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OTTAWA, Canada, February 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and Andrew Bennett, Canada’s Ambassador for…
Children as young as 12 are selling themselves for sex for as little as 80p in one of Brazil’s World Cup cities, a Sky News investigation has found. It comes as international footballers join a campaign warning fans travelling to the tournament not…
OTTAWA, Canada, February 6, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — International Development Minister Christian Paradis meets with the President of Tanzania,…
OTTAWA, Canada, February 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On February 3, 2014, Minister Paradis delivers opening remarks at a…
VANCOUVER, BC–(Marketwired – Feb 1, 2014) – Axiom Zen, an organizing partner for the HTML500, is proud to support a…
28 January 2014 – Peace and security, sustainable development and human rights are on the agenda at the second summit…
PENNSAUKEN, NJ–(Marketwired – Jan 29, 2014) – Lattice Incorporated (OTCQB: LTTC) (“Lattice” or the “Company”), a cloud-solutions provider of inmate…
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – Jan. 27, 2014) – Smart Employee Benefits Inc. (“SEB”) (TSX VENTURE:SEB), is a technology company providing “business…
Ghana and Nigeria will represent Africa at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup scheduled from 5-24 August in Canada.The…
NEWARK — A Newark man will serve at least 32 years in prison for the carjacking and subsequent sexual assault of a 21-year-old woman at the South Orange train station in 2011, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement this afternoon…
The growth and increasing visibility of Colombia’s Muslim community has elicited a reactions over the past couple years, ranging from outspoken resentment to a relatively high number of new conversions to the religion. According to a paper published…
Billionaire software baron turned philanthropist Bill Gates has warned that violence in Nigeria and Pakistan could set back his goal of eradicating polio by 2018. Last year, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation — a charity that funds medical research…
12 January 2014 – United Nations officials are calling on the international community to increase aid to Haiti on the…
US lawmakers raised concerns Sunday about the threat of attacks at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi, with one faulting Russia for not sharing intelligence. “The threats are real. They are basically calling for attacks on the Olympics. I think you…
Acting U.S. Surgeon General releases annual tobacco report which outlines new health hazards of smoking.
Smoking cigarettes can cause even more health problems than previously known, including liver and colon cancer, blindness, diabetes and erectile dysfunction, said a major US government report on Friday. Top health officials gathered at the White House…
The knives are out in some Republican circles for embattled New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R). According to Tegan Goddard’s Political Wire blog, one top Republican fundraiser described the governor as disloyal and self-promoting. “The guy, as a…
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Friday dismissed President Barack Obama’s proposals to curb the reach of the National Security Agency (NSA), saying they would change very little. In a speech intended to quell the furor over surveillance programs…
US lawmakers were poised Friday to seize a chance to take the initiative in reforming America’s vast digital surveillance network, after President Barack Obama opened the door to them. Under pressure after fugitive intelligence contractor Edward Snowden…