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Three killed in Rwanda building collapse, more feared trapped
ReutersKIGALI (Reuters) - Police in Rwanda said three people were killed and an unknown number were feared trapped after a four-storey building under construction collapsed on Tuesday in a town in the northeast of the central African country. The building...Tags: Africa
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Rising incomes buoy profits at Rwandan brewer Bralirwa
ReutersKIGALI, May 10 (Reuters) - Rwandan brewer Bralirwa reported a 30 percent rise in net profit for 2012 on Friday, citing rising demand from a growing number of people with middling or higher incomes in the fast-growing nation once devastated by genocide....Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hate Crimes, Massacres, Genocide, Global Expansion
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ANALYSIS-Congo rebels prepare to face UN force with mandate to attack
Reuters* Anti-rebel brigade has mandate for offensive operations * Comprised of South African, Tanzanian, Malawian troops * Military solution seen limited without political measures By Jonny Hogg RUMANGABO, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 6 (Reuters) - I n...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Joseph Kabila, March 23 Movement, International Court or Tribunal, International Criminal Court
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Journalist Gets Probation In Drug Case
The Hartford CourantA freelance journalist from Glastonbury has been placed on probation after pleading guilty to misdemeanor federal drug charges. Stephen Terrill was initially charged last year by federal authorities with one count of conspiracy to possess with intent...Tags: Judges, Bradley International Airport, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Crimes
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Bond yields too low? There's always Rwanda
ReutersBy Carolyn Cohn LONDON, May 3 (Reuters) - Last summer, euro zone member Spain was struggling to borrow money for 10 years at a yield below 7 percent. Last week, Rwanda had no trouble. Rock-bottom interest rates in the developed world have left investors...Tags: Zambia, Bonds, Credit and Debt, Credit Ratings, Emerging Market
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SAFT ON WEALTH: Rwanda, iBonds and the madness of the bond market
ReutersBy James Saft May 1 (Reuters) - In the past week we've had two object lessons in the madness of the bond market: Rwanda and Apple. Apple Inc, maker of the ubiquitous iPhone and iPad, on Tuesday sold $17 billion of bonds, the largest-ever corporate...Tags: Bonds, Computer Hardware, Apple iPhone, IBM, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Henry Gift: Doctor Was Champion Of Underserved, In Connecticut And Around The World
The Hartford CourantAfter Henry Gift's mother died in Guyana from lack of access to medical treatment, he pledged to become a physician and bring healing to people with no access to doctors. Gift fulfilled that childhood pledge — he became an internist who provided...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Georgetown, Waterbury, Guyana, Internists
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Rights groups hail surrender of Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- In his seven years on the run from international justice, Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda became a symbol of the International Criminal Court's impotence. Now the court, which lacks a police force to arrest those it has...
Tags: Joseph Kabila, March 23 Movement, International Court or Tribunal, Crime, Law and Justice, War Crimes
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Foltz honored for international development work
MANILA, Philippines -- Joseph Foltz of Petoskey, deputy chief for the Office of Environment, Energy and Climate Change at the U.S. Agency for International Development in the Philippines, was recently honored for his outstanding work in the...
Tags: Ecosystems, Global Change, Weather, Environmental Issues, Manila (Philippines)
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Susan Rice's troubled steps toward secretary of State
Four thoughts about Susan Rice’s decision to withdraw as a possible nominee for secretary of State: 1) Rice should not have been disqualified because of her now-notorious talk-show comments about the attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four...
Tags: Antonin Scalia, Democratic Party, Crime, Law and Justice, Paul Kagame, Minority Groups
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Letters: U.S. money for mass murder
Re "Pressure mounts on U.S. to curtail aid to Rwanda," Dec. 21 This article casually mentions the killing of about 5 million people in Congo, many of them by rebels assisted by Rwanda, which receives U.S. aid. I was under the impression that the...Tags: Fiscal Cliff, World War II (1939-1945)
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Letters: U.S.-funded violence in Congo
Re "Congo rebels thrive on fear and chaos," Dec. 11 The article about the situation in Congo reveals the alarming truth about Rwanda's exploitation of eastern Congo's natural resources and the unspeakable sexual violence being committed against Congo'...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hate Crimes, Politics, Massacres, Government
May 14, 2013
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May 10, 2013
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May 6, 2013
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May 6, 2013
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May 1, 2013
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Apr 12, 2013
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Mar 19, 2013
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Mar 13, 2013
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Dec 14, 2012
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Dec 25, 2012
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Dec 15, 2012
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