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Children stand in the schoolyard of the Academy for Peace and ...
Jan 10th, 2012
(Reuters) - Children stand in the schoolyard of the Academy for Peace and Justice while waiting to sing the national anthem in Port-au-Prince January 9, 2012. The school, which was built after the devastating January 2010 earthquake which killed more than 200,000 people, destroyed numerous schools and crippled infrastructure, is run by a Catholic priest and funded by a roster of Hollywood A-list celebrities. REUTERS/Swoan Parker (HAITI - Tags: EDUCATION DISASTER) -
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have begun investigating reports that Zhang Yimou, one of China's best-known movie directors, has seven children in violation of strict family planning rules, which could result in a fine of 160 million yuan ($26.05 million), state media said on Thursday. Online reports have surfaced that Zhang, who dazz... [Full Article]
By Ed Cropley JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The leader of South Africa's biggest platinum mining union threatened on Friday to bring Africa's No. 1 economy "to a standstill" and demanded a meeting with President Jacob Zuma, ramping up the rhetoric in an 18-month labor crisis. The rand, which tumbled to a four-year low against the dol... [Full Article]
NEW DELHI (AP) - China's new premier says he chose India as the site of his first foreign visit because cooperation between the world's two most populous nations is crucial to world stability and economic growth. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
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