Two Years Among New Guinea Cannibals: A Naturalist's Sojourn Among the Aborigines of Unexplored New Guinea
icWales (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
A TOP price of 4,600 guineas for a South Wales mountain ram was the highlight of a successful season of breeding ewe and rams sales for Herbert R Thomas at Penderyn Market.
Global Security (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Most opponents of Guinea's military government are rejecting a power-sharing plan put forward by the regional mediator, Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
The trial for former Liberian president Charles Taylor took an early adjournment today when immediately after the mid-morning break, one of the judges reportedly fell ill. Prior to the court's adjournment, the accused former Liberian president denied allegations that he sent his rebel fighters to attack neighbouring Guinea, saying that he gave approval to "hot pursuit missions" which entered...
Malaria Matters (Free subscription) | yesterday
When the international effort to eradicate guinea worm started in 1987 the focus was on only 20 currently endemic countries. Tayeh and Cairncross report the status of these countries at the end of 2008 - 6 have interrupted transmission and been certified as free of guinea worm 8 have interrupted transmission and certification is under way 6 are [...]
Listen to Africa (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
From Guinea-Bissau's Bijagos islands to Freetown, Sierra Leone: a dash through Guinea's beautiful landscapes and unstable political climate - by Land Rover. Guinea: a dash through a dashing country is a post from: Listen to Africa
Debbies alpaca blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
I have had very exciting delivery today, Carol and Dave have been. Dave went to fill his car with alpaca poo (in bags obviously), whilst Carol came to bring me her latest batch of knitting - these batches seem to grew in size each time she comes! They have been on holiday and Carol took some of Golden Guinea's yarn and the girls with her. She is so dedicated she bought needles whilst out in Malta and...
Seacombe Labour Party (Free subscription) | yesterday
‘QUAINT TORY QUOTE’ NUMBER ONE “We will not allow libraries to close, nor swimming baths, …..” Perhaps somebody reading those words, recently penned by the political defector Denis Knowles, might think them plausible. But Cllr Knowles conveniently refrains from mentioning that he not only voted for the closure of Guinea Gap Baths and Seacombe Library but he publicly...
The Westerner (Free subscription) | yesterday
The American scientist was catching a glimpse of an emerging test of the world’s food resources, one that has begun to take shape over the last year, largely outside the bounds of international scrutiny. A variety of factors — some transitory, like the spike in food prices, and others intractable, like global population growth and water scarcity — have created a market for farmland,...
- Are You Riled Up? - (Free subscription) | yesterday
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Mark Wadsworth (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
JP here. Not been posting on this blog for a while, just thought I'd give a run-down of my opinions on the news over the past few weeks and some other things that have popped up in general debates... Let's do 'democracy' at work first shall we? The EU president - So Herman van Rompuy is the new president. I couldn't really care less to be honest. People seem to be of the opinion that Van Rompuy will...
Full Comment (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
At the beginning of 2002, a dollar could buy 1.1 Euros. Americans visiting France could happily tell the waiter, "We will have the dessert and the cheese!" Today, a dollar buys 67 European cents -- and it’s no cheese for you. The weakness of the dollar has touched off two reactions. Critics of the administration see the decline of the dollar as a harbinger of American decline. Cue...
IOL (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Sightings of mercenaries at work for Guinea's junta are a potential blow to international efforts to press its military leaders to step down.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Two ministers from the sister Republics of Guinea and Senegal yesterday paid a courtesy call on the vice president and minister of WomenÂ's Affairs, Ajaratou Dr Isatou Njie-Saidy, at the Kairaba Beach Hotel.
Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The United States is "deeply concerned" by reports that SA "military instructors" are training militiamen backed by the ruling junta in Guinea.
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS have launched an investigation into whether South African mercenaries have been training supporters of Guinea’s military dictatorship following allegations they have been seen near Conakry, the capital.
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