The minerals found include gold, copper, iron, cobalt and lithium, which is essential for producing batteries used in many everyday electronics, such as laptops and smartphones. Despite the unstable security situation where Taliban attacks are becoming more and more daring, there is hope in Washington that this discovery will lead to an economic upswing with […]
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Palestinians Get Their First Autonomous Rotary Club
“Many clubs are chartered during my year of presidency, but this is the very first club that I have come to charter. That is how important I take it, and I think that is how important Rotary International looks upon it,” said John Kerry, Rotary International President. Although not officially a state, the Palestinians were […]
Hizbullah Distances Itself from New Miss America
Beirut, Lebanon. Saying Lebanon uses different criteria for evaluating women, Hizbullah has sought to distance itself from the newly crowned Miss USA Rima Fakih, the first of Arab origin. The pole-dancing beauty queen may be the pride of her small Shi’ite hometown in southern Lebanon, but grew up attending Catholic schools in Michigan. Hizbullah official […]
