Africa - Voice of America: Muslim Protests in Ethiopia Reveal Religious Fault Lines

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Muslim Protests in Ethiopia Reveal Religious Fault Lines Aug 1st 2012, 16:27 ​​​NAIROBI — An Ethiopian Muslim protest movement has quieted down since the arrests of key organizers two weeks ago in Addis Ababa. The government crackdown has aggravated tensions between Muslim and Ethiopian authorities. A small group of Muslims began organizing demonstrations at mosques in the Ethiopian capital earlier this year to protest the perceived interference by the Ethiopian government into religious affairs. Among their demands, the protesters called for new elections for the ...

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Africa - Voice of America: Madagascar Sets Presidential Election Date

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Madagascar Sets Presidential Election Date Aug 1st 2012, 17:48 Madagascar is set to begin presidential elections next May, a key step in ending the political crisis resulting from a 2009 coup. The election commission said Wednesday the first round of voting will take place May 8, 2013, with the second round taking place on July 3.  The commission said parliamentary elections will also take place on July 3. The Indian Ocean nation has been mired in political crisis since March 2009 when military-backed opposition leader Andry Rajoelina ousted ... Media files: 81542B80-4719-410D-B812-A4F7A5C14ABF_cx0_cy2_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Economy - Voice of America: Investors Await US Central Bank Decisions

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Investors Await US Central Bank Decisions Aug 1st 2012, 17:42 Investors worldwide are watching U.S. central bank policy makers Wednesday to see whether they take new action to try to boost the sluggish American economy. Officials at the Federal Reserve were set to give their assessment of the world's largest economy after poring over economic trends at a two-day meeting. But economists surveyed by financial news agencies in the U.S. predicted the central bank would refrain from offering new stimulus measures. Instead, they predicted officials ... Media files: EE79CB7D-068C-4AD7-BDCA-2A1E3F24E8F2_cx0_cy7_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Economy - Voice of America: India Blackout Highlights Power Problems in Developing Countries

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India Blackout Highlights Power Problems in Developing Countries Aug 1st 2012, 17:44 In recent years, developing countries have made huge investments to expand power supply networks, but India's outages - which left 670 million people without power this week - demonstrate that reliability remains a major problem.   The collapse of three interconnected power grids caused havoc on the streets as traffic lights stopped working. Trains ran late, if at all. And people in shops and businesses across the north of India tried to work by candlelight.   ... Media files: 2F04B1B3-A2D7-4760-98D6-9D07CB223D6F_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Taiwan, Eastern China on Typhoon Alert

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Taiwan, Eastern China on Typhoon Alert Aug 1st 2012, 17:38 Taiwan and eastern China are on alert for two typhoons expected to bring torrential rain and flooding to many communities in the coming days. Elsewhere in the region, heavy downpours caused deadly floods and mudslides in the Philippines, North Korea, Indonesia and China's west.  Authorities in Taiwan are bracing for the arrival of Typhoon Saola, evacuating hundreds of people from low-lying communities and warning of at least one meter of rain. The storm has already triggered ... Media files: 1ECB6D30-2118-49D2-BCEA-D908D647B7FB_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: India Blackout Highlights Power Problems in Developing Countries

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India Blackout Highlights Power Problems in Developing Countries Aug 1st 2012, 17:44 In recent years, developing countries have made huge investments to expand power supply networks, but India's outages - which left 670 million people without power this week - demonstrate that reliability remains a major problem.   The collapse of three interconnected power grids caused havoc on the streets as traffic lights stopped working. Trains ran late, if at all. And people in shops and businesses across the north of India tried to work by candlelight.   ... Media files: 2F04B1B3-A2D7-4760-98D6-9D07CB223D6F_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Civilian Casualties Rise in DRC Conflict

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Civilian Casualties Rise in DRC Conflict Aug 1st 2012, 15:50 KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — Civilian casualties are growing in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the medical charity Doctors Without Borders. The charity has treated 66 wounded people, mostly civilians, since the weekend at a hospital in Rutshuru, in North Kivu province. Doctors Without Borders, better known by its French acronym, MSF, has projects to support hospitals in several of the Kivu region's war zones. MSF head of mission in Kivu, ... Media files: 6BE9E6D0-B829-46B6-921C-DF63DFB3C4EA_cx0_cy5_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Ivory Coast Pushes for UN Military Action in Mali

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Ivory Coast Pushes for UN Military Action in Mali Aug 1st 2012, 12:35 LONDON — Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara is making a renewed push for U.N.-backed military intervention in Mali, to stem the advance by Islamist rebel forces linked to al Qaeda. Islamist fighters say they now have full control of the north of Mali.  In late June, a fierce battle in the town of Gao drove out the last of their Tuareg rivals, the separatist MNLA. The Islamist advance has alarmed Mali's neighbors.  Among them is Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, ... Media files: 4C8ED69F-32D1-417E-8CE1-48A20C69BDC6_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Are Sleep Problems a Growing Epidemic?

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Are Sleep Problems a Growing Epidemic? Aug 1st 2012, 15:13 New research shows that a lack of sleep is a growing health problem around the world. Sleeplessness has been linked to such chronic illnesses as cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Lack of sleep is not just a problem in developed nations. It's getting just as bad in developing countries as well. Researchers at the University of Warwick Medical School in Coventry, England conducted the study. "Our purpose was to look at the existing data from eight different countries from both Africa and ... Media files: B3AAFC24-DECD-4A0F-879B-6898DDEFDB89_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Economy - Voice of America: Swaziland Teachers Vow to Continue Strike Over Wages

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Swaziland Teachers Vow to Continue Strike Over Wages Aug 1st 2012, 05:06 Teachers in Swaziland have indicated they will not return to their classrooms until the government meets their demand for a 4.5 percent salary increase as a cost of living adjustment.  But, Education and Training Minister Wilson Ntshangase has reportedly threatened the teachers with dismissal if they do not return to the classroom.  Sibongile Mazibuko, president of the Swaziland National Association of Teachers, said if the government claims to be losing $18 million per month to ...

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