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Real News on Congo
The folks at the Real News Network, a truly independent documentary news organization ("No corporate funding, no government funding, no advertising") have produced a two-part series on the crisis in Congo. It's worth a look for the compelling video footage of Congo compiled by veteran journalist Zaa Nkweta and, perhaps less compellingly, analysis by me.
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Ailes agrees to remain at Fox News 5 more years
News Corp. announced Thursday that Roger Ailes, the chairman and chief executive of Fox News, had signed a new five-year contract with the company.
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US news agency AP to cut staff by 10 percent
The US news agency the Associated Press plans to reduce its staff by 10 percent by some point in 2009, mostly through attrition, AP president and chief executive Tom Curley said Thursday.
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News Corp signs Roger Ailes to new Fox contract
Roger Ailes, the veteran television executive who launched the Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network, has signed a new five-year contract with News Corp, Rupert Murdoch's media conglomerate.
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CC sweepstakes buck economic news
CC sweepstakes buck economic news
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Sir Trevor hosts last News at Ten
Veteran newsreader Sir Trevor McDonald has made his last appearance as co-presenter of ITV's News at Ten.
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DIVA TALK: Chatting with Liza Minnelli Plus News of Bean, Callaway and Murphy
News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.
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Is Out Of Town News On Its Way Out?
A Harvard Square landmark may soon fall victim to the decline of the newspaper business. For more than 50 years, Out of Town News in Cambridge, Mass., has offered newspapers from all over the world.
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Were the World Mine (2008)
Tanner Cohen, left, and Nathaniel David Becker in “Were the World Mine,” inspired by “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
Model Karolina Kurkova world's sexiest woman: report
Lingerie model Karolina Kurkova has been voted the world's sexiest woman by E! entertainment television, beating sultry actresses Angelina Jolie and Scarlett Johansson for the honor.
NATO ready to help Africa, but is not world's policeman: chief
NATO is ready to strengthen its ties with Africa, but Africa should come up with solutions to its problems and not expect NATO to police the world, its secretary general Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said on Thursday.
World stocks down amid fears of deep recession
World stocks fell sharply Thursday as fears of a deep global recession gripped markets and sent oil prices below $50 a barrel to levels not seen in more than three years.
World Bank Arm Backs Small Palm Growers on Climate (Update1)
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The International Finance Corp. , the World Bank's investment arm, said it will help lenders in Indonesia to finance small-scale palm oil growers to encourage so-called sustainable practices and forestall climate change.
Google to shut down virtual world Lively at year-end
The Internet giant, which launched the site less than five months ago, says it wants to focus on its core search business. Not all Google Inc. endeavors turn into gold. Lively, a virtual world the Internet giant launched less than five months ago, will be shut down at the end of the year so Google can focus on its bread-and-butter search business.
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