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Archives for October, 2011

Somali families flee capital in lull between clashes

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=121169614&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Civilians trapped by fighting in Mogadishu made the most of a lull on Saturday to flee, even as Kenyan forces in southern Somalia continued their slow advance and Shebab Islamists vowed retaliation….

Rugby is changing children’s lives in Senegal

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=121165663&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Every day, children in a northern neighborhood of the capital Dakar come to play ball in the House of Rugby, a centre launched two years ago as the sport gains ground in this football-loving nation….

Chinese hit and run toddler dies

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=121128423&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK A Chinese toddler who was ignored by at least 18 passers-by as she lay bleeding and unconscious in the street, has died, the hospital treating her said Friday, in an incident that has shocked the nation….

London awaits eurozone rescue plan, energy sector results

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=121128425&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK London investors will focus next week on crucial details of a eurozone crisis rescue plan, alongside company results from the likes of British energy majors BP and Royal Shell Shell….

Chinese toddler ignored after hit and run dies

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=121087409&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK A Chinese toddler who was ignored by 18 passers-by as she lay critically injured in the street after being run over by two vehicles has died, the hospital treating her said Friday….

Massive S.Korea river project still making waves

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=121004337&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK President Lee Myung-Bak likes to think big, but his cherished $19 billion project to dredge, dam and beautify South Korea's four major rivers has stoked fears it is too ambitious and insufficiently green….

‘Promising’ step for world’s first malaria vaccine

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=120937370&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK The search for the world's first malaria vaccine received a boost with the release of early results from a major clinical trial showing it cut risk by about half in African children….

Goldman in red on heavy investment writedowns

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=120937595&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK US banking giant Goldman Sachs reported a third-quarter loss Tuesday, citing writedowns on investments, including $1 billion in China's biggest bank, amid market turmoil and economic uncertainty….

‘Promising’ step for world’s first malaria vaccine

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=120933410&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK The search for the world's first malaria vaccine received a boost Tuesday with the release of early results from a major clinical trial showing it cut risk by about half in African children….

Tibetan nun self-immolates in China: rights group

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=120890932&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK A Tibetan nun died after setting herself on fire in southwest China, the first woman known to have self-immolated in the region, a rights group said, as protests against perceived repression escalate….