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Ireland’s Michael Higgins calls for land deal rules to tackle hunger

In a hard-hitting speech, Ireland’s president calls for international framework to regulate land acquisitions in developing countries by Mark Tran Ireland’s president has called for a strong regulatory framework to cover land deals, the transfer of water and speculation on … read more »

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The Lies Of Democracy and the Language Of Deceit

By Colin Todhunter In an increasingly media-driven age, language is everything and is often used by officialdom to tyrannise meaning. With the deaths of millions on its hands since 1945, the US has become the world’s number one terror state. … read more »

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An open letter to Obama

Hakima Abbas Dear President Barack Obama, I hope you don’t mind me addressing you directly. I would like to call you brother, as I am known to do. Many would have me not – friends because they feel that you … read more »

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Austerity in US and UK – Reflection

Funny MONEY and credit instruments, laced with creative financing and fuzzy math models, have left America wounded, putting the entire economy in structural shock; teetering and tethering.   Extension of credits by instruments, a model developed and preached by the West, … read more »

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The insolvent United States banking system: lessons from J.P. Morgan Chase

Since September 15, 2008 the United States economy has been like a ticking time bomb with the unregulated activities of the banks the fuse that is slowly burning. This fuse has affected the international banking system and while citizens of … read more »

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2011 : The year that changed the world

The eventful 2011 did not just change contours of Middle East, it leaves behind a world transformed he eventful 2011 did not just change contours of Middle East, it leaves behind a world transformed by Aijaz Zaka Syed The world … read more »

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Ethiopia: Occupy Arat Kilo – We are the 99.6%

By Tedla Asfaw We are not 99 like here in America and UK but 99.6. It is also true an average Ethiopian makes a dollar /about 99.6 cent a day back home. The Club of 99.6 are almost all Ethiopians … read more »

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Tunisia’s Jews asked to return

  Tunis – Tunisia’s newly elected president has called for the country’s Jewish population to return. The state news agency reported Monday that President Moncef Marzouki had told the country’s Grand Rabbi Haim Bittan that Tunisia’s Jews are full citizens. … read more »

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BOMBSHELL: US Caught Meddling in Russian Elections!

What would Americans say if they found their polling stations and certain political parties entirely infiltrated by Chinese money, Chinese observers, and Chinese-backed candidates promoting China’s interests in an AMERICAN election? The answer ranges from incarceration, to trials featuring charges … read more »

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World stock markets stabilizing after deep dives

World stock markets stabilized Tuesday after a day of dramatic plunges as futures pointed to a measure of calm returning to Wall Street following the Dow’s sixth-worst decline in the last 112 years. To be sure, investors remained on edge … read more »

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Why Do Smart Men Date Less Intelligent Women?

CNBC.com is not the likeliest forum for a debate about dating. But when the financial news site does broach the topic, it’s probably the only place that discusses courtship in terms of “call options” and “unmet arbitrage opportunities.” Here’s how … read more »

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Selling Sierra Leone to investors

Sierra Leone’s president is actively seeking foreign companies to invest in the country’s mining and agricultural sectors. President Ernest Bai Koroma wants to run the country like a business. He used to be an insurance executive and firmly believes the … read more »

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