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...signs of Kibweze's newfound prosperity are everywhere. Two banks have opened branches, shiny bicycles fill the dirt tracks that criss-cross the village and new buildings are appearing everywhere. Vegcare, the company that collects the produce and sells it on to Britain, estimates the trade is worth $46,000 to the village each month. And the same effect is visible elsewhere, as fresh flowers, fruit and vegetable now make up two-thirds of exports from Kenya to the European Union, according to the Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya. Half of this goes to British supermarket shelves...
...first test of StatoilHydro's newfound unity was recently passed in Russia. After earlier negotiating as two separate firms, the combined company reached a deal in late October with Gazprom, Russia's state-owned energy company, to help it develop Shtokman, a vast gas field in the Barents Sea. StatoilHydro secured a 24% share of a specially created company that will own the project's infrastructure. French rival Total earlier this year secured a similar stake...
While I am proud of the U.S. and its democratic institutions, it is indeed sobering to compare the accomplishments of the Chinese Communist regime with our own tarnished image. The Chinese government, despite its political repression and failure to improve the lives of the rural poor, has fostered a newfound prosperity for millions of its people. Our government, on the other hand, condones the torture of war prisoners, uses massive computer surveillance to spy on its own citizens and continues to vainly pursue a war that kills our youth. China's Me Generation can ignore its government yet still admire...
...Sibilski surprised her parents, progressing through the junior tennis circuit and earning a few trips to national and international tournaments. Her newfound role at Harvard, however, has Sibilski playing the role of unexpected glee...
...first test of StatoilHydro's newfound unity is playing out in Russia. The company is in talks with Gazprom, Russia's state-owned energy company, about securing a role in developing Shtokman, a vast gas field in the Barents Sea. French rival Total earlier this year secured a partnership role through a share in a specially created company that'll own the project's infrastructure; the remaining 24% stake in that company is still up for grabs...