Month: August 2007

Sulaimaniyah, 30 August, 2007— Doctors in the northern city of Sulaimaniyah have asked for more help to cope with the rapidly increasing number of cholera cases. “We need urgent medical support as the disease is […]

Washington, 29 August, 2007— They had not waited for the orchestra to play or for officials to cut the ribbon. They did not need much encouragement from their governments either. Business people in Afghanistan and […]

Washington, 29 August, 2007— This is the first in a series about U.S. contributions to direct observations of the changing climate. Washington — Once a week, usually on Tuesday, individuals in countries around the world […]

The editorial originally appeared in a newspaper called “Lens,” which could better have been named “Scales” or “Logs,” in unmistakable allusion to the Biblical parable that aptly disdains the abject hypocrisy of the clinically daft […]

During his most recent campaign tour of the Kumasi metropolis, renowned Ghanaian political scientist and former Minister of Communications, Professor Mike Oquaye, was reported to be touting his intention of selecting a woman as his […]

Frankfurt , 23 August, 2007— The Deutsche Bahn AG today presented its half-year Interim Report at a press conference in Frankfurt, Germany‘s financial capital. Mr Hartmut Mehdorn, CEO and Chairman of the Management Board and […]

Dakar, 24 August, 2007— The Mauritanian government must take additional measures to ensure a new law criminalizing slavery has an effect, human rights activists say. “The new law is a very positive first step. It […]

Dakar, 24 August, 2007— The Ivorian health ministry is reviewing its policy of charging fees for health services, hearing recommendations from UN agencies, aid groups and other experts on potential changes to the 10-year-old system. […]