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...things have begun to change. The end of the cold war eased many of the tensions between Egypt and its southern neighbors as the global powers no longer saw African nations as useful proxies in their own disputes. The ensuing political and economic reforms in Africa have pushed up demand for electricity in places such as Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. As new hydroelectric projects have started over the past few years - Sudan's Merowe Dam is due for completion in less than four years; Ethiopia is building or planning to build a series of dams in its highlands...
...billion by 2008, many of whom will have high-speed service. Each of those are candidates to haul their home TVs around on their laptop and phone screens without having to buy pricey video packages from mobile-phone carriers. Still, detractors question whether there is much of a demand for the Slingbox beyond sports nuts. "The Slingbox will spread, but only among a die-hard technology enthusiast group that loves electronics," says Josh Bernoff, an analyst with Forrester Research. Krikorian, of course, has almost a missionary's sense that his product will succeed. "We're tripling the number...
...embassy--has fueled public anger even more. The King finally tried to mollify the masses last Friday, when he pledged to return power to the people and asked the political parties to nominate a Prime Minister. But the parties dismissed the King's offer and intensified their demand that he go. Even the King's associates believe his days are numbered. "He felt he had to take over, or we would all be Maoists by now," says a friend of the royal family. "But he miscalculated. He has no support...
...happening because many states and cities are enacting their own caps on greenhouse gas emissions, and that as a result, many different regulatory systems are being created. “It is out of a need for harmonized standards across the country that business actually begins to demand regulation,” Browner said. The largest state effort to regulate carbon emissions thus far is the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), comprised of eight Northeastern states who agreed to stabilize emissions at current levels by 2015 and reduce them by 10 percent by 2020. Massachusetts was set to join RGGI...
...speech came after a tense day that saw thousands of protestors defying curfew laws to take to the streets of Nepal to demand change. Friday's protests were reported to be largely peaceful, but at least ten protestors have been killed in clashes with the police since the mass protests against the King began on April...