Jan 30 around 9 am mountain time
The NY Times:
After months of resisting intense pressure from leaders across southern Africa, Zimbabwe’s opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, announced Friday that he would do as they have insisted and join a power-sharing government as prime minister with his longtime nemesis, President Robert Mugabe.
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The challenges are monumental, and the distrust of Mr. Mugabe is so deep that it is uncertain whether the United States and European nations will lift sanctions and infuse substantial new aid for the reconstruction of Zimbabwe until they have solid evidence that he will agree to sweeping changes in the country’s disastrous economic policies, the restoration of the rule of law and democracy.
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Jan 26 around 11 am mountain time
The Daily Camera:
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (AP) — Sharpshooters will start killing elk in the next few weeks to thin the herd in Rocky Mountain National Park.
The reduction is the result of a decade of research and development of a management plan to cut the number of elk in the park about 70 miles northwest of Denver. Park officials want to thin the herd because overgrazing by elk has nearly wiped out aspens and willows, prime habitat for beavers and birds.
There are about 600 to 800 elk in the park and 1,000 to 1,300 elk in and around the neighboring town of Estes Park.
Two teams of sharpshooters will soon begin culling up to 100 cow elk in the park.
Environmentalists have filed a lawsuit saying that releasing wolves to prey on elk is a better solution.Â
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Jan 24 around 10 pm mountain time
The BBC reports: the main impact of Zimbabwe’s cholera epidemic has shifted from urban areas to rural areas, making its containment much harder, a medical charity says. Here are some shocking statistics from the WHO.
- Cholera: 2,755 died since August
- Anthrax: Eight deaths since November
- HIV/Aids: Estimated 400 deaths a day
- Maternal mortality: Risen from 168 per 100,000 in 1990 to 1,100 in 2005
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Jan 22 around 9 am mountain time
Wired Blog: Obama Rolls In An Armored Cadillac Stagecoach:
Limo One is believed to weigh between seven and eight tons, and spy shots suggest it rides on a GM medium-duty truck chassis propelled by a diesel engine. The body is sheathed in military-grade armor as much as 8 inches thick on the doors (each of which weighs as much as the cabin door on a Boeing 747, Motor Authority says).Â
(thanks Jackson)
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Jan 21 around 10 pm mountain time
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