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Malawi's Centre for Social Concern (CfSC) has said the average cost of living for a low-income family in cities rose by 20 percent in 2012 from K70 930 (about $208) in January to K84 463 (about $248) in December. This shows how people's disposable incomes were affected over the year partly due to economic reforms [...]
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Malawi President Joyce Banda has cancelled duly processed contracts to buy cholera, malaria and diabetes emergency medicines worth $2 259 242 (around K890. 7 million). State House, which confirmed the decision on Thursday, defended the move, saying the President has powers to directly intervene if things are not going well as was the case in [...]
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Since the release of the video last week, Sergeant Watts and his band of merry PCs have raised over £10,000 - with £8,000 of it coming in just two days and six hours.
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By David Roodman - David Roodman and Julia Clark. This Thursday, the World bank will host the unveiling of the latest edition of the best-known ranking of think tanks, which is produced by the University of Pennsylvania. The public event will reveal whether the Brookings Institution has lost its hold on "Think Tank of the Year," which tanks made [...]
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With the eager anticipation for Steve McQueen's 12 Years A Slave, based on the autobiographical novel by Solomon Northup, and even the upcoming reissue his book, 12 Years a Slave, which Courtney reported about HERE, I thought it would be a good idea to bring back a piece I wrote in the summer of 2011 for S & A, about the first film version of Northup's book. I'm referring to the 1984 TV movie, Solomon Northup's Odyssey, starring Avery Brooks (Spencer for Hire, A Man Called Hawk, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) in the role of Northrup, the last film to be directed by the legendary film director/ photographer/composer and all around...
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President Obama has visited Ray's Hell-Burger with Russian president Dmitry Medvedev. Photograph by Obama and Medvedev by Mikhail Klimentyev/AP Images Obama should eat at Ethiopian Restaurant in DC during his second term - Washingtonian Washingtoni...
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Clean sweep for Ethiopia at marathon, half marathon HOUSTON (KTRK) -- It was wet and cold and storms threatened, but didn't stop today's Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon. In the end, it was another clean sweep for the Ethiopia...
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From the archives of NY-based filmmaker Ed DuRante whose work has been highlighted on this site in the past - most recently, Tambay's enthusiastic write-up of Ed's last feature film, Jake Gets Paid a couple of years ago. A 2001 thought-provoking short film Ed recently uploaded to YouTube and shared on Twitter, titled America. Description: A glimpse at the New York City art scene, where sex and money are more important than a Black painter's talent. Watch the 8 1/2-minute short film below:
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Congrats to Gambian-British actor Babou Ceesay on joining the cast of ITV's crime drama Lewis, in what is being hailed as a significant shift in cultural practice at that network. Lewis is a spin-off of the popular drama Inspector Morse, and stars Kevin Whately in the lead role of DI Robert Lewis. With the departure of DI Lewis' long-time partner DS James Hathaway, Ceesay joins the show as Lewis' new partner, DS Alex Gray. The addition of Ceesay's character was highlighted by several British media outlets as noteworthy, particularly due to ITV's reported history of programming that rarely features characters-of-color in prominent roles. As many of...
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In accordance with article 78 of the 1992 Constitution, His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama, has nominated twelve more ministers.
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Jess Engebretson writing in Guernica:
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Egypt's Appeals Court court said Sunday that it has accepted an appeal lodged by former President Hosni Mubarak's against his life sentence for the death of protesters in the 2011 uprising that ousted him. The court ordered a retrial.
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The University of Maryland has just published an important report on "Social Media Use During Disasters: A Review of the Knowledge Base and Gaps" (PDF). The report summarizes what is empirically known and yet to be determined about social media use pertaining ... Continue reading →
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