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Selling off the Serengeti

Selling off the Serengeti

The President of Tanzania is poised to sign a deal with the United Arab Emirates owned Otterlo Business Corporation Ltd (OBC) which would force up to 48,000 members of Africa’s famous Maasai tribe from their land in the Ngorongoro District of Tanzania to …
Americans still have mixed feelings over Obamacare

Americans still have mixed feelings over Obamacare

Phoenix, Arizona— A month after the US Supreme Court approved the Obama administration’s signature health care reform on June 28, many Americans are still debating the possible consequences in their personal lives and for the country’s economic future. In stark contrast to …
Romney’s Faith a First

Romney’s Faith a First

Romney’s nomination introduces Mormon religion for the first time in US presidential elections, writes Todd Holbrook in Phoenix, Arizona. With Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney clenching the Republican Party nomination for US President, the topic of his Mormon faith continues to be …
Aftershocks increase Italy’s nightmare

Aftershocks increase Italy’s nightmare

A series of seismic shocks have devastated the north of Italy and left the country stunned, writes Ilaria Bettinelli in Milan. Sunday May 20, at 4.03am (0204 GMT) a strong earthquake of magnitude 6 hit the area of the Emilia Po-Plain between the …
Western artists deal with fame in the Middle East

Western artists deal with fame in the Middle East

Two Norwegian artists who have won fame in Lebanon through their web project 2famous.tv tested public support for their work after receiving threats, writes Pablo Majluf. Following one particularly serious threat, they went public and asked the community if they should quit. More …