When Google chose New Zealand to unveil secret plans for a balloon-driven wi-fi network last weekend, it cemented the country's reputation as a test bed for global tech companies looking to trial their latest innovations, industry experts say.
June 18, 2013: MoJo Blogs and Articles | Mother Jones
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The Gulf of Guinea. He said it without a hint of irony or embarrassment. This was one of US Africa Command's big success stories. The Gulf... of Guinea.
Never mind that most Americans couldn't...
Nick Turse
The Gulf of Guinea. He said it without a hint of irony or embarrassment. This was one of U.S. Africa Command’s big success stories. The Gulf... of Guinea. A French sniper carries his weapon at the...
1. The forthcoming push for (more) Chinese urbanization.
2. In The Great Reset, there is probably no Nashville Symphony Orchestra.
3. Robin Hanson TEDx talk on robot society.
4. Markets in everything: guinea pig armor edition, and more on...
A key opposition leader in Guinea has said it is unlikely that the country’s long-delayed parliamentary elections will take place on June 30th as planned by the country’s Independent National Elections Commission (CENI).
But, Sidya Toure of...
"Is your pet guinea pig tired of wandering around the house unarmored and vulnerable? Do they get picked on by other guinea pigs? Has your guinea pig ever wanted to go with you to a Renaissance Faire but had nothing to wear?"
That's what eBay user...
June 15, 2013: NewsBlaze.com Current News - Top Stories
Guinea has spent five decades since independence under a strongman rule. In 2009, the country finally transitioned to civilian rule and conducted its first democratic election ever in the fall of 2010.
The U.N. special representative to West Africa, Said Djinnit, says talks between Guinea's government and opposition about the upcoming legislative elections are making headway. The opposition says it will agree to the government’s choice of poll...
Russia’s largest privately held oil company LUKoil has acquired a 65 percent stake in an oil exploration and production project at block CI-504 off Cote d'Ivoire in the Gulf of Guinea, LUKoil said on Tuesday.
South Carolina-based Meredith Yarborough crochets tiny but very festive party hats for cats, dogs, and guinea pigs. They are all available to purchase at her Etsy shop iheartneedlework.
via Jezebel
Well-resourced thieves dump oil into the Gulf of Guinea that they cannot "crack" (break up by heating to reduce its thickness and enable it to flow through pipelines). Their makeshift distilleries are so inefficient that they treat only a...
The 26th International Book Fair took place in Turin, capital of the Italian Piedmont region, between May 16 and May 20, 2013. The Francophone West African country of Guinea was the sole representative of the African continent to be invited as a...
Guinean President Alpha Conde has ordered a judicial inquiry into unrest that has killed at least 12 people in the past week in an apparent effort to defuse protests against preparations for a long-delayed election.
Investor confidence in the...
Global Voices author and translator Abdoulaye Bah, originally from Guinea, is a retired Italian citizen who has worked for the United Nations. He splits his time between Rome and Nice and has collaborated [fr] with GV since December 2008, having...
Two of Guinea’s top opposition leaders are said to have gone to Paris, France to brief the international community about the current political situation in Guinea.
Cellou Dalein Diallo, leader of the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea and...
Guinea's government says it deployed extra soldiers and police to the streets of the capital, Conakry, Friday, as youth in several neighborhoods set up makeshift barriers, vandalized cars and attacked private businesses. The unrest comes the day...
A United Nations envoy today convened a consultative meeting in the Guinean capital, Conakry, between the Prime Minister and opposition leaders, pressing ahead with UN efforts to assist the parties in resolving differences over preparations for...
The Guinean movement Ação Cidadã (Citizen Action) [pt] released an open letter [pdf] on May 8 “from a youth who wants to have their place in their own land in peace, with the freedom and progress they are entitled.” The document...
The mandate of the United Nations political mission in Guinea-Bissau, which last year underwent a military coup, should be adjusted to support a two-phase process for the full restoration of constitutional order and medium-term stability in the...
The internet sales tax will be a huge new experiment in regulating interstate commerce. Small businesses could wind up playing the guinea pigs as they wrestle with the tax laws of up to 46 different states.
