A century of distinction: 100 women who changed the world The Independent | Tomorrow is designated International Women's Day, and it is a particularly significant milestone this year: the campaign to improve the rights of women was founded a century ago. | To celebrate the occasion, The Independent on Sunday today salutes 100 women who have changed the world for ever and ...
GLOBAL: Climate change and adaptation funding equally unpredictable IRINnews web | JOHANNESBURG, 11 February 2010 (IRIN) - Money - as in every other sphere of life - has been a contentious aspect of global climate change. Are rich countries keeping their end of the bargain in helping poor countries adapt to increasingly erratic weather patterns? Are some poor countries exage...
Identity Theft in PA an At-Home Procedure Says Corbett The Examiner | Corbett says monitoring monthly credit card statements is "important step" in deterring credit theft Lotus Head from Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | While the Federal Trade Commission describes identity theft as “the fastest g...
Rand Merchant Bank's Profits to Increase All Africa Rand Merchant Bank Holdings (RMBH) states that it expects EPS to rise by 15-19% for the six months ended on 31 December 2009. In a SENS statement on its unaudited and interim results, the financial holding firm put the expected results down to half y...
Want To Be Re-Elected? Add Public Option Or Scrap This Bill And Pass Single Payer! Newsvine | Mr. President, Your advisors have steered you wrong,...again! The global economic collapse was not caused by the health care - insurance industry (HC). You've spent over a year now on HC while the banks have yet to see their unregulated world chang...
Challenges for the tourism sector in a year of transformation TravelDailyNews | 2010 is expected to be a year of transformation. The challenges facing the tourism sector in a post-crisis scenario set the framework for the activities and events organized by UNWTO during this year’s ITB Travel Trade Show (Berlin, Germany, ...
Race, slavery, and the Bible The Examiner | Jesus and the American flag David Thornton | Over the years, religion has been used to justify slavery and segregation as well as racial reconciliation. Pastors and congregations have used Bible verses to support arguments on both sides of the raci...
Tourism's contribution to the global agenda TravelDailyNews | “Global challenges such as the recent economic crisis and the climate imperatives can only be addressed in a global cooperative manner and in fora such as the UN or the G-20”, said UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai, in his opening re...
KQ declared airline of the year Kenya Broadcasting Corp Written By:KNA , Posted: Sat, Feb 20, 2010 | Caption: Kenya Airways was recognised for the efficiency and effectiveness of its management systems at the awards that had attracted a number of leading airlines from all over Africa...
IMF head says may be yuan changes in coming months The Guardian * IMF head says China moved to more traditional growth model * Sees world economy in uncharted territory (Adds quotes, background) JOHANNESBURG, March 9 (Reuters) - China's yuan is still "very much undervalued", the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday, although he added that a focus on domestic growth could lead to changes "in t...
Local citrus exports are growing, but producers left with sour deal Business Report | By James Hall | Submit your comment | Citrus is such big business in South Africa - the second-largest exporter of oranges, grapefruits and lemons in the world - that seaport operations are bogged down at peak shipping times. | As new growing areas go on line, however, the challenge is to maintain existing world markets. Other countries th...
