Posts Tagged ‘last-week’

Illegal Prescription Discovered for Actor Found Dead

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

Investigators say that a prescription for Corey Haim, who died last week, was found during a probe of a ring responsible for thousands of illegal pharmaceutical sales.

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Illegal Prescription Discovered for Actor Found Dead

Lawmaker’s Admission Shocks Utah

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

A confession by Utah’s House majority leader about an an episode with a minor 25 years ago has surprised the state’s political establishment.

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Lawmaker’s Admission Shocks Utah

East Africa: Customs Union Still Plagued by Bottlenecks

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Almost two months after the commencement of a fully-fledged Customs Union, several bottlenecks are still said to be stalling trade within the partner states.

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East Africa: Customs Union Still Plagued by Bottlenecks

Sudan: Peacekeepers Plan to Boost Ceasefire Monitoring

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Following last week’s signing of a ceasefire between the Sudanese Government and a major rebel group, the joint United Nations-African Union mission in the war-ravaged Darfur region has announced that it plans to increase its capacity to monitor the agreement to end hostilities.

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Sudan: Peacekeepers Plan to Boost Ceasefire Monitoring

Nigeria: Lack of Access to Yar’Adua in Saudi Hospital Worries Loyalists

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

THE inability of a team led by the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Vincent Ogbulafor, to see ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua, in Saudi Arabia, last week has thrown the Yar’Adua camp into further confusion.

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Nigeria: Lack of Access to Yar’Adua in Saudi Hospital Worries Loyalists

Africa: UN Secretary General Launches Unite Campaign at Summit

Monday, February 8th, 2010

At the Africa Union Summit last week, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged all African leaders to show more political leadership by emphasizing an end to male violence against women and girls in their home countries by endorsing the UNiTE campaign.

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Africa: UN Secretary General Launches Unite Campaign at Summit

Nigeria: 36 State Governors Call For Yar’Adua to Go

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Thirty-six governors have unanimously agree to dumping of President Umaru Yar’Adua.

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Nigeria: 36 State Governors Call For Yar’Adua to Go

South Africa: Arms Deals Covered Up as UK Firm Pays Fines

Monday, February 8th, 2010

THE murky details of SA’s multibillion-rand arms deal are unlikely ever to come to light after weapons maker BAE Systems last week cut a deal with UK and US officials to plead guilty and pay fines on some charges in exchange for the dropping of probes on others.

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South Africa: Arms Deals Covered Up as UK Firm Pays Fines

Jan. 20: Updates on the Crisis in Haiti

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

On Wedensday The Lede is continuing to supplement reporting by our colleagues in Haiti on the aftermath of last week’s earthquake by pointing to news and information on the Web. Readers are encouraged to share any first-hand accounts they receive from Haiti or see online.

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Jan. 20: Updates on the Crisis in Haiti

Jan. 21: Updates on the Crisis in Haiti

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

The Lede is continuing to supplement reporting by our colleagues in Haiti on the aftermath of last week’s earthquake by pointing to news and information on the Web. Readers are encouraged to share any first-hand accounts they receive from Haiti or see online.

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Jan. 21: Updates on the Crisis in Haiti