Africa
Poetry and the Egyptian Revolution: Tamim al-Barghouti
Tamim al-Barghouti has become Egypt's revolutionary poet, after his poem was broadcast through Tahrir Square during protests against Mubarak.
Egyptian protests, climate change, and global food prices
Rising food prices may be making the world, including Egypt, much more unstable.
North Africa's hip hop revolutionaries
From Algeria to Egypt, rappers have been protesting against the governments of North Africa through hip hop.
Battling brain drain in the developing world
Cameroonian professionals, including doctors and lawyers, who are educated abroad tend not to return to their home country. The problem is common in the developing world.
Facebook helps foment revolution in Egypt and Tunisia
Social media is helping dissidents rise up against the government in Egypt and Tunisia, and social media companies are helping.
Will Tunisia's revolution spread to Sudan?
Opposition groups in Sudan are taking inspiration from Tunisia's revolution and talking openly about overthrowing President Omar al Bashir.
South Africa: rationing health by committee
In South Africa, the government puts limits on life-sustaining kidney dialysis and doctors are tasked with deciding who lives and who dies. This is the story of two patients -- and the committee that determined their fates.
Somali refugee helps people captured by pirates
After Somali pirates captured two people, a Somali refugee from London stepped up and helped negotiate their release.
Cell phones teach South African students
A new teaching program in South Africa encourages reading and math skills using students' cell phones.
Faith-based health care in Kenya
Religious organizations are providing much-needed health care to Kenyans, but some worry about evangelizing to vulnerable populations.
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Fina Robinson (15 June, 2013 08:05:11)Loved the fact of the biracial family on the cherrios commercial, it's 2013, & we definitely NEED to see more of this!!! Love, love, love!!
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becky (15 June, 2013 07:53:57)Whooping cough cases are majority reported in the vaccinated community.. So much for your effective vaccine.
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John-Michael (15 June, 2013 11:50:33)Ok one thing that just bugs me is you are miss representing the “Can’t innovate anymore? My ass!,” quote from Phil Schiller. He was in ...
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sinned34 (14 June, 2013 02:33:42)Hayden, And when a spill happens, the local and provincial governments will be the ones to suffer the consequences and foot the bill to clean it ...