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The Pharos of Alexandria -- Qaitbay Citadel

wordpress.com     11 hrs ago          

The lighthouse of Alexandria (or The Pharos of Alexandria, Greek: ὁ Φάρος τῆς Ἀλεξανδρείας) was a tower built in the 3rd century BC (between 285 and 247 BC) on the island of Pharos in Alexandria, Egypt to serve as that...                    

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Little Benin march on in World Cup

wspsoccer.com     8 hrs ago   5 related          

Minnows Benin reached the last qualifying phase in Africa for the 2010 World Cup Sunday with giants Egypt and Ivory Coast poised to join them. Razack Omotoyossi, pictured in August 2008, scored twice as the Squirrels of...                    

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Minister Tissa Vitarana in South Africa

asiantribune.com     9 hrs ago          

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Science & Technology, Prof. Tissa Vitarana was in Pretoria, South Africa from 2nd to 6th September on a five day visit, to brief the APRC process and the conflict in Sri Lanka. During this visit,...                    

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SABC gameshow milks nostalgia

variety.com     8 hrs ago          

Network to launch 'Where Were You' JOHANNESBURG --Pubcaster SABC 2 is aiming to rekindle memories of the launch of TV in South Africa during the 1970s with its weekly gameshow "Where Were You." South Africa was one of the...                    

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Africa 2 Rises

expressindia.com     6 hrs ago          

Africa’s middle class embraces a culture of consumerism Meet Denis Ruharo, an entrepreneur with a master’s degree, a man who carries a BlackBerry and two cellphones, buys organic greens at a grocery store and sometimes...                    

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Western Sahara

wordpress.com     5 hrs ago          

Via Bloomberg ``We are looking for a mutually agreed solution to this problem,'' Rice told reporters after meeting with her Moroccan counterpart Taieb Fassi Fihri in the capital Rabat. ``It is time that it be resolved''...                    

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Rice dismisses Woodward book on Iraq and US politics

earthtimes.org     3 hrs ago   1 related          

Rabat, Morocco/Washington - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Sunday dismissed allegations in a new book by one of the top US investigative reporters that she played politics in 2006 with growing violence in Iraq....                    

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Going Green

wordpress.com     3 hrs ago          

WE'RE BACK !!!!!!! To those of you who actually noticed we were missing for a while, and who might've even missed us for being missing, we say thanks for thinking of us, even if it was in an offhand, "Hey, what the hell...                    

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Community health workers in Cameroon receive training to diagnose, treat malaria

news-medical.net     2 hrs ago          

Approximately 120 community health workers in the Kumba district of Cameroon have been trained to identify, diagnose and treat malaria in an effort to eradicate the disease in the district, Kumba District Medical Officer...                    

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Ugandan text messaging program aims to increase awareness, knowledge of HIV/AIDS

news-medical.net     2 hrs ago          

A text messaging program using mobile phone technology is being used in western Uganda to increase awareness of and knowledge about HIV/AIDS, IRIN/Plus News reports. The AIDS Information Center in Uganda and Celtel, a...                    

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