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The last amateur video of Gaddafi’s son Mutassim, who was captured together with his father, shows him alive in custody, and even casually smoking a cigarette. However, other images show him dead with gunshot wounds to his neck and abdomen. The photos and videos released depict the arrested Mutassim sitting against a wall, drinking water, …
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Col. Gaddafi is dead and details of his murky deals with Western leaders have been buried with him. But Gaddafi’s son is safe and reportedly ready to surrender to the International Criminal Court, where he may spill secrets of his father’s regime. The court’s chief prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, said on Friday he is in contact …
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http://www.itweb.co.za/ New branding campaign highlights Toshiba innovation. Press release issued by Tribeca Public Relations Johannesburg, 27 Oct 2011 Visit our press office Toshiba Computer Systems has launched its 360-degree TouchPoints marketing and advertising campaign to the South African market, at a time when the local company is mobilising local resources to deliver on …
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(Modern Ghana) – Three Ghanaian photographers – Nii Obodai, Nyani Quarmyne and Nana Kofi Acquah would represent Ghana at the 2011 edition of ‘Rencontres de Bamako’, an African photographic biennial, which opens on Monday, November 1 in the Malian capital, Bamako. Obodai’s pictures, which are drawn from a book titled ‘Who Knows Tomorrow’ – …
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Mayor Vincent C. Gray signed an executive order today clarifying that the District’s public-safety officials will not inquire into the immigration status of individuals or transmit information about immigration status to federal agencies except when that status pertains directly to a criminal investigation. “This executive order ensures public safety by ensuring that our police resources …
(Coolumn News) – WHETHER it’s a cultural sojourn, a spiritual recharge, an enlightening wildlife encounter or maybe an active adventure, A&K’s Hot List for 2012 has the latest up-and-coming travel destinations. A&K Australia managing director Sujata Raman said A&K have been busy researching new and interesting destinations. "We are delighted to present this exciting …
About Design Africa / Design Africa is a visionary initiative dedicated to showcasing and supporting Africa’s leading designers. Design Africa aspires to create a new impression of African design among international buyers and to assist a select portfolio of pan-African designers to reach their commercial potential. The Design Africa collection represents designers from seven countries, including Ethiopia, …
If you think start-ups have a monopoly on innovation, think again. Some of the world’s biggest companies are among the winners of The Wall Street Journal’s Technology Innovation Awards this year. The winners include such big names as International Business Machines Corp., Novartis AG, Intel Corp., Abbott Laboratories, Xerox Corp. and runners-up Hewlett-Packard Co. …
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Lagos Photo continued where it left off when its second edition opened at the Eko Hotel and Suites on October 9, Adewole Ajao reports Two Hundred images gave a lift to the escalator entrance of the Eko Hotel and Suites as 41 photographers opened another edition of the Lagos Photo at the Eko Hotel in …
Dayanita Singh Born in Calcutta in 1956, Amitav Ghosh was raised and educated in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Iran, Egypt, India and England. He is the author of numerous books, including The Hungry Tide and The Glass Palace, the 2001 winner of the Grand Prize for Fiction at the Frankfurt International e-Book Awards. A Multilingual …
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