Ondernemers uit ontwikkelingslanden kunnen lenen bij Kiva
Geld steken in microkrediet levert een goed gevoel op, maar wel minder spaarrente. Wie niet alleen maar een hoog rendement wil halen, kan op de internetsite Kiva.org zijn geld uitlenen aan kleine ondernemers...

Clinging to Memories
Though there are today only a handful of Jews left in Syria, they cherish their community's rich heritage and are proud of the role they played in Syrian history.

Big Oil Strikes Back At Petrotyrants
Energy: To Hugo Chavez, Venezuela is a rich country and Exxon a cruel exploiter whose projects are best expropriated. But Exxon's $12 billion injunction against him over broken contracts may just show who's bigger.

Bericht van de Nederlandse Ambassade: Kenia
Na de gebeurtenissen in Nakuru en Naivasha van afgelopen weekend is de spanning in een aantal delen van Kenia hoog opgelopen en heeft dit al tot gewelddadige reacties geleid in Kisumu. Het is niet uitgesloten dat dit ook in andere steden/gebieden gebeurt...

Bill Gate's 11 Rules
Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.

Wrak VOC-schip blijkt 'tsunami-proof'
De Avondster zonk op 2 juli 1659. Bijna 350 jaar later raasde er een tsunami overheen. Het wrak ligt er echter nog steeds en heeft een nieuwe beschermheer gekregen: de VOC zelf.

Spanish King tells Hugo Chavez to 'shut up'
President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela received an angry rebuke from the King of Spain when the monarch pointedly told him to "shut up" at a summit of leaders from Latin America, Spain and Portugal.

Buffett personally cuts ribbon at Iscar China
DALIAN, China - "Iscar is a dream deal. It has surpassed all the expectations I had when buying the company, and my expectations had been very high." Thus Warren Buffett yesterday, a year and a half...

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI
Forty years ago the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council was closed, whose rich teaching covers many areas of ecclesial life. In particular the Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes made a careful analysis of the complexities...

Maya Angelou's Wisdom
In April, Maya Angelou was interviewed by Oprah on her 70+ birthday.
Oprah asked her what she thought of growing older. And, there on television, she said it was "exciting."

World Charter for Nature
The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the revised draft World Charter for Nature, Recalling that, in its resolution 35/7 of 30 October 1980...

EMPOWERING PEOPLE AGAINST INCITEMENT TO HATE VIOLENCE
“In Rwanda, I'm the first and biggest fan of La Benevolencija's radio programs, Kuki and Musekeweya . They have taught me so many lessons including fair and non-discriminatory love...

Executive Summary International labour Conference
This report for the 2007 session of the International Labour Conference is a contribution to the broad and wide-ranging international debate on the promotion of enterprise. The central role of the private sector, in all its forms...

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From the midnightsun in Uummannag
Ole Jørgen Hammeken wants to travel a new route that crosses Greenland's icecap. Publisert: 21.03.07 03:08 Ole Jørgen Hammeken of Uummannaq is trying to stake out a new route that crosses Greenland's icecap,..

Venezuela worries U.S. counter-narcotics officials
CARACAS, VENEZUELA — The airliner leaving Caracas for Mexico City carried a seemingly conspicuous cargo: one ton of Colombian cocaine stuffed into 25 bulky, nearly identical suitcases.

Chavez's Venezuelan Drug Trade and Corruption
Jim Kouri, CPP is fifth vice-president of the National Association of Chiefs of Police and served in law enforcement for over 25 years. He writes for many police magazines such as Police Times. He's appeared as on-air commentator for over 100 TV and radio news and talk shows including Oprah...

Hugo Chavez’ Government Invests in Industrial Cocaine Production
 Venezuela is in negotiations to buy Bolivian industrial coca and industrial processes. Is this why Chavez received the majority of his support from the rural farming areas? Is he fulfilling campaign promises?

Cocaine production doubles since Jan. 2006 - Bolivian official
BUENOS AIRES, April 5 (RIA Novosti) - Cocaine production in Bolivia has almost doubled since incumbent president Evo Morales took office in January 2006, the head of the country's anti-drug agency said.

Alan Johnston Missing since 12 March 2007
BBC correspondent Alan Johnston disappeared on his way home from his Gaza City office on 12 March. He is feared kidnapped in the lawless territory, where he is thought to have been the only international correspondent still working. Intensive efforts have been made to secure his release.

New dogsled route needed in Greenland
Ole Jørgen Hammeken will soon be setting out on an expedition to find a new route between the towns of Uummannaq and Ilulissat in western Greenland since the traditional dogsled route, via the frozen waters of the Disko Bay, no longer freezes in the winter.

Terrorism Awareness
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