Word: nile
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...they are. He immediately sent Ajam to the nearest hospital to start her on antiretroviral drugs (ARVs)--an approach even a traditionalist like Ajam heartily endorses. "For minor cases, I still use local herbs," says Ajam, 51, a roadside bread vendor in Alenga, Uganda, a sprawling settlement overlooking the Nile River. "But it's the ARVs that are keeping me alive...
...Oriental techno beat. The fashion show sponsored by the "Road to Paradise" charity organization has turned out to be one of the big events of the Cairo social season, with hundreds of well-to-do Egyptians packed into a hotel ballroom resplendent with views of the River Nile, bouquets of red roses and platters of smoked salmon - and, of course, the beautiful models, including Miss Egypt 2006. "She looks so funky, I love it!" cries Heba Reda, one of the patrons, as a model whooshes past in a black and white pants suit, assessorized with a pair of high-heeled...
...officers and men from the captured whalers began rowing to the Shenandoah, Confederate prize parties-small groups of seamen led by officers- commenced boarding the ten whaling vessels. Soon enough, the Confederates' plans became clear: two of the captured vessels, the James Maury and the Nile would be "ransomed"-released after their masters had signed written promises stating that their vessels' owners would later pay the Confederate government money equal to the vessels and their cargos. Once the signatures were secured, those two vessels would be allowed to return to safe harbor in San Francisco. The eight others would...
...Pauline Gastaldi Nice, France Thank you for your very friendly and optimistic cover reporting on the French government's efforts at reform in the face of citizen resistance. Unfortunately, we are very, very far from solving the problem of populist reaction against change. Bob Ledoux Le Cannet, France The Nile's Bounty Re "The waters of life" [May 1]: as a retired U.N. and World Bank consultant who has worked in Egypt and Ethiopia, I found your story on the increasing cooperation between Egypt and its southern neighbors extremely interesting. You reported that Ethiopia's Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, said...
...Bujagali was put on hold four years ago after one of its contractors was involved in allegations of corruption. The dam, which will generate around 200 MW of much-needed power for Uganda when it is eventually built, will also drown a series of large rapids that roil the Nile and have become one of Uganda's biggest tourist attractions. Hitesh Vora, manager of Equator Rafts and the Speke Camp, which overlooks the falls, is in two minds about the dam. "We definitely need more power," he says. "But perhaps there are other sites further down the river." Others...