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The 2008 Right Livelihood Awards – Part 1

Posted on October 2, 2008 by An alien Earthling

The Right Livelihood Award was established in 1980 to honour and support those “offering practical and exemplary answers to the most urgent challenges facing us today”. It has become widely known as the ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’ and there are now … Continue reading →

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The woman who spread love and hope . . .

Posted on September 6, 2008 by An alien Earthling

September 5, 2008 marked the tenth death anniversary of Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu. She is better known as Mother Teresa. Almost everyone would have heard of her and the organisation that she founded, the Missionaries of Charity. Mother Teresa . . … Continue reading →

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Brazil looks set to fuel a war on poverty with newly discovered oil reserves

Posted on September 3, 2008 by An alien Earthling

The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva, inaugurated the country’s new deepwater oil field on Tuesday. Trial extraction of oil by Petrobras began in the Jubarte oil field 77 kilometers off the coast of the state of Espirito … Continue reading →

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India: a country of rich richies and poor paupers!

Posted on March 14, 2008 by An alien Earthling

The Indian media has been giving plenty of coverage to the recently released Forbes list of billionaires which has placed four Indians in the global top ten while India has 36 dollar billionaires. They have been describing it as a … Continue reading →

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