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15 Countries That Have MUCH Higher Unemployment Rates Than The US Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:03AMThe global unemployment problem is so huge that the total number of jobless in the ten most populous nations in the world totals 1.1 billion. That is only slightly smaller than the population of China.
Mozambique riots persist as troops clear barricades Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:55PMMozambique’s government deployed troops yesterday to clear barricades in the capital as angry protesters blocked roads and looted shops, the second day of riots caused by soaring bread prices.
Troops clear barricades, Mozambique riots persist Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:57AMMAPUTO (Reuters) - Mozambique's government deployed troops to clear barricades in the capital as angry protesters blocked roads and looted shops on Thursday, the second day of riots caused by soaring bread prices.
Troops clear barricades, Mozambique riots persist Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:28AMTroops clear barricades, Mozambique riots persist
10 of the Web’s Most Insightful News Infographics Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:46AMA picture is worth a thousand words. But if you include an entire database, make it interactive, and add filtering options, the word-to-picture exchange rate is even better. Infographics at their best are more than just pictures — they can…
Troops clear barricades as Mozambique riots persist Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:39AMMozambique's government deployed troops to clear barricades in the capital as angry protesters blocked roads and looted shops on Thursday.
Expertus Collaborates With Bersin & Associates to Unveil First of Four Web-Based "Reality Checks" for Learning ... Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:18AMFree Two-Minute Self Assessments Produce Quick Performance Snapshots and Allow Learning Executives to Benchmark Their Learning Organizations
Troops clear barricades, Mozambique riots persist Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:14AMBy Charles Mangwiro
Expertus Collaborates With Bersin & Associates to Unveil First of Four Web-Based "Reality Checks" for Learning ... Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:10AMMOUNTAIN VIEW, CA--(Marketwire - 09/02/10) - Expertus ( www.expertus.com ), a global provider of software and services that optimize the business impact of learning, today announced the launch of Expertus Learning Reality Checks , an innovative series of two-minute online assessments for corporate learning leaders. The Reality Checks are designed to help training ...
Troops clear barricades, Mozambique riots persist Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 7:18AMSource: Reuters * Cabinet holds emergency sitting, army deployed * Protests against drastic rise in bread prices * Seven killed, 280 injured in riots * Government says increases won't be reversed (Adds ...
At least 6 killed in Mozambique price riots -sources Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:33PMMAPUTO, Sep 1 (Reuters) Police opened fire on demonstrators protesting against rising prices in Mozambique's capital today, killing two children and at least four other people, police and hospital sources said. Police shot live ammunition after running out of rubber bullets, police officials said.
At least 6 reported killed in Mozambique price riots Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:17PMMAPUTO (Reuters) - Police opened fire on demonstrators protesting against rising prices in Mozambique's capital on Wednesday, killing at least six people including two children, police and hospital sources said.
At least 6 killed in Mozambique price riots: sources Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:12AMMAPUTO (Reuters) - Police opened fire on demonstrators protesting against rising prices in Mozambique's capital Wednesday, killing two children and at least four other people, police and hospital sources said.
Coca-Cola buys Russian juice company Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:21AMCoca-Cola buys Russian juice company
At least 6 reported killed in Mozambique price riots Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:03AMSource: Reuters * Two children among confirmed dead * Government calls for calm (Adds police deny use of live ammunition, presidential speech) By Charles Mangwiro MAPUTO, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Police opened ...
EVN challenges logic of developing steel exports Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:49PMVietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam may lack electricity for a long time to come, says Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), if the Government doesn’t curb the development of steel mills. Many mills, including new ones, use obsolete, power-gobbling technologies.
South African Teachers’ Strike Compounds Crisis in Education Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:33PMA teachers strike has shut schools across South Africa just weeks before year-end exams, compounding the failures of a state education system that has left more than half the country’s black youths unemployed.
The kids are all heart Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 7:23PMSeycove secondary student Kyle Randall, a volunteer with Hero Holidays, wheels three children around a building site in Arroyo Seco, Dominican Republic. The charitable organization is building homes for the impoverished with volunteer labour and donated.
