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Relief as Mugabe Loses Zimbabwe Majority

The world breathed a sigh of relief today when it was revealed that Robert Mugabe's party had failed to hold its parliamentary majority after the partial recount, confirming speculation that the opposition Movement for Democratic Change had taken the majority of seats. Results remained unchanged in 18 of the 23 recounted seats, so, as Mugabe's Zanu-PF failed to win 9 of the seats, their majority was lost for the first time since 1980.Unfortunately...Read More

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Brown Meets South Africa Leader over Zimbabwe Election

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to hold private talks with South African president Thabo Mbeki, in the hopes that Mbeki will exert pressure on Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe to announce the results of the recent Presidential election. UK foreign minister David Milliband has said the United Nations is joined in its determination to have the results announced.The western world is not only desperate for the results to be announced but desperate...Read More

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Sudan Maybe Poised to Attack Chad

The land-mark accord reached between Chad and Sudan just two weeks ago is disintegrating, as both governments accuse each other of launching new raids into their respective territories, via their various proxies. Ambassador Abd-al-Mahmud Abd-al-Halimthe, Sudan's Permanent Envoy to the UN, told his government's news agency: "[Chad has] carried out major operations and logistic arrangements and facilitated the entry of rebels from inside...Read More

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UK Government Determined to Pass Genetic Engineering Bill

The UK government is absolutely determined to push through a bill that would allow scientists, to create hybrid human/animal embryos and experiment in creating viable stem cells for use in the treatment of human terminal illnesses. My first thought was "God No - they can't do that", but I feel obliged to tell you I was a big fan of dark Angel, a TV series where Jessica Alba starred as the victim of a US government program to that did exactly...Read More

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Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Pin Hopes on Iraq Resentment

The two main hopefuls in the race to become the Democratic Presidential candidate are both pinning their hopes on the level of resentment for the Iraq war. Barack Obama especially is relying on it, and not only a high level resentment for the war, but also a high level of support for a swift withdrawal. But as the situation in Iraq has improved and there haven't been dozens of US soldiers deaths on the news, the void has been filled by the slow and...Read More