Frankfurt, Germany, January 2008 “The market is inefficient”. There I said it. I know that I am committing an inexcusable act of apostasy, especially for a master of business administration. But volatility in the world financial markets this week brings the issue into focus. Even the liberal bastion, the Financial Times, is musing about the meaning of these convolutions. […]
Kenya Prepares For 3-Day Mass Protest
While supporters of Raila Odinga and the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) are preparing for three days of nationwide protests, the group has won the speaker’s chair in parliament which was also elected on December 27. Many of the ODM’s supporters hope to march to Nairobi’s politically symbolic Uhuru Park. So far, the national police of […]
Take extra precautions when flying your ‘plane’
How many of you are model plane enthusiasts? Recent years, Hong Kong people became more and more compelled by this sophisticated new toy– the model aircraft. Just like model cars, you control the movement of the car with your remote. The biggest difference though, is the blades of the Helicopter models are harmful to people. […]
Cancers ‘could be destroyed by cattle viruses’
Viruses carried by white blood cells have the potential to wipe out spreading cancer, research suggests. Scientists in Britain have demonstrated that the technique works, using a virus normally found in horses and cattle, to eradicate cancer in mice. Clinical trials are now being planned which could see similar treatments tested on cancer patients […]
Key Al-Qaeda Opponent Killed In Double Bombing
The suicide bombers’ main target was a former police colonel that led the resistance to Al-Qaeda in one of its former Baghdad strongholds. He was embraced by the bomber who had posed as a friend. A few seconds later, the person stepped back and triggered the bombing according to a witness. The second attack followed […]
Kenya Unmasks Africa’s Ugly Democracy
In Kenya as in many parts of Africa, elections are a messy and bloody affair, often geared to promote the interests of “big political men” rather than the public good. According to media reports, so far more than 300 people have been killed and 100,000 people displaced because of widespread violence following the election results […]
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