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Agricultural growth and poverty in Mozambique | International Food ...

Agricultural growth and poverty in Mozambique | International Food ... : In any economy there are important economic linkages and trade-offs that need to be considered when designing policies or assessing their impacts. Various ...

IDS under fire on child poverty

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IDS under fire on child poverty : Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has been accused of trying to "move the goal posts" on child poverty after he suggested it was a waste of money paying benefits to parents addicted to drink or drugs. In a keynote speech, Mr Duncan Smith ... Asia | Africa | العالم العربي (AR) | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

The 8 African-American Senators

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The 8 African-American Senators : Revels was the first African-American to serve as a state senator, representing Mississippi. Revels was elected by the Mississippi State Senate to fill a vacant U.S. Senate seat, which was abandoned by Albert G. Brown when Mississippi seceded from the ... ABC News

It's wrong to boycott South African wine, and it won't help farmworkers

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It's wrong to boycott South African wine, and it won't help farmworkers : Your article addressing the recent strikes in South Africa implies that workers in the wine industry are involved in the unrest (Don't buy South African wine: striking workers' plea to foreign buyers, 25 January). This is not the case and has the ... The Guardian (blog)

HIV Testing and Treatment Fail to Curb U.K. Gay Infection Rate

HIV Testing and Treatment Fail to Curb U.K. Gay Infection Rate : Efforts to reduce HIV transmission among gay and bisexual men in the U.K. over the past decade have failed, according to a study that shows infection rates have remained stable even as testing and treatment increased. New infections in England and ...

As a result, the potential effect of nondisclosure prosecutions on population ...

As a result, the potential effect of nondisclosure prosecutions on population ... Methods: A descriptive quantitative-qualitative study was undertaken to examine HIV testing, HIV diagnoses, and the attitudes of men who have sex with men following regional media releases about a local nondisclosure prosecution. As part of this study ...

Missing Men: The Lack of African-American Head Coaches in College Football

Missing Men: The Lack of African-American Head Coaches in College Football : College football is arguably the most popular sport at the nation's colleges and universities. Bringing in more than $90 million annually in revenue at the highest grossing University of Texas, it is no wonder that school leaders view the football team ...

How (white) American evangelicals fund anti-gay hate and violence in Africa

How (white) American evangelicals fund anti-gay hate and violence in Africa We've written extensively about Uganda's rampant homophobia, and legislation that anti- gay bigots in the parliament, with the support of American evangelicals, have been trying to pass that would make being gay a crime punishable by death. This video ...

Parks & grounds may host waste segregation units

Parks & grounds may host waste segregation units BANGALORE: Get set for allocating some space in your neighbourhood park or playground for the BBMP to set up its waste segregation unit. Pushed to the wall over the way the garbage crisis has been handled, the civic body has turned to vacant spaces.

HIV-positive teacher wins landmark discrimination case in China ...

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HIV-positive teacher wins landmark discrimination case in China ... : HIV -positive teaching applicant received damages from Jinxian county educational bureau for being refused post over condition. An aspiring teacher in south-east China has become the country's first person to win Asia | Africa | العالم العربي (AR) | Stigmabase | eGAYlity compensation for an ...

HIV levels among gay men unchanged

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HIV levels among gay men unchanged : One in 20 gay and bisexual men in the UK now has HIV , rising to one in 12 in London, according to the Medical Research Council (MRC) and Health Protection Agency (HPA), which carried out the research. Dr Valerie Delpech, the HPA's head of HIV ... Belfast Telegraph

Terrorist Safe Havens in North Africa Threaten the United States Homeland

Terrorist Safe Havens in North Africa Threaten the United States Homeland Terrorist safe havens in North Africa are a threat to the United States, at least according to the Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas). After the terrorist attack in Algeria, McCaul likened the threat ...

Guinea Bissau cashew exports still falling

Guinea Bissau cashew exports still falling : GUINEA Bissau's cashew nut exports have continued to fall below the country's target due to a fall in prices and slowing demand, the country's government has said. FOODNEWS reported late last year that shipments were suffering following the military ...

