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ADDIS ABABA, 24 November 2009 (IRIN) - The Ethiopian government has vehemently rejected accusations that it has excluded some opposition supporters from a food-for-work programme, charges that are the focus of growing international concern in the run-up to elections in 2010.
Hepburn shines in 'Breakfast at Tiffany's,' set to play the Charles When Billy Wilder's comedies clicked, whole groups of stars could settle into unexpectedly risible constellations - as they did in his most purely entertaining movie, the gangbusters Roaring Twenties farce, "Some Like It Hot." Wilder had worked with Monroe before 1959, but in "Some Like It Hot," he took her dizzy-blonde persona ...
Corruption in Ethiopia and many parts of Africa is the principal business of the state. Effective anti-corruption efforts require an active democratic culture based on the rule of law and a vigilant citizenry.
EL MOJON CHIQUIMULA, Guatemala -- Nine-year-old Lide Ramirez and her little brother sat on an 18-pound bag of rice on a recent sunny morning, thinking that for the first time in months they would eat dinner.
Richer nations with competitive crop production and few trade barriers would fare the best if climate change, weather events or other factors cause yields of grain and oilseed crops to become more volatile, a new study has found.
Harron Lagat and Alemtsehay Misganaw won the men's and women's divisions of the 73rd Manchester Road Race.
Despite a punishing retail climate, merchants and makers of the decorative arts reported that anything that hints of the hand — indie crafter, artisan or sculptor — is still selling.
Haron Lagat, a Kenyan who went to Texas Tech and lives in Sante Fe, outkicked Patrick Smyth of Chicago in the last 100 meters to win the 4.748-mile Manchester Road Race Thursday morning in 21 minutes, 40 seconds.
The food, fuel, and financial crises have pushed the numbers of those enduring chronic hunger past one billion people for the first time in history. So as we enter the season of colossal Wall Street bonuses and a frenzy of holiday spending, it's time for us to share the privilege of plenty. It's time to declare, once and for all, that not a single child should die from hunger. This is an ...
From prolonged droughts to melting ice caps to heavy flooding and unpredictable weather patterns, climate change effects are already wrecking lives in Africa, the continent that pollutes the least.
Stephen M. Winter, MD, of Ridgefield recently helped move 1,980 pounds of mosquito nets with supporting medical supplies by helicopter, river launch and canoes to remote villages of the upper Amazon.
500 residents of different faiths, races and ethnicity meet in Kent to share food, foster community spirit Attendees socialize at monthly gathering
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Marcus Samuelsson was born in Ethiopia, raised in Sweden and now is a world-renowned chef in New York City. His Thanksgiving food traditions are as international as his life story. He sat down with NPR's Steve Inskeep to discuss what he's eating this year.
Total number of U.S. military deaths since 2001 and names of the U.S. troops killed recently in the Afghanistan war, as announced by the Pentagon:
Manila - The principal suspect in the grisly killing of at least 57 people in the southern Philippines surrendered Thursday to a senior aide of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Datu Andal Ampatuan Junior was turned over by the members of his family...
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