South Africa education quality is unlikely to improve

The government last week settled some differences with the large, powerful Democratic Teachers'...

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Creation of Cameroon Senate posits post-Biya scenarios

President Paul Biya -- in power since 1982 -- is overseeing the composition of a Senate after...

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Immigration to Germany in 2012 was largely from Central-Eastern Europe, Federal Statistical...

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US employers added a net 165,000 positions in April, up from a revised 138,000 in March,...

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Democratic party strategists continue to ride a wave of confidence following a relatively strong...

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On April 26, four prosecution witnesses in the trial against Alexey Navalny, a 36-year-old...

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Japan's population fell by 284,000 in the year to October 2012, the largest decrease in both...

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Southern Africa's young, largely un- or under-employed and highly expectant demographic profile,...

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On April 23, the National Assembly adopted same-sex marriage by a strong majority of 331 to 225. ...

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Following the National People's Congress (NPC) meeting last month, the State Council released a...

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