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Zimbabwe's Mugabe Says Cholera Crisis Over

Zimbabwe's Mugabe Says Cholera Crisis Over

12.11.08 posted by jason 0 views no comments
What Cholera outbreak. Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe suggested today that the Cholera crisis was over. In fact, it is far from over. If ever there was a time for more international action against Mugabe's regime it is now. See this NYT article and judge for yourself
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China to Build 1.5 Million Shelters in Quake Zone

China to Build 1.5 Million Shelters in Quake Zone

05.25.08 posted by jason 220 views no comments
The Chinese government will build 1.5 million temporary houses for survivors of the earthquake in the Sichuan province as the death toll from the disaster climbs to more than 60,000. The houses, designed to last for three years, will be made of quake-resistant materials and offer 20 square meters (215 square feet) of floor space each.
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Terrifying First Person Account of China Earthquake

Terrifying First Person Account of China Earthquake

05.12.08 posted by jason 247 views 1 comment
This account of the earthquake in China is frightening. It tells one victims story. "There were women losing their shoes. All I could think about was the World Trade Center," said Morgan-Sanjurjo, referring to the collapse of the New York twin towers after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. Over the coming days and weeks more stories of tragedy are sure to emerge.
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Sarkozy awards China 'gold medal' for Olympic preparations

Sarkozy awards China 'gold medal' for Olympic preparations

08.06.08 posted by pondy 82 views 1 comment
French President Nicolas Sarkozy praised China's preparations for the Olympic Games, while saying he will not meet with the Dalai lama while he is in France. "To prepare for the Olympic Games, China has given its best," Sarkozy told China's Xinhua news agency. "If organizing the Games was a sport, I am sure you would agree with me that China deserves a gold medal."
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France's Sarkozy May Boycott Bejing Olympics

France's Sarkozy May Boycott Bejing Olympics

04.05.08 posted by jason 327 views 3 comments
A first major power is stepping up to warn China that there could be consequences for the Olympics should China not properly address the situation in Tibet. France's leader, Nicolas Sarkozy's, will boycott the opening ceremony Beijing Olympics if China doesn't engage in talks with the Dalai Lama, end th violence in the region and release the political prisoners.
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House to Rethink Drilling, Pelosi Says

House to Rethink Drilling, Pelosi Says

08.17.08 posted by pondy 66 views no comments
Dropping her opposition to a vote on coastal oil exploration, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Saturday that the House would consider expanded offshore drilling as part of broad energy legislation when Congress returns next month.
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Rights Group to China: Release Tiananmen prisoners

Rights Group to China: Release Tiananmen prisoners

06.03.08 posted by jason 184 views 1 comment
About 130 people remain imprisoned for taking part in the 1989 pro-democracy protests centered in Tiananmen Square, though releasing them would improve China's image ahead of the Beijing Olympics this summer, Human Rights Watch said. The prisoners are still being held for their role in the demonstrations that were crushed in a brutal military crackdown.
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Why Microsoft and Intel tried to kill the XO $100 laptop

Why Microsoft and Intel tried to kill the XO $100 laptop

08.11.08 posted by pondy 72 views no comments
Nicholas Negroponte had a vision: to build a $100 laptop and give away millions to educate the world's poorest children. And then the fat-cat multinationals got scared and broke it... read the inside story to how Microsoft and Intel set out to stop Negroponte.
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New era looms nears after ANC tells Mbeki to stand down

New era looms nears after ANC tells Mbeki to stand down

09.20.08 posted by pondy 30 views no comments
South Africa veered towards a new political era Saturday after its governing African National Congress told President Thabo Mbeki to stand down. Mbeki, 66, who succeeded Nelson Mandela as president in June 1999, has been under fire since allegations that he was influential in pressing corruption charges against ANC leader and political rival Jacob Zuma.
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Berkeley Scientists: World In 'Mass Extinction Spasm'

Berkeley Scientists: World In 'Mass Extinction Spasm'

08.13.08 posted by pondy 68 views no comments
Devastating declines of amphibian species around the world are a sign of a biodiversity disaster larger than just frogs and salamanders. Researchers said substantial die-offs of amphibians and other plant and animal species add up to a new mass extinction facing the planet.
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Germans Try to Stop Glacial Melt with Giant Screen

Germans Try to Stop Glacial Melt with Giant Screen

08.17.08 posted by pondy 63 views no comments
Going far beyond just tracking melting patterns, German researchers want to actually stop, or at least slow down the melting of glaciers in the Swiss Alps, and they plan to do so by setting up a large screen that would trap cold air over the ice.
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