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BEIJING (Reuters) -- China and East Timor have upgraded bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, potentially giving Beijing more influ

ANN/THE STRAITS TIMES – Indonesia’s wet season is expected to arrive early in most areas of the resource-rich country, with the peak of the rainy season seen occurring in December to January of next year, its weather agency BMKG said on Wednesday. Indonesia is the world’s biggest producer of palm oil and a major producer […]

SYDNEY -- Australia, a major supplier of coal and natural gas to the rest of the world, is itself facing a power crisis as malfunctions and fuel suppl

Constitutionalism, Devolution and Mining in Zimbabwe Historically, extraction of minerals has always been a localized economic venture. Pre-colonial mining activities, were centralized to royalty- chieftain ships and clans, whose architecture was not as intricate as modern day governance systems. However, white settlers transformed mining from subsistence, communal and royalty ventures, into commercial large scale exploration activities through introduction of advanced technologies. With the tr...

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Source: Getty Summary:  Many African countries have placed economic diversification high on the policy agenda, yet they first need to define what it means in their specific structural and socioeconomic contexts. Related Media and Tools If you enjoyed reading this, subscribe for more! Thank you! Summary For decades, economic diversification has been a policy priority for low- and middle-income economies. In the words of former managing director of the ...

one area includes the capital, mogadishu where an estimated 100,000 people have come looking for aid. the u.n. says nearly half the country is suffering from malnutrition. egypts ailing former president will next appear in court august 15th as his trial opened. hosni mubarak denied charges of corruption and playing role in the death of more than 800 anti-government demonstrators. the trial of his rmer interior minister is scheduled to get under way at this hour. in eastern australi...