Africa: Can the World Really End Poverty By 2030?
17/04/2014The slogan “make poverty history” has been used by development pundits and pop star philanthropists for years. Now, in a bid to turn words into deeds, it is being discussed.
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World Leaders Condemn Nigeria Bomb Attack
15/04/2014The international community has condemned the bus station bombing in Abuja that left many commuters dead and hundreds injured. United States president, Mr. Barrack Obama and the United Nations Secretary-General,.
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Saudi Arabia pledges to protect foreign workers, as Indonesian maids face execution
21/02/2014For the first time, Indonesian maids working in Saudi Arabia will be guaranteed a monthly wage, time off, and contact with their loved ones, under a new agreement signed by.
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Pakistan-Taliban peace talks ‘under way’
07/02/2014The first formal meeting between the Pakistan government and a Taliban-nominated team has begun in an undisclosed location, local media say. They are due to start charting a “roadmap” for.
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Corruption across EU ‘breathtaking’ – EU Commission
03/02/2014The extent of corruption in Europe is “breathtaking” and it costs the EU economy about 120bn euros (£99bn) annually, the European Commission says. EU Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem is.
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China offers satellite network to other countries
28/12/2013China’s homegrown satellite navigation system will bring untold economic, social and military benefits and other countries in Asia are welcome to use it, the director of China’s satellite navigation agency.
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The top tech stories of 2013 that changed the world
26/12/2013The biggest technology story of the 2013 is one of the biggest stories of the year, period. It has had serious implications in the United States and around the world,.
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50 years after assassination, US remembers former president John F Kennedy
25/11/2013The US has marked 50 years since President John F Kennedy was killed by an assassin’s bullet in Dallas, Texas. The city, which long struggled with the legacy of the.
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Chinese supercomputer retains ‘world’s fastest’ title, beating US and Japanese in a competition
20/11/2013A Chinese supercomputer has retained the crown of world’s fastest supercomputer, beating competitors from both Japan and the US. The Tianhe-2 was built by China’s National University of Defence Technology.
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UK scraps visa bond plan for ‘high-risk’ Asians, Africans
04/11/2013The British government has back pedaled on its visa bond plan for ‘high risk’ first time visitors from Nigeria and five other African and Asian countries. The proposal envisaged the.
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