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Photo from MSNBC.com The world's 10 best new hotels
The most exciting new hotels of the season, from Boston to Botswana.
MSNBC.com  –  Dec 2, 2008 2:57 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Photo from Wired News How a Rogue Geologist Discovered a Diamond Trove in the Canadian Arctic
Behind an unmarked door in a faded business park outside Kelowna, British Columbia, in a maze of rooms crowded with desks, computers, and floor-to-ceiling shelves, Chuck Fipke sifts through 20-pound bags of dirt."We take samples, hey, from gravel and streambeds all over the world," Fipke s ... more »
Wired News  –  Dec 2, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Photo from Yahoo! Cholera kills 389 in Zimbabwe, spreads across borders: UN
AFP - Cholera has killed 389 people in Zimbabwe to date and the disease is also spreading into neighbouring Botswana and South Africa, the United Nations warned Friday.
Yahoo!  –  Nov 28, 2008 1:54 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Thabo Mbeki Aids policy 'led to 330,000 deaths'
The Aids policies of former president Thabo Mbeki's government were directly responsible for the avoidable deaths of a third of a million people in South Africa, according to research from Harvard University.South Africa has one of the most severe HIV/Aids epidemics in the world. About 5.5 mill ... more »
The Guardian  –  Nov 27, 2008 12:58 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Zimbabwe borders 'must close'
Zimbabwe's neighbours should close their borders in an attempt to bring down President Robert Mugabe, Botswana's Foreign Minister said yesterday.
The Independent  –  Nov 27, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Zimbabwe Said to be Displeased With Gaborone’s Stance
The Zimbabwe government is sharply criticizing Botswana over its call for neighboring countries to squeeze embattled President Robert Mugabe out of power.
Voice of America  –  Nov 26, 2008 11:31 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Botswana: Close borders with Zimbabwe
AP - Zimbabwe's neighbors should close their borders in an attempt to bring down President Robert Mugabe, Botswana's foreign minister said Wednesday in the strongest call yet for action from Africa.
Yahoo!  –  Nov 26, 2008 7:42 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Mbeki Aids denial 'caused 300,000 deaths'
The Aids policies of the former South African president Thabo Mbeki's government were directly responsible for the avoidable deaths of more than a third of a million people in the country, according to research by Harvard university. South Africa has one of the severest HIV/Aids epidemics in th ... more »
The Guardian  –  Nov 26, 2008 4:06 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Botswana suggests neighbors close borders with Zimbabwe
Foreign Minister Phandu Skelemani told the that southern African nations have failed to move Mugabe with mediation and they should now impose sanctions.
International Herald Tribune  –  Nov 26, 2008 3:44 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Botswana urges Zimbabwe's neighbours to close borders and force Mugabe out
Botswana has urged Zimbabwe's neighbours to squeeze President Robert Mugabe out of power to end a political and economic crisis.
Mail Online  –  Nov 26, 2008 12:15 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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