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Commencement speakers: Conservatives need not apply
We have once again entered the college commencement season, which means we'll soon be reading about uplifting graduation speeches delivered by prominent Americans. Or at least by prominent liberal Americans. It's becoming increasingly apparent that...
Tags: Howard University, International Military Interventions, Jon Huntsman, Jr., Justice System, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Greying China taps rural elderly to care for those even older
ReutersQIANTUN, China (Reuters) - Two years short of 70, Zhang Guosheng spends his days caring for an 81-year-old fellow villager - washing his clothes, bringing meals to his bed, and keeping him company - a routine he'll keep up until he himself needs the...Tags: Conservation, Economic Organization, Beijing (China), China, Demographics
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Palestinians in West Bank's Area C suffer in limbo
MALEH, West Bank — In remote Palestinian villages of the northern Jordan Valley, children read by gas lamp, and water must be purchased from miles away, even when electricity lines and water pipes to Israeli settlements run directly past their...
Tags: Amnesty International, Israeli Settlements, Palestinian National Authority, European Union, National Government
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Bidding nears for $9-14 bln Congo hydropower plant
Reuters* Chinese, Korean and Spanish firms to bid by early 2014 * Plant would provide 4,800 MW, S.Africa to buy over half * Congo needs more electricity to power mining operations By John Irish PARIS, May 18 (Reuters) - Chinese, South Korean and Spanish...Tags: Africa, Metal and Mineral, Electricite de France S.A., Mining, China
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Masdar and IFC in $1.5b deal for clean energy projects
Khaleej TimesMasdar and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank, announced their intention to collaborate on the advancement of clean energy projects. The memorandum of understanding (MoU), which was signed last week...Tags: United Arab Emirates, Energy, International Finance Corporation, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Finance
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Protest against govt's move to ban NGO
Khaleej TimesAbout 700-odd non-government organisations (NGOs) have joined hands to protest the federal government's move to suspend registration of their umbrella organisation, the Indian Social Action Forum (Insaf). Insaf, meaning justice, has termed the ban as...Tags: Parties and Movements, United Arab Emirates, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
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Fulfilling a Worldly Vision
The Brunswick News, Ga.Graduating from college is no small feat. In addition to juggling four to seven courses, exercising, eating healthy, socializing and getting the proper amount of sleep, students are tasked with having to figure out what they want to do with the rest...Tags: Dominican Republic, Georgia Southern University , Brazil, New Zealand, Graduation
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INTERVIEW-Central bank chief turns recovery skills on Somalia
Reuters* Governor seeks to shore up shaky recovery * Islamists still pose threat to stability * Commercial bank licences expected by end of 2013 * New Somali currency a possibility By Edmund Blair NAIROBI, May 17 (Reuters) - When Washington D.C. was in...Tags: Mogadishu (Somalia), Government, Financial Markets, Finance, Somalia
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Beyond the reach of banks, Indians targeted by outlaw fund scams
ReutersMUMBAI/KOLKATA (Reuters) - Dalia Ghosh, a 28-year-old nurse in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata, invested her savings in an unlicensed fund run by media conglomerate Saradha Group last year, hoping to start her own clothes business. But Saradha went...Tags: Finance, Financial and Business Services, Media Industry, Money and Monetary Policy, Central Bank
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REFILE-Beyond the reach of banks, Indians targeted by outlaw fund scams
Reuters(Fixes spelling of central bank governor's first name) By Swati Pandey and Sujoy Dhar MUMBAI/KOLKATA, May 17 (Reuters) - Dalia Ghosh, a 28-year-old nurse in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata, invested her savings in an unlicensed fund run by media...Tags: Finance, Money and Monetary Policy, Central Bank, HDFC Bank Limited, National Government
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Misleading portrayal of China in Africa
China Daily, Beijing / Asia News NetworkWASHINGTON (China Daily/ANN) -- For years, many in the West have accused China of grabbing land, extracting resources and neocolonialism in Africa. Hillary Clinton, then-US Secretary of State, made a veiled attack on China during her visit to Africa...Tags: Conservation, Brookings Institution, Africa, Hillary Clinton, China
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Developing countries to get bigger share of investments: World Bank
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The percentage of global investment that goes to developing countries should triple in the next two decades as emerging economies catch up to richer nations and become more integrated into financial markets, the World Bank predicted...Tags: Economic Organization, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, China, International Economic Institution, Finance
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