Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the European Union

The European Union has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize by the Norwegian Nobel committee which argued that the EU had helped transform Europe “from the continent of war to a continent of peace”.

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Nokia’s new boss talks about ‘crisis’

In a leaked memo sent to his staff, Nokia’