01/02/2009
Muslim civil society group scores (Yehey!)
COTABATO CITY: A Muslim civil society group just right after the Friday congregational prayer in Marawi City showed its solidarity with their Muslim brothers by condemning the Israeli attacks on the Palestinian people and urged the Arab world through their different embassies and consulates in Manila to unite against the reported Israeli aggression.
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01/08/2009
Background Note: Zambia (Scoop.co.nz)
Geography Area: 752,614 sq. km. (290,585 sq. mi.); slightly larger than Texas. Cities: Capital --Lusaka (pop. approx. 1 million). Other cities: Kitwe, Ndola, Livingstone, Kabwe. Terrain: Varies; mostly plateau savanna. Climate: Generally dry and temperate.
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01/08/2009
Background Note: Poland (Scoop.co.nz)
Geography Area: 312,683 sq. km. (120,725 sq. mi.); about the size of New Mexico. Cities (2004): Capital --Warsaw (pop. 1,690,821). Other cities --Lodz (776,297), Krakow (757,957), Wroclaw (636,854), Poznan (573,003), Gdansk (460,524).
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01/08/2009
Background Note: Germany (Scoop.co.nz)
Geography Area: 357,000 sq. km. (137,821 sq. mi.); about the size of Montana. Cities: Capital --Berlin (population about 3.4 million). Other cities --Hamburg (1.7 million), Munich (1.2 million), Cologne (964,000), Frankfurt (644,000), Essen (603,000), Dortmund (592,000), Stuttgart (582,000), Dusseldorf (568,000), Bremen (543,000), Hanover (516,000).
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01/08/2009
Background Note: Mozambique (Scoop.co.nz)
Geography Area: 801,590 sq. km.; slightly less than twice the size of California. Major cities: Capital --Maputo (pop. 1.2 million--2005 est.); Beira, Matola, Nampula, Quelimane, Tete, Nacala.
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01/08/2009
Background Note: Lesotho (Scoop.co.nz)
Geography Area: 30,355 sq. km. (11,718 sq. mi.), about the size of Maryland. Cities: Capital --Maseru (173,700). Other cities -- Leribe (35,000), Mafeteng (32,900), Teyateyaneng (22,800), Mohale's Hoek (18,400).
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01/08/2009
China to regulate its overseas investment (People's Daily)
On January 7, China's Ministry of Commerce published on its website the draft of the Management Measures for Overseas Investment by Chinese Companies, in order to solicit opinions from the public. The new rules require that any legally binding documents on a particular project cannot be signed by the investing Chinese enterprises and their foreign partners before the project is approved by ...
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01/08/2009
Background Note: Niger (Scoop.co.nz)
Geography Area: 1,267,000 sq. km (490,000 sq. mi.); about three times the size of California. Cities: Capital --Niamey (pop. approx. 1 million). Other cities-- Tahoua, Konni, Maradi, Zinder, Diffa, Dosso, Arlit, and Agadez.
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01/08/2009
Background Note: South Africa (Scoop.co.nz)
Antelope graze in Amakhala Game Reserve, South Africa, July 27, 2005. [© AP Images]
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01/08/2009
Background Note: Djibouti (Scoop.co.nz)
Geography Area: 21,883 sq. km. (8,450 sq. mi.); about the size of Massachusetts. Cities: Capital --Djibouti. Other cities --Dikhil, Arta, Ali-Sabieh, Obock, Tadjoura. Terrain: Coastal desert. Climate: Torrid and dry.
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