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A news world order? (Nine O'Clock)
Last week was one of the most difficult in history in terms of stability of global financial stability, a fact affirmed not only by financial or economic experts, but by politicians in industrialized countries as well, who took the measures deemed necessary to prevent the collapse of national economies.
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Václav Havel et al: Cooperation between nations to secure water is the only way forward (Guardian Unlimited)
Václav Havel et al: Nations in the region are using more water than arrives on a renewable basis. Cooperating to secure it is the only way forward
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Africa: Voice Against Economic Exploitation and Political Domination (AllAfrica.com)
In a comprehensive review of the latest global capitalist crisis and its consequences for African populations, Patricia Daley explores how greed has continued to hinder African educational opportunities and the realisation of a Walter Rodney-esque development rooted in personal freedom, well-being and security.
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De Blij: The World Is Growing Rougher, Not Flatter (The Cape Cod Chronicle)
Geographer Harm de Blij of Chatham says that for most of the people on this planet it's getting harder, not easier, to move from place to place seeking jobs, better health, and a higher standard of living.
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Dubai to host 700 of the world's most influential leaders from academia, business, government and society (AME Info)
The World Economic Forum in partnership with the Government of Dubai will be holding its inaugural Summit of the Global Agenda in Dubai from 7 to 9 November 2008.
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Philadelphia schoolchildren raise awareness of malaria (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
If only the mosquitoes in many poor countries were as timid as the ones buzzing shyly around the hall at Philadelphia's William B. Mann School.
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Africa: Democracy Thoughts From South Africa (AllAfrica.com)
With the end of apartheid rule in South Africa in 1994, the political space on the continent expanded with a new dominant actor which certainly had a more robust economy and organized social system coming into the fold of the Organization of African Unity.
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Could You Pass The New Citizenship Test? (KBTX 3 Bryan - College Station)
Starting Wednesday, a new citizenship test is being offered for prospective citizens. The question most people have is if its more challenging.
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Jodi Lampert: What Would Make You Angry Enough To March? (HuffingtonPost)
I see us standing at the gas stations, filling our tanks, slack-jawed. Karl Rove is on Fox TV, not in jail. What will it take to get us out of our Barcaloungers?
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Peter Sands: The banker who’s still smiling (Times Online)
With only six years’ banking experience, can Standard Chartered chief Peter Sands emerge a winner when the dust settles on the current turmoil?
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