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Sudan conflict 'threat to oil prices'
May 22, 2012 05:47 
cnn.com
The spiraling conflict between Sudan and South Sudan poses a threat to world oil prices, the prime minister of neighboring Kenya has warned.
Africa
All Themes
Do British banks aid corruption?
May 22, 2012 05:46
cnn.com
The arrest of a Nigerian politician who deposited millions of dollars of stolen money in UK accounts has raised questions about the role of British banks in corruption.
Africa
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African soil abroad
May 22, 2012 05:43
cnn.com
Errol Barnett take a trip to Botswana's embassy in Washington to discovers the role the embassy plays in the U.S.
Africa
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Exit euro: Greece's $1T question
May 22, 2012 05:36
cnn.com
The once-taboo topic of Greece's exit from the common currency is now being openly discussed. The country is now deep in financial and political crisis. So what is next?
World
Economics & Finance
Yemen blames al Qaeda for attack
May 22, 2012 05:26
cnn.com
The Yemeni government blames an affiliate of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula for a massive suicide bombing that killed more than 100 soldiers.
World
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Howard volunteers bring clean water to Kenya village
May 22, 2012 05:11
washingtonpost.com
Members of the Howard University chapter of Engineers Without Borders traveled to Choimim, Kenya, with two Howard professors to enhance water quality and quantity. Here, Kerry-Ann Hamilton, director of strategic communications and marketing at...
World
Science & Education
George Clooney’s secret Al Tiramisu visits revealed
May 22, 2012 05:09
washingtonpost.com
After years of discreet silence, Luigi Diotaiuti has finally gone public about his #1 celebrity customer: George Clooney. The chef/owner of Al Tiramisu, an Italian restaurant on P Street NW, issued an unusual press release Tuesday informing us...
World
Blogs
Do comprehension strategies make reading boring? — Willingham
May 22, 2012 05:00
washingtonpost.com
This was written by cognitive scientist Daniel Willingham, a psychology professor at the University of Virginia and author of “Why Don’t Students Like School?” His next book, “When Can You Trust The Experts? How to tell good science from...
World
Science & Education
Facebook shares close at $31, lowest in three days of trading
May 22, 2012 04:56
washingtonpost.com
The market didn’t get any rosier for Facebook on Tuesday, as shares spiraled to their lowest level since the social network went public at the end of last week. On the company’s third day of trading, shares closed at $31 , or 8.5 percent off...
World
Technologies
Generic-drug makers’ complaints over brand-name access prompt investigations
May 22, 2012 04:47
washingtonpost.com
Some drugmakers assert they are unable to create cheaper generic versions of drugs because their rivals are exploiting a legal loophole. It all comes down to process: To get a generic drug approved for sale, a company has to test a sample of the...
World
Business
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