Entries Tagged as ‘International’

July 21, 2008

Zimbabwe Politicians Negotiating, Not Shooting

This was a surprise, Robert Muagbe and Morgan Tsvangirai taking the first tentative steps in working out a power sharing agreement. If they can negotiate in good faith then maybe just maybe Zimbabwe and its people can recover from its long suffering.
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July 21, 2008

Cruising the River Nile

With Nourelnil, a boat hotel, you can discover Egypt in a luxurious way. All rooms and spaces on the boat are beautifully decorated. While cruising the river Nile you will discover the many archaeological treasures, magnificent deserts and breathtaking vistas Egypt has to offer.

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July 14, 2008

InBev to Buy Anheuser-Busch

The potentially hostile takeover big by Belgian’s conglomerate brewery InBev for Anheuser-Busch has been amicably settled for $70 a share.
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July 7, 2008

Zimbabwe election: The Stolen Ballots -Video


July 7, 2008

How English Is Evolving Into a Language We May Not Even Understand

Every language that spreads from its homeland eventually splinters into local dialects; Latin anyone. As English becomes the lingua franca of the business world, expect to see it too evolve and maybe even into something unrecognizable.
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June 19, 2008

Calculating Olympic Medals Per Head of Population

America, the world’s only superpower, topped the table at Athens in 2004, winning a total of 102 gold, silver and bronze medals. China came second. This year the hosts in Beijing may lead the table for the first time.
While rich countries typically win most medals, the top ten looks different if population size is taken [...]

May 31, 2008

EAST OF HAVANA (official trailer)

East of Havana is a blunt, unflinching close-up on the lives of three young rappers compelled to address their generation’s future from the confines of a Cuban ghetto.
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May 30, 2008

Russia’s Deadly Roads

Some grisly statistics concerning accident fatalities in Russia.
• About 33,300 people died nationwide in 233,800 accidents registered in 2007. That’s almost as many auto-related fatalities as the entire European Union, which has about 3.5 times Russia’s population and six times as many vehicles.
• In 2007, about 900 deaths per 1 million vehicles were reported in [...]

May 30, 2008

Sharon Stone Calls China Earthquake Karma for Tibet

People say all kinds of ignorant things, especially after disasters. Guess it was karma that Sharon got dropped from Christian Dior.

May 29, 2008

Petrobras Takes Second Place in Valuation

Brazilian energy company Petrobras has recently surpassed Microsoft and GE to become the second largest company in the Americas by stock market valuation. The top dog…ExxonMobil.
I’ve got to hand it to Petrobras, unlike most other NOC (National Oil Companies) which use their oil earnings to prop up inept and corrupt governments, they have been investing [...]