Taking a dearth of African American roles into her own hands in Cherry Hill

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Taking a dearth of African American roles into her own hands in Cherry Hill Keisha Blount rehearses Cherry Hill East students - (from left) Aminah Taylor, Nadia Adams, Dante Encarnacion, and Angie Waters - in "Uptown," which she wrote to mark Black History Month. Blount, a 2005 East graduate, returns each year to direct.

In Haiti, no urgency for the poor

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In Haiti, no urgency for the poor : How long should we let hundreds of thousands of Haitians live in horrid tents and shacks after the earthquake of 2010? They have been living in squalid conditions for three years now. And how long should we let a two year old little boy named Elie live ... rabble.ca (blog)

Coming Out Of The HIV Closet - By Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Beast

Coming Out Of The HIV Closet - By Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Beast : I have never concealed my orientation, but I had told only a very close circle of gay friends about my HIV status. I'm not sure why I was so reticent with straight friends, but I think mostly it was fear of being shunned and treated differently (having ...

Africa pays for LGBT victories in US

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Africa pays for LGBT victories in US : In recent years, as Christian conservatives have realized they are beginning to lose the culture war here at home, many groups began looking to places like Africa and Eastern Europe to promote their anti- gay agenda. “The West has been in a decline ... Chicago Phoenix

Africa Through the Eyes of Peter Bauer - Students For Liberty

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Africa Through the Eyes of Peter Bauer - Students For Liberty : The Following Article was Written by Olumayowa Okediran, a member of Students For Liberty's International Executive Board. Africa has been the focus of many studies by economists and development experts. Though there exist diverse ... Asia | Africa | العالم العربي (AR) | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

Muslim immigrants from Northwest Africa have come to expect ...

Muslim immigrants from Northwest Africa have come to expect ... : There is growing concern in France that Muslim immigrants from North Africa are poorly integrated into French society, often due to discrimination. But are they discriminated against because of their religion, or because they are from Africa ?

Al Qaeda affiliate in Africa looking to strike more western targets ...

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Al Qaeda affiliate in Africa looking to strike more western targets ... : With the U.S. military now planning a new drone base to track extremists in northern Mali, senior U.S. intelligence officials confirmed Thursday that the Al Qaeda affiliate in North Africa aspires to strike more U.S. and other western targets in the ... Asia | Africa | العالم العربي (AR) | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

Africa's lawless lands

Africa's lawless lands Break out your pith helmet, wax your mustache and raise a toast at the club: The French have liberated Timbuktu. It seems like the headline from the age of imperialism. In fact, it is one in a series of very modern conflicts and interventions across ...

East Africa drives Islamist fighters north

East Africa drives Islamist fighters north : Regional security and intelligence sources in east Africa say that, as they have come under pressure from a UN-led African force, hundreds of foreign fighters with Somali militant group al-Shabaab have headed north into Yemen and south to Kenya – where ...

France says Mali mission 'has succeeded'

France says Mali mission 'has succeeded' : He cautioned, however, that the task of accompanying "Malian and African forces once they are set up in taking back autonomy and territorial integrity of the Malian state" is still "ongoing". Le Drian's comments come as at least two Malian soldiers ...

UK prime minister holds talks in Tripoli

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UK prime minister holds talks in Tripoli : His spokeswoman said before his departure that Cameron would seek a partnership with Algeria on tackling extremism, reflecting growing concern in the UK about unrest in North Africa , and in Mali. Cameron was accompanied by his national security adviser ... Aljazeera.com

57 rhinos killed in South Africa so far this year; 18 suspected poachers arrested

57 rhinos killed in South Africa so far this year; 18 suspected poachers arrested JOHANNESBURG - Officials in South Africa say that 57 rhinos have been killed by poachers across the country so far this year. The Department of Environmental Affairs said Thursday that recent floods in Kruger National Park, thick vegetation and two ...