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From Zambian Economist Fri May 24 2013, 00:00:00

The European Union (EU) recently signed a €44 million agreement with the Zambian Government to support mother and child health issues, as part of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) push. The project, which would run for four years, would be funded through a contribution fund with UNICEF and would be implemented in 10 districts in Lusaka and Copperbelt provinces.

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From Foreign Policy Thu May 23 2013, 22:59:40

Electromagnetic pulse is the conservative fetish that just won't die.

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From Shadow and Act Thu May 23 2013, 22:41:02

It might seem like a far fetched idea to people in Africa and all over the world. Some prominent members of the Jewish community say the link between the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel and today's Igbos is a myth. What would propel thousands of Igbo people in Nigeria (and growing) to believe they are really Jews, who descended from "Eri", the 5th son of GAD; the latter who was the 7th son of Jacob, whose sons fathered the 12 Tribes of Israel? Jeff Lieberman's new documentary, RE-EMERGING: The Jews of Nigeria, follows the quest for knowledge of Igbo roots in Judaism through Schmuel (Schmuel Tkvah ben Yaacov), a charismatic and eloquent young leader in the Nigerian Jewish community....

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From Foreign Policy Thu May 23 2013, 22:19:46

How the Pentagon is wriggling its way through sequestration.

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From blogs.independent.co.uk| Thu May 23 2013, 22:00:32

Owen Howells is a DJ/producer who grew up in Australia but was born in the UK. He came back to the UK, namely London, a few years ago and quickly found himself integrated into the party scene. I caught up with Owen recently to talk about his story so far and his plans for the future.

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From The Official Blog of Amb. David H. Shinn Thu May 23 2013, 21:29:00

The Millennium Cities Initiative (MCI), an initiative of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, in cooperation with the UN Development Program recently published an 83 page study titled "Invest in Ethiopia: Focus Mekelle." This study covers one of the eleven cities in eight African countries in an effort to attract more foreign direct investment. The other cities in the project are Accra and Kumasi, Ghana; Kisumu, Kenya; Blantyre, Malawi; Bamako and Segou, Mali; Akure and Kaduna, Nigeria; Louga, Senegal; and Tabora, Tanzania.

The detailed study looks at:

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From The Lede Thu May 23 2013, 21:27:32

Oceanic and atmospheric conditions are expected to create stronger and more hurricanes in 2013, setting the stage for an "above normal and extremely active" season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.

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From blogs.independent.co.uk| Thu May 23 2013, 20:50:27

Monaco is a street circuit where driver ability is more important than anywhere else and if we take the view that the best drivers should be up there then Lewis Hamilton looks a stand out price at 7/2.

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From The Official Blog of Amb. David H. Shinn Thu May 23 2013, 20:44:00

Speaking before the Ethiopian parliament on 18 May 2013, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said "We will spare no expense to defend and protect Somaliland." The Prime Minister's unusually strong assurances seem to have been covered in most detail in a 19 May report in the Ethiopian Review titled "Breaking News: 'We Will Defend Somaliland,' Ethiopian PM Hailemariam Desalegn." Tigraionline ran a briefer account of the prime minister's remarks titled "Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn Says We Will Defend Somaliland."

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From MEI Editor's Blog Thu May 23 2013, 20:21:00

Elizabeth Taylor and Anwar Sadat.

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