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...part of that process," Bill Gates told reporters in London on Thursday after the release of the DATA report. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation operates in numerous African countries, and its $27.5 billion endowment makes it a far more significant donor than foreign governments are in some countries...
...Administration (FDA) broad new powers to regulate produce at the farm level and review corporate records on activities ranging from food-processing to pathogen-testing. Inspections that now occur an average of once every 10 years would take place as often as once every six months for certain items. Foreign governments whose companies send high-risk products to the U.S., like seafood from China, would be required to certify that those exports comply with U.S. health standards. (See pictures of urban farms...
...doesn't believe Blair can be overruled, according to the legislation that established the DNI. If Blair wins, it would be an unprecedented arrogation of the CIA director's authority, and the first time in its history the CIA would not be the lead intelligence agency in a foreign country...
...Somalia seemingly so important to Osama bin Laden? Why is it so attractive to foreign Islamist fighters? The reason foreign fighters pour into our country is that there is lack of governance and there are Somalis who work tirelessly for Somalia to be stuck in chaos forever who welcome these people. Somalis have to understand the consequences that these foreigners have. Everyone can contribute to peace and development. But it is obvious that our friends have been misled by outsiders...
Calderón is particularly concerned about the nation's image because of the bottom line. In 2008, foreign tourists spent $13.3 billion in Mexico, the third biggest source of foreign income after remittances and oil exports. This year all three of these moneymakers are being clobbered. While the price of petroleum nose-dived with the crisis, the recession north of the border pushed Mexican remittances down 18.6% in April compared with the same time last year. To add to these woes, Mexico's manufacturing sector has been battered by a drop in spending in the U.S. In total...