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Theater review: 'We Are Proud to Present' and a time of genocide
Theodor Adorno's oft-quoted, much misunderstood remark, "It is barbaric to write poetry after Auschwitz," raises questions about the ability of artists to represent the Holocaust. How can the cultural tools that were complicit in genocide comment on its...
Tags: Africa, Arts and Culture, Celebrities, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hate Crimes
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FUTBOL-Nigeria viajará a Brasil para Confederaciones pese a huelga: FIFA
ReutersRIO DE JANEIRO/WINDHOEK (Reuters) - La selección de fútbol de Nigeria, que se declaró en huelga el jueves y no viajó a Brasil para jugar la Copa Confederaciones, emprenderá su periplo el sábado y participará del torneo sin problemas, dijo la FIFA....Tags: Nigeria, Soccer, Sports Organizations, Sports
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FUTBOL-Selección Nigeria en huelga, no viaja a Brasil para Confederaciones
ReutersWINDHOEK, 13 jun (Reuters) - La selección de fútbol de Nigeria se declaró en huelga el jueves, negándose a dejar su hotel en Namibia y perdiendo su vuelo a Brasil, donde de competir en la Copa Confederaciones que comienza el fin de semana. "Se están...Tags: Nigeria
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Unconvincing Nigeria stride on to Confederations Cup
ReutersWINDHOEK (Reuters) - Nigeria arrive in Brazil on Thursday to compete in the Confederation Cup somewhat rattled after some far from convincing displays but still hopeful of causing a surprise. Africa's representatives at the eight-team tournament, which...Tags: Africa, FIFA World Cup, Nigeria
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INTERVIEW-Video game puts coach on road to World Cup glory
ReutersBy Mark Gleeson WINDHOEK, June 12 (Reuters) - A coach whose enthusiasm for the trade was forged by the 'Football Manager' video game will be thrown into the deep end on Wednesday when Nambia host African champions Nigeria in a World Cup qualifier....Tags: Africa, Gaming, Nigeria, FIFA World Cup, Entertainment
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Namibia coach quits after receiving death threats
Reuters(Reuters) - Swede Roger Palmgren has quit as Namibia coach after just a month in the role saying he fears for the safety of his family after receiving death threats. "The president of Namibia Football Association John Muinjo hereby announces the...Tags: FIFA World Cup, Nigeria
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READER SUBMITTED: Namibia Pen Pals
ManchesterEighth grade students in Kathryn Grimshaw's home base at Illing Middle School have recently been writing Pen Pal letters to students in Andrea Henchey's eighth grade classroom at Windhoek International School in Windhoek, Namibia, Africa. http://www.wis....Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Education, Skype
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Foreign government offices
For tourist information about foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. Several no longer list phone numbers, so information is available only through their websites. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at...Tags: Belarus, U.S. Embassy, Guinea, Turkey, Nigeria
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A history of genocide, as intriguingly told by imperfect actors
Oral histories are only as good as their sources. So the amateur actors researching the systematic extermination of the Herero tribe of Namibia by German colonial occupiers in and around 1907 have a crippling problem. These well-meaning thespians,...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Celebrities, Hate Crimes, Genocide
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Namibia: Desert, ghost town and the Skeleton Coast
Special to the Los Angeles TimesReporting from Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia Griddle-hot deserts, time-forsaken ghost towns, prismatic canyons and endless ribbons of lonely highway: There's nothing quite like a road trip across the Southwest to get the gasoline pumping in an...Tags: Africa, California, Tourism and Leisure, Trips and Vacations, National Parks
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Facets of Africa, now on Chicago stages
The Midwest is often accused of parochialism — and Chicago theater assumed to be preoccupied with dysfunctional American families. But there has been the distinct flavor of Africa in the air these last few weeks. Chicago theaters have offered a...
Tags: Africa, Arts and Culture, Music, Goodman Theatre, Nigeria
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Africa offers big-game hunters exotic options
If fiftysomething basketball players can spend thousands of dollars on fantasy camps with the likes of Coach K and MJ, if golfers make similar pilgrimages to the sport's birthplace in Scotland, why shouldn't hunters do the same at exotic venues in Africa?...Tags: Africa, New York City, Elephant (animal), Interior Policy, Gun Control
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