by Marcin Michniowski | Dec 4, 2013 | Monitor
Ethiopia hailed as ‘African lion’ with fastest creation of millionaires David Smith / The Guardian Michael Buerk’s famished Ethiopia of 1984 has become a nation achieving 93% GDP growth in six years. US Trade Deficit Drops To $40.6...
by Marcin Michniowski | Nov 19, 2013 | Monitor
Endless Afghanistan? Jim Miklaszewski and Courtney Kube / NBC News US-Afghan agreement would keep troops in place and funds flowing, perhaps indefinitely. Fusion reactor achieves tenfold increase in plasma confinement time Matthew Francis / Ars Technica Work is...
by Marcin Michniowski | Nov 14, 2013 | Monitor
U.S. carrier starts Philippine storm relief as Aquino comes under pressure Stuart Grudgings / Reuters A U.S. aircraft carrier “strike group” started unloading food and water to the typhoon-ravaged central Philippines on Thursday, as President Benigno...
by Marcin Michniowski | Nov 7, 2013 | Monitor
ASP: In case you missed it …. 7 November 2013 Iranian leaders sign on to social media, call for end to Twitter ban Michael Pizzi / Aljazeera Iran’s Culture Minister Ali Jannati joined a growing number of high-profile government figures on Tuesday, calling for...
by Marcin Michniowski | Oct 31, 2013 | Monitor
ASP: In case you missed it …. 31 October 2013 Ex-NSA man Edward Snowden gets web job in Russia BBC NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has found a new job, his lawyer says. The former US spy agency contractor will work for a major private website in Russia,...