apple’s New iAsk: Be A Leader For Congo’s Women

During his January 27 unveiling of the new iPad, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced that his company had just sold its 250 millionth iPod. I own one of those – maybe you do, too. If every ...
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February 8, 2010 - 23:05

Google Superbowl Ad Explains The Need for Search Privacy

Googles ad during yesterdays Superbowl explained in less than a minute how the story of someones life can be pieced together from their search queries. Using only the search terms and users clicks ...
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February 8, 2010 - 23:05

West African collaboration for gender equality enhanced by new UN initiative

Gender equality, respect for womens rights and the fight against sexual violence in West Africa received a new weapon in its arsenal today with the launch of a United Nations initiative to enhance ...
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February 8, 2010 - 23:05

Racing against time, weather for Haitis quake victims, UN seeks hazard-proof shelters

The United Nations said today it is racing against time to bring in hazard-resistant tents for Haitis earthquake victims before the rainy season starts, provide sufficient agricultural input to ...
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