Danielle Weakens to Minor Hurricane, to Pass East of Bermuda Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 6:48AMDanielle, blowing northwest from southeast of Bermuda, weakened to a Category 2, or minor hurricane, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Hurricane Danielle to Pass East of Bermuda, Bringing Big Waves Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 1:33AMHurricane Danielle, the strongest Atlantic storm this season, is forecast to pass to the east of Bermuda and head north today before weakening, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Bermuda Sets Watch for Strongest 2010 Hurricane Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 5:03PMHurricane Danielle, the strongest Atlantic storm this season, is heading toward Bermuda with waves high enough to dwarf a three-story building and winds capable of knocking down trees.
Danielle Becomes Year’s Strongest Atlantic Hurricane Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 7:33AMHurricane Danielle, the strongest Atlantic storm this season, is heading toward Bermuda with waves high enough to dwarf a three-story building and winds capable of knocking down trees, the National Hurricane Center said.
Italy's economy affects birthrate Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 3:12AMEditor’s Note: Lobos Abroad is a regular column written by Daily Lobo staff members studying in a different country this semester. “Ay!
Adrian Hamilton: China has money, America has guns Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 6:26PMChina's rise to overtake Japan as the world's second-largest economy has released the usual burst of Gibbonian pronouncements on the rise and fall of nations and the passage of power to the East. Interestingly enough it has prompted little comment in China itself. Wisely, I think.
Area hospice to work with Zambia center to help, learn Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 3:32AMThe numbers are shocking. In Zambia, 15.2 percent of adults — around 1.1 million people — are affected by HIV or AIDS, according to the CIA World Factbook. AIDS causes 56,000 deaths per year.
USCIRF Hails Senate Resolution on Iraqi Religious Minorities Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 1:47AMThe U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom is applauding the U.S. Senate for its adoption of a resolution that focuses on the perilous status of religious minorities in Iraq.
Research that won't leave you Google-eyed Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 5:40AMALLAN HOFFMAN There’s more to online research than Googling a term, checking out the inevitable Wikipedia link, and then thinking, "Research over: I’ve got my answer." Don’t get me wrong: I love Wikipedia. Though you need to scrutinize the material,...
APNewsBreak: Jean seeks dual citizenship for Haiti Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 4:58PMPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Hip hop artist and presidential hopeful Wyclef Jean said Saturday that as leader he would work to change Haiti's constitution to allow dual citizenship and give many Haitians living abroad the right to vote in their homeland.
APNewsBreak: Jean seeks dual citizenship for Haiti Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 2:29PMHip hop artist and presidential hopeful Wyclef Jean said Saturday that as leader he would work to change Haiti's constitution to allow dual citizenship and give many Haitians living abroad the right to vote in their...
Lebanon Parliament Approves Law for Offshore Oil, Natural Gas Exploration Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 9:14AMLebanon’s parliament today approved a law that opens its offshore areas for the first time to oil and natural-gas exploration.
Wyclef Jean Wants Dual Citizenship For Haitians Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 11:25PMIn a move that could have a major impact on Haitian-Americans living in South Florida, hip hop artist and presidential hopeful Wyclef Jean said Saturday that as leader he would work to change Haiti's constitution to allow dual citizenship and give many Haitians living abroad the right to vote in their homeland.
The looming spectre of stagflation in India Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 4:19PMCurrently, the world equity markets are in an extremely fragile state...
Wyclef Jean seeks dual citizenship for Haiti Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 3:36AMHip hop artist and presidential hopeful Wyclef Jean said Saturday that as leader he would work to change Haiti's constitution.
Reprints Desk Joins Nepal Library Project Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 11:00PMNepal is not a place many Americans think about on a daily basis. An oblong nation about the size of Arkansas, wedged between India and China, Nepal is perhaps most famous for its oddly-shaped flag and for being home to eight of the 10 tallest mountains in the world, including Mount Everest. Nevertheless, business software and information services provider Reprints Desk is taking an interest in ...
