A competition launched by Google for developers of its Android software platform in Sub-Saharan Africa has opened up a whole new world of possibilities for Steven Nsubuga, a 26-year-old from Uganda. Currently in the Smartphone world, the battle is on between Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android phones. Microsoft, with its latest mobile operating system, Windows …
Last month Rwandans commemorated the anniversary of the country’s darkest hour, the genocide of hundreds of thousands by armed militias. David Masengesho, a 25-year-old from the capital Kigali, reports. It is 17 years ago genocide against the Tutsi happened in Rwanda, when more than 1,000,000 innocent people lost their lives. Every year, from 7th to …
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Last month Rwandans commemorated the anniversary of the country’s darkest hour, the genocide of hundreds of thousands by armed militias. David Masengesho, a 25-year-old from the capital Kigali, reports. It is 17 years ago genocide against the Tutsi happened in Rwanda, when more than 1,000,000 innocent people lost their lives. Every year, from 7th to …
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Australia’s political structure should reflect its modern identity in order that it can take charge of its own independent future, writes Francis Ventura, a 20-year-old student from Melbourne. Let there be no doubt, William has been in the headlines in Australia recently. He visited last year on a mission to get to know the country, …
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Australia’s political structure should reflect its modern identity in order that it can take charge of its own independent future, writes Francis Ventura, a 20-year-old student from Melbourne. Let there be no doubt, William has been in the headlines in Australia recently. He visited last year on a mission to get to know the country, …
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Illegal immigration has divided public opinion in Australia between those who feel the government should offer more support to refugees and those who want economic migrants arriving on boats turned back. Seventeen-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent Sarah McCauley from Canberra reports. This April, violent riots took place in the Villawood Immigration Detention Centre, in New South Wales, causing …
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Illegal immigration has divided public opinion in Australia between those who feel the government should offer more support to refugees and those who want economic migrants arriving on boats turned back. Seventeen-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent Sarah McCauley from Canberra reports. This April, violent riots took place in the Villawood Immigration Detention Centre, in New South Wales, causing …
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Public debating is a fun learning process that can be thought provoking and challenging at times. It teaches one to be a good speaker and appreciate other points of views, writes 27-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent Mehzabin Ahmed from Dhaka in Bangladesh. I have always considered myself eloquent, excellent in English, very knowledgeable about worldly affairs, and …
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Public debating is a fun learning process that can be thought provoking and challenging at times. It teaches one to be a good speaker and appreciate other points of views, writes 27-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent Mehzabin Ahmed from Dhaka in Bangladesh. I have always considered myself eloquent, excellent in English, very knowledgeable about worldly affairs, and …
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2011 was the first year that Jamaica formally participated in Earth Hour, a global movement that highlights damage to the environment by calling on people to turn off all lights at 8.30pm. Nakeeta Nembhard reports. In recent times, the campaign against climate change has gained significant momentum with initiatives staged to raise awareness about this …
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