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Former Liberian President Charles Taylor gets 50 years for war crimes

blog.admin@cysend.com (Patricia) — Wed, 30 May 2012 15:23:58 +0000

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Former Liberian President Charles Taylor will likely spend the rest of his life in jail after a U.N.-backed court sentenced him to 50 years in prison for aiding and abetting war crimes.

Haiti to pay mothers school incentives via mobile

blog.admin@cysend.com (Alberto Gimenez) — Tue, 29 May 2012 15:51:45 +0000

The government in Haiti says it will begin transferring cash credits to mothers who send their children to school regularly.

Each mother will receive up to $20 (£13) a month and the transfers will be made via mobile phone.

Orange monte à 94% du capital de sa filiale égyptienne MobiNil

blog.admin@cysend.com (Daniel Feres) — Mon, 28 May 2012 09:07:34 +0000

L'opérateur français de télécommunications a déboursé 1,5 milliard d'euros pour s'assurer le contrôle de sa filiale égyptienne, conformément à un accord avec son partenaire local Orascom conclu en février.

From India's child bride to multi-millionaire

blog.admin@cysend.com (Patricia) — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:13:26 +0000

An Indian Dalit (formerly untouchable) woman, who once attempted suicide to escape discrimination, poverty and physical abuse, becomes the CEO of a multi-million dollar company.

The BBC's Rajini Vaidyanathan in Mumbai captures Kalpana Saroj's journey - a symbol of the Dalit struggle to mark their arrival at the top.

Cuba says prison population at more than 57000

blog.admin@cysend.com (John Smith) — Thu, 24 May 2012 13:00:00 +0000

More than 57,000 people are in jail in Cuba, according to a rare report about the prison population published by the Communist Party newspaper, Granma.

Granma said efforts had been made to improve conditions for the 57,337 inmates, and that 23,000 had prison jobs and were being paid.

Pakistan jails doctor who helped CIA find Bin Laden

blog.admin@cysend.com (Daniel Feres) — Thu, 24 May 2012 09:39:50 +0000

A Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA find Osama Bin Laden has been jailed for at least 30 years, officials say.

Shakil Afridi was charged with treason and tried under the tribal justice system for running a fake vaccination programme to gather information.

The US state department said there was "no basis" for the charges, but declined to make a specific comment on the doctor's sentence.

Egyptians vote in landmark presidential election

blog.admin@cysend.com (Patricia) — Wed, 23 May 2012 11:20:23 +0000

Egyptians are voting in their first free presidential election, 15 months after ousting Hosni Mubarak in the Arab Spring uprising.

Fifty million people are eligible to vote, and large queues have formed at some polling stations.

Fibra óptica de internet para Cuba: de la euforia al misterio

blog.admin@cysend.com (Alberto Gimenez) — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:13:10 +0000

LA HABANA -- Era el soleado miércoles 9 de febrero de 2011. Entre sonrisas y discursos, varios funcionarios del gobierno cubano recibían en la oriental playa de Siboney el cable de fibra óptica que cruzó parte del mar Caribe, proveniente de Venezuela, y que prometía sacar a la isla de la era de Piedra informática en la que vive.

Third of malaria drugs 'are fake'

blog.admin@cysend.com (Caroline) — Tue, 22 May 2012 09:01:29 +0000

A third of malaria drugs used around the world to stem the spread of the disease are counterfeit, data suggests.

Researchers who looked at 1,500 samples of seven malaria drugs from seven countries in South East Asia say poor-quality and fake tablets are causing drug resistance and treatment failure.

Vodacom’s Freedom 99 fails to launch

blog.admin@cysend.com (Caroline) — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:00:00 +0000

South African mobile phone operator Vodacom announced plans to launch a new 99 cents offer as part of their Freedom 99 campaign, but due to a technocal oversight, the planned tarrif change failed to go ahead as planned.

The campaign was blocked by South Africa’s Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA), as the operator failed to provide ICASA with the details of the new tarriff change seven days before the official annoucement was made to the press.“