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partner. In 2011, Europe provided nearly half of Africa’s total investment stock, worth around €200 ... attendance. What is the substance behind these summits? Is this a signal of Africa’s coming of age as ... Africa’s own peace support operations, as well as the provider of training missions and protective mineral rich with untapped markets, this is the continent the world is now courting.
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135417
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The article discusses high-speed rail projects, focusing on the author's explanation of why the technology is not more pervasive across the world. Topics include a discussion of whether high-speed lines are built for speed or to increase capacity; a discussion of the conditions leading to the building of high-speed lines in some countries, but not others; and the history of the first high-speed railway in Japan.
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135406
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UN peacekeepers are being killed in several conflict zones and need the world's support.
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ID:
135407
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Putin has made it clear that the internet is a CIA project, and Russia’s most popular search engine a western plot.
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135411
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With elderly care being left to machines? Body would you like to be left exclusively in the care of ... a videoconferencing system. These are just a few examples of the many robots being developed to care for us in ... assist them in the tasks of care but should never be used for the practice of care. Roboticists and Robots may be able to hold your hand but they cannot empathize. Are we comfortable with elderly care being left to machines?
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ID:
135413
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press their subjects too hard to adopt Islam at this stage would have risked insurrection. The Muslim ... Iraq’s religious minorities will survive, and if so, how they can be protected. There is another, deeper ... question, however. How did Iraq come to have so much religious diversity in the first place, and what does
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135414
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Confidence in the state’s willingness and ability to use future taxation to meet all of its obligations. In ... lack of small change. Those were the years when coins were used to operate all sorts of devices, from ... people. It changes hands quicker than electronic money; it is the easiest and cheapest, and often the.
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ID:
135412
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Image that comes to mind is of machines – sometimes in humanoid form – doing manual labour, and ... due to something less visible and more pervasive – the rise of connectivity. Connectivity is the ... ever increasing volume and variety of data. This information, often referred to as ‘analytics,’ is the, Machines are starting to think for themselves. Instead of fearing for our jobs, we should look forward to a world with less drudgery in the workplace.
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ID:
135409
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As support in Scotland for pro-independence parties rockets, the big question is whether Westminster will honour its eleventh-hour promises of defence and foreign affairs – is exactly what most Scots appeared to want. The Scottish Attitudes ... is now the big question. If powers are not forthcoming, it will make next year’s UK general election ... a membership of over 70,000, is now the third largest political party in the UK, overtaking the Lib Dems.
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135410
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The Scots' No vote was a disappointment, but the region is still pressing ahead with its push for independence despite Madrid's intransigence
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ID:
135416
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In the sectarian maelstrom of Iraq. One voice has spoken up for moderation and restraint,
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ID:
135415
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Ana Stanic explains how Europe’s gas security project failed and the lessons that should be learnt
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ID:
135405
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This has been a roller-coaster year for Afghans. It has included vigorous presidential and provincial election campaigns, a protracted political crisis, the formation of a government of national unity, the inauguration of a president with big new ideas, a financial crunch, devastating natural disasters, widening Taliban attacks and a surge in the number of Afghans being killed. Meanwhile, the US-led International Security Assistance Force is winding down and will conclude in December.
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ID:
135408
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The Scottish referendum was supposed to settle the UK’s constitutional uncertainties, but the result has raised more questions than it answers. How Britain addresses the devolution issue and the question mark over its commitment to Europe will shape perceptions of its ability to wield influence and hard power abroad for years to come.
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