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Driver’s licence – no test needed

January 30, 2012

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January 30 2012 at 03:43pm iol Unruly traffic is a constant hazard in Mexico City, one of the planet’s most heavily populated cities, where more than four million cars jostle for space and the death toll on the roads is rising. Yet amid this chaos, visitors are stunned to learn that all new drivers have […]

Philadelphia : School bans sheepskin boots

January 30, 2012

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January 30 2012 at 03:42pm By Dave Warner iol Philadelphia – Singer Nancy Sinatra may have had boots made for walking, but she never attended Pottstown Middle School. Starting on Monday, a suburban Philadelphia school district is banning the wearing of sheepskin boots, including the popular UGG brand, to middle school classes because students have […]

Somali rebels ban Red Cross

January 30, 2012

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January 30 2012 at 07:53pm iol Mogadishu – Al Shabaab rebels in Somalia have expelled the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from areas they control in country’s south and centre, the rebels said on Monday. ICRC has run programmes in the Horn of Africa nation for the last 30 years, mainly providing medical […]

Renewable energy assistance to agriculture

January 30, 2012

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vocero For Vera Ileanexis Rosado, a spokesman on January 30, 2012 in Puerto Rico · Agricultural producers and rural small businesses can compete for program funds renewable energy and energy efficiency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA, for its acronym in English). As reported, the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, Tom Vilsak, […]

Nigeria: Guns, guns everywhere.

January 30, 2012

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By Olukayode Thomas and Joke Kujenya 18 hours 32 minutes ago thenationonlineng Members of the dreaded insurgent group, Boko Haram, armed robbers and hired assassins have done great havoc with guns acquired illegally. Where are they coming from? OLUKAYODE THOMAS and JOKE KUJENYA examine the sources of illegal arms into the country The ruins are […]

Eco-Institute certifies electric cars lousy climate record

January 30, 2012

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welt 30 January 2012, 18:58 clock The development of electric vehicles charged according to the study the climate stronger than expected. Because electric cars consume a lot of power. Electric cars carry a study found that by far not so much with the climate as is commonly assumed. This emerges from a study of the […]

Indy battens down hatches for Super Bowl security

January 30, 2012

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By CHARLES WILSON and CARRIE SCHEDLER Associated Press stripes INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — From pickpockets and prostitutes to dirty bombs and exploding manhole covers, authorities are bracing for whatever threat the first Super Bowl in downtown Indianapolis might bring. Some – nuclear terrorism, for instance – are likely to remain just hypothetical. But others, like thieves […]

State Department drones patrolling Iraq’s skies provokes outrage

January 30, 2012

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Published: January 30, 2012 stripes The State Department’s drone program in Iraq drew criticism from senior Iraqi officials who expressed their outrage saying they had not been consulted on the program and that the flights disrespect Iraqi sovereignty, according to an article by The New York Times. A senior American official told the Times that […]

Pentagon prepares for new military talks with Iraq – Michele Flournoy, leaving her Pentagon post

January 30, 2012

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Jan 30, 6:50 AM EST By ROBERT BURNS stripes AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is preparing to begin talks with Iraq on defining a long-term defense relationship that may include expanded U.S. training help, according to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s chief policy aide. Michele Flournoy, who is leaving her Pentagon […]

Revolution Starts at Home, Says Bill Cosby

January 30, 2012

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The legendary artist talks to The Root about his new book and how black folks need to help themselves. By: Katti Gray | Posted: January 27, 2012 at 12:27 AM Lest anyone forget, Bill Cosby is still a comic. “I’m going down there to make people laugh,” he told The Root, a few days prior […]

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