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ZIMBABWE: Thousands of girls forced out of education
november 07, 2011by latadmin
HARARE, 7 November 2011 (IRIN) – Poverty, abuse and cultural practices are preventing a third of Zimbabwean girls from attending primary school and 67 percent from...
Vietnam war vets seize back hijacked ship
november 07, 2011by latadmin
Taiwan hailed on Monday the bravery of five Vietnamese war vets who launched a surprise assault on six armed pirates and successfully took back their vessel after it had...
FIFA lifts Myanmar ban for World Cup 2018
november 07, 2011by latadmin
Football’s governing body FIFA said Monday that it has lifted a ban on Myanmar’s participation in the 2018 World Cup, but that a fine imposed over the...
Norman defends Woods’ ex-caddie over racial slur
november 07, 2011by latadmin
SYDNEY (AP) — Greg Norman has defended caddie Steve Williams over his racial slur about Tiger Woods, saying the comments were “stupid” but that he...
Somali pirates overwhelmed by Taiwan fishing boat crew
november 07, 2011by latadmin
The crew of a Taiwanese fishing vessel have overwhelmed a group of Somali pirates who hijacked their boat last week. The 28-member crew of the Chin Yi Wen were taken...
China farms: 10% of land polluted, officials say
november 07, 2011by latadmin
A government study has found that a tenth of China’s farmland contains “excessive” levels of heavy metals such as lead, mercury and cadmium....
‘Paper aeroplane’ money given to Ai
november 07, 2011by latadmin
Thousands of people have donated money to pay a massive tax bill served on Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. Mr…
China says U.S. APEC goals too ambitious (Reuters)
november 07, 2011by latadmin
Reuters – U.S. goals of establishing regional free trade and an environmental policy at the APEC summit are useful but too ambitious for some developing nations,...
Russia, China laud their economic bloc (AP)
november 07, 2011by latadmin
AP – The member states of a security pact dominated by Russia and China pledged Monday to boost their financial and energy cooperation, despite the global economic...
Taiwan: Fishermen fought off pirates, retook boat (AP)
november 06, 2011by latadmin
AP – Taiwan says fishermen on a Taiwanese boat fought back against Somali pirates and freed themselves after a hijacking in the Indian Ocean.