Wyclef Jean seeks dual citizenship for Haiti Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 9:03PMPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Hip hop artist and presidential hopeful Wyclef Jean said Saturday that as leader he would...
Infant deaths spike, prevention task force sought Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 12:11AMTwenty-two days after Trevor James Pendleton’s birth, his mother found him cold and rigid in her bed with dried blood under his nose. It was a Friday morning: February 13, 2009. “I knew right then my son was gone, but I didn’t want to believe it,” said Cindy Pendleton, 23, of Sanderson. She remembers screaming for help and performing CPR, and trying to suck the blood from her newborn’s nose. The ...
Members of the Pentecostal Church of God in Lejunior, Ky., pray for a girl in 1946. Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 12:59PMFindings from a new international study of healing prayer suggest that prayer for another person's healing just might help -- especially if the one praying is physically near the person being prayed for.
Polish Plane-Crash Plaque Riles Defenders of Impromptu Cross Near Palace Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 10:13AMPoland’s presidential administration installed a plaque on the wall of the official residence as it seeks to end a conflict over how to honor the late President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others killed in an April 10 plane crash.
Bolivian officials: Protesters' claims about neglect are off base Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 10:23PMThe Bolivian government on Wednesday defended itself from accusations that it has not invested enough in a southwestern province that has found itself under siege by protesters for two weeks.
Pakistanis begin Ramadan with misery of floods Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 9:51PMThe start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan coincided in Pakistan on Wednesday with the nation's worst natural disaster, the staggering scope of human suffering revealing itself in wretched ways.
North Korea offers to pay off Czech debt -- with Korean ginseng Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 4:13PMThe Czech Republic suggested barter when North Korea said it would be hard put to repay a $10 million debt left from cold-war days. But it was thinking zinc ore, not Korean ginseng.
North Korea offers to pay off Czech debt -- with Korean ginseng Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 11:37AMNorth Korea, the world’s most recently declared nuclear weapons power, now wants to pay off some of its outstanding debts – with ginseng root.
Albania moves to free-market hope Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 5:16AMA destitute Communist regime in the 1990s, it now lures foreign investment that is breeding future success
Thousands of Poles protest Presidential Palace cross memorial Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 11:46PMPredominantly Catholic Poland is divided over whether a cross remembering late president Lech Kaczynski and other victims of a plane crash four months ago should remain outside the Presidential Palace
Bolivian protesters cut off town from world for two weeks Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 8:01PMBolivia's president wants a peaceful solution to a two-week-old protest by residents of a remote Andean city who have cut off all roads, train and air traffic with the rest of the world, a government spokesman said Tuesday.
Nostalgia carries risk for these whale hunters Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 4:09PMThin, smart and bespectacled, Peter Hammarstedt could easily pass scrutiny in the Faroe Islands last month for what he said he was: a visiting Swedish film student.
Thousands Protest Against Poland's Presidential Palace Cross Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 2:10PMThousands of protesters gathered outside Poland's Presidential Palace in Warsaw Monday night to rally against the memorial cross that stands there in honor of the country’s late president, Lech Kaczynski, who died in an airplane crash four months ago.
S.Korean firm discovers oil reserves in Iraq Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 7:34AMS.Korean firm discovers oil reserves in Iraq
U grad students donate funds for Ethiopian school Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 1:57AMBy: Veronica Pineda U grad students are reaching out to impoverished children through a donation to build a school in Ethiopia. The 2008 Executive MBA class donated $11,000 to complete a building project in partnership with the Children of Ethiopia Education Fund. With t...
Rapper Wyclef Jean Files to Run for Haitian Presidency Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 4:54PMGrammy-winning recording artist and philanthropist Wyclef Jean has confirmed reports that he plans to run for president of his homeland of Haiti. On Thursday, he filed the paperwork to run at an electoral council office in Port-au-Prince. Jean, who said he was inspired to run by the devastating earthquake there, will discuss his plans Thursday night on CNN's Larry King Live . He confirmed his ...