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Economics: The growing political, economic clout of Arctic peoples
on Jul 20, 2009 in Economics Politics Last month Greenland celebrated the devolution of more powers from Denmark but translating nominal political power for the mostly Inuit population into real independence will take a long time, and economic clout.The Inuit of Canada won some powers a...
Economics/Politics: Countries with most refugees
on Jun 18, 2009 in Economics Politics Countries with most refugees, and the burden on their populations.At the end of 2008 10.5m refugees were in the direct care of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, down slightly from 11.4m a year earlier.The conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq again...
Politics/Technology: Iranian elections spark "netwar"
on Jun 18, 2009 in Technology Politics Politics/Technology article by Shuvra Mahmud.Online supporters of the defeated presidential Iranian candidate Mir-Hoseyn Musavi have been engaging in a carefully orchestrated "netwar" against pro-government websites as the Tehran authorities tighten...
Politics: Obama's speech in Egypt entitled "A New Beginning"
on Jun 3, 2009 in Politics Culture Remarks of President Barack Obama: "A New Beginning"THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press Secretary(Cairo, Egypt - June 4, 2009)I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. For over a thousand years,...
US President Barack Obama's 2009 inaugural speech
on Jan 20, 2009 in Politics Barack Obama has been sworn in as the 44th US president. Here is his inauguration speech in full.My fellow citizens:I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our anc...
The death toll in Gaza
on Jan 14, 2009 in Health Politics AT LEAST 292 children and 75 women have died as a result of Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip, according to a paper published in the Lancet, a medical journal, which uses data from Gaza's Ministry of Health. The Economist on 14 January also repo...