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The following insightful analysis of top world news developments of last week comes to you compliments of The World & I Online. |
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| Week ending Friday, October 30, 2009
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Mozambique: Demining is Not a Never Ending Story
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| Dondo, 27 October 2009 -- Mozambique's effort to become the first of the world's major mine-contaminated countries to be declared mine-free is faltering on the home straight.
There are a variety...
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Economy - Africa: The ''Threat'' of an Independent Private Sector
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| Stockholm, October 27 -- From Algeria to Zimbabwe, there have been calls to develop the private sector. But some governments regard independent private sectors as a threat to their power and have even...
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Caribbean: Media Up in Arms over Licensing Plan
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| Port of Spain, Trinidad, October 26 -- Caribbean media groups have drawn a line in the sand, warning regional governments that they will face strenuous opposition to proposed legislation requiring med...
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NASA Pins Big Hopes on Ares Today [October 27]
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| Kennedy Space Center, October 27 -- A moon rocket it's not.
However, NASA's Ares 1-X flight test rocket, set to launch Tuesday morning at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, will bring NASA one giant s...
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Cambodia: Global Crisis Mostly Bypassing the Young – For Now
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| Phnom Penh, October 28 -- Mey Chamnan has learned the hard way about the global economic crisis. Both she and her husband were fired from their 50 U.S.-dollar a month jobs in a local garment factory a...
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Bolivia: Politics, a Risky Business for Women
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| La Paz, October 27 -- Taking an active part in politics in Bolivia can be a hazardous undertaking. Hundreds of reports of violence against women participating in politics attest to the risk. And while...
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Declining Venice Population Leads to City's 'Funeral'
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| Venice, October 27 -- A group in Italy's canal city, Venice, is planning to hold a "funeral" for their hometown, which is rapidly losing its permanent residents. The group says the city is being drain...
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Pro American Football Returns to Britain Amid Talk of More Games
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| London, October 26 -- American professional football returned to the heartland of soccer Sunday as the New England Patriots faced the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the hallowed turf of London's Wembley stad...
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Lebanon: Solar Power Helps Schools, Hospitals
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| Akkar, October 29 -- In Lebanon’s remote northeastern district of Akkar, teachers and pupils at the Rajam Issa public school are hoping this winter will be the first when the lights stay on. “Electric...
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Economic Growth Spikes to 3.5% in 3Q
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| Washington, D.C., October 29 -- Economic growth came roaring back in the summer quarter, registering at a 3.5 percent pace and raising hopes that the economy is entering a recovery after the longest r...
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