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Richard Allaway

BBC NEWS | Technology | New Africa broadband link 'ready' - 7 views

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shared by Richard Allaway on 24 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Richard Allaway on 24 Sep 09
     
    A new high-speed undersea cable connecting East Africa with the rest of the world is poised to go live, Kenya's top internet official has told the BBC.
Charlotte Lemaitre

BBC NEWS | Business | Recession moves migration patterns - 1 views

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  • Charlotte Lemaitre on 09 Sep 09
     
    The global recession has had a marked effect on international migration according to a special report commissioned by the BBC World Service.
Charlotte Lemaitre

BBC NEWS | Special Reports | Migrants hit by global downturn - 0 views

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shared by Charlotte Lemaitre on 09 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Charlotte Lemaitre on 09 Sep 09
     
    There has been a dramatic decline in the number of people going to work abroad since the start of the global downturn, according to a new report.
Charlotte Lemaitre

BBC NEWS | Business | Disney to buy Marvel in $4bn deal - 0 views

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shared by Charlotte Lemaitre on 03 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Charlotte Lemaitre on 03 Sep 09
     
    Entertainment giant Walt Disney is to buy Marvel Entertainment in a shares and cash deal valued at $4bn (£2.5bn).
Richard Allaway

East Africa gets broadband: It may make life easier and cheaper | The Economist - 2 views

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shared by Richard Allaway on 22 Jun 09 - No Cached
  • Richard Allaway on 22 Jun 09
     
    THE Horn of Africa is one of the last populated bits of the planet without a proper connection to the world wide web. Instead of fibre-optic cable, which provides for cheap phone calls and YouTube-friendly surfing, its 200m or so people have had to rely on satellite links. This has kept international phone calls horribly overpriced and internet access equally extortionate and maddeningly slow.
Kathleen Noreisch

'We are fighting for our lives and our dignity' | Environment | The Guardian - 0 views

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  • Kathleen Noreisch on 13 Jun 09
     
    Across the globe, as mining and oil firms race for dwindling resources, indigenous peoples are battling to defend their lands - often paying the ultimate price
Kathleen Noreisch

Who's Connected How? | GOOD - 5 views

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shared by Kathleen Noreisch on 28 May 09 - Cached
  • Kathleen Noreisch on 28 May 09
     
    Technology connects us more and more each day. Who are the most and least connected people in the world?
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