Saturday, March 17, 2007

Exodus – villages empty as 3m flee in search of hope abroad

Exodus – villages empty as 3m flee in search of hope abroad



The Guardian

17 Mar 2007



← protest against the government. The US and South Africa condemned the assaults as pictures of Mr Tsvangirai’s smashed and swollen head prompted outrage overseas. The opposition described the beatings as a turning point in the struggle to force Mr... read more...

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Darfur’s refugees get a cold reception

Darfur’s refugees get a cold reception

FROM JEFF BARAK, JERUSALEM

The Jewish Chronicle

16 Mar 2007



ALI LAST saw his wife and child two years ago, when the Janjaweed militia ransacked his Darfur village and slaughtered 40 of his relatives. He does not know if they are still alive. Ali escaped and became one of around 330 Sudanese refugees to make... read more...

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UN predicts huge migration to rich countries

UN predicts huge migration to rich countries



The Daily Telegraph

15 Mar 2007



AT LEAST 22 million migrants will arrive in the developed world every year from now until 2050, the United Nations said yesterday. The latest figures from the UN’s population division predict a global upheaval without parallel in human history over... read more...

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UN predicts huge migration to rich countries

UN predicts huge migration to rich countries



The Daily Telegraph

15 Mar 2007



AT LEAST 22 million migrants will arrive in the developed world every year from now until 2050, the United Nations said yesterday. The latest figures from the UN’s population division predict a global upheaval without parallel in human history over... read more...

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Monday, March 12, 2007

America, and the world, needs a visionary in the White House

America, and the world, needs a visionary in the White House



The Business

10 Mar 2007



AMERICAis a country that likes to get on with it, in politics as in business. So it should come as little surprise that it is already in the grips of the 2008 presidential campaign, even though election day is still 20 months away. With every passing... read more...

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Monday, March 05, 2007

At last, the family takes centre stage in politics

At last, the family takes centre stage in politics T



The Business

03 Mar 2007



HE POLITICS of the family are on the cusp of changing for good in Britain, in one of the most fundamental intellectual shifts since the rise of new Labour in the mid-1990s. The leaders of both parties now speak out unashamedly in support of two-parent... read more...

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