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Measuring the Progress of Societies..Global projec Print
Buisness
Written by heba saber   
Sunday, 01 November 2009 18:02

 

ESCWA(Economic and social  commission for western Asia)  signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on measuring the progress of societies during the 3rd OECD World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy, held in Busan, Korea

 

The Third World Forum is being run as part of the Global Project on "Measuring the Pr...
 
Philippines: Worst Flooding in 40 Years Print
Others
Written by Rasha   
Tuesday, 29 September 2009 15:35

More than 50 people were killed after tropical storm “Ondoy” (International Name: Ketsana) battered Metro Manila and nearby provinces. The storm triggered the worst flooding in the country in the past 40 years displacing 280,000 people in Manila and five other provinces, with more than 41,000 people in 92 evacuation centers. As of this writing, 1.2 million residents are still without power supply in the ...
Last Updated on Tuesday, 29 September 2009 14:39
 
4 Killed in Missile Attack in Pakistan Print
Politics
Written by sara arafa   
Monday, 14 September 2009 19:52

A missile fired from a suspected unmanned U.S. plane slammed into a car in a Pakistani tribal region close to the Afghan border on Monday, killing four people, intelligence officials and residents said.

The apparent American strike was the latest of more than 50 in the region since last year aimed at killing top al Qaeda and Taliban leaders. Last month, the head of the Pakistani ...
 
China’s Stock is Sky-High Print
Buisness
Written by sara arafa   
Sunday, 06 September 2009 20:22


Chinese stocks are still a long way off their October 2007 record highs, but if sentiment on the streets of Beijing or Chongqing is anything to go by, the one stock at a new all-time high is that of the Chinese government. The country's middle class now has incredible faith in its government's ability to pull off any plan it sets out to achieve.

Many people were obviously s...
 
Ancient wall found in Jerusalem Print
Culture and Society
Written by Rasha   
Thursday, 03 September 2009 17:47

A 3,700-year-old wall has been discovered in east Jerusalem, Israeli archaeologists say.

The structure was built to protect the city's water supply as part of what dig director Ronny Reich described as the region's earliest fortifications.

The 26-ft (8-m) high wa...
 
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