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Zimbabwe's Mugabe Says Cholera Crisis Over

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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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08.08.08 posted by pondy 418 views 2 comments
And so it begins. The most eagerly awaited and controversial Olympics in generations now kicks-off in Beijing. For China this moment is more than just the start of sporting events, but the change to show the world what China has become and what China plans to be - a major world power with a bursting economy. But will the world see the other side of China as well?
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Louis Vuitton Sues Darfur Fundraiser

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05.02.08 posted by pondy 1391 views 1 comment
Louis Vuitton has filed charges against a 26 year old student artist for selling posters and t-shirts of a Darfur victim, holding a designer bag inspired by a Louis Vuitton design. All of the profits had been going to charity but Louis Vuitton is still demanding massive damages. The artist, Nadia Plesner, started a campaign to raise awareness of genocide in Darfur.
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France earmarks $549 million for green cars

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10.09.08 posted by pondy 91 views no comments
French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday pledged â�¬400 million ($549 million) in state support for the development of electric and hybrid cars. He said during a visit to the Paris Auto Show that the money will be destined "exclusively for the research and development of nonpolluting vehicles" over fours years - and will come from funds already earmarked for environmental projects.
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Eight die in US attack inside Syria: official media

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10.26.08 posted by okami 39 views no comments
American helicopter-borne troops launched an assault on Sunday on a building in a Syrian border village with Iraq, killing eight civilians, official Syrian media reported.
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Wal-Mart pulls eggs from China stores over melamine

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10.28.08 posted by pondy 35 views no comments
Wal-Mart said on Tuesday it had pulled a major brand of eggs from its stores in China, as concerns rose that an industrial chemical found in Chinese dairy products was in the nation's wider food chain.
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Rebuffed by China, Pakistan May Seek I.M.F. Aid

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10.19.08 posted by pondy 51 views 1 comment
President Asif Ali Zardari returned from China late Friday without a commitment for cash needed to shore up Pakistan's crumbling economy, leaving him with the politically unpopular prospect of having to ask the International Monetary Fund for help.
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Survivors Rescued 8 Days After China Quake

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05.20.08 posted by jason 955 views 4 comments
Stories of survival days after a massive earthquake are rare. But amid all the terrible stories coming out from China, today there was news of a different sort - a rescue of 129 students and 10 teachers were rescued in an isolated small town in Wenchuan County. This report details this incredible story.
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Google Earth Captures Secret North Korea Underground Runway Built for War

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04.26.08 posted by jason 1147 views no comments
North Korean military engineers are completing an underground runway beneath a mountain that can protect fighter aircraft from attack until they take off at high speed through the mouth of a tunnel. The project was identified by an air force defector from North Korea and captured on a satellite image by Google Earth.
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Snipers Aiming to Assassinate up to 40 Leaders of Zimbabwe Opposition Party

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05.19.08 posted by pondy 925 views no comments
Zimbabwe's opposition has alleged the military is plotting to assassinate its presidential candidate using snipers. The opposition claims an elite team of 18 snipers was preparing an assassination of Morgan Tsvangirai as well as 36 to 40 of their party officials. This sort of leadership decapitation would allow President Robert Mugabe to remain in power.
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Bush's Beijing fun and (Olympic) games

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08.09.08 posted by pondy 303 views no comments
Judging from some of the photos coming out of Beijing, President Bush is having an excellent time palling around with the athletes and taking in various sporting events.at the last Olympic Games he will attend as the U.S. head of state, Here's a sampler.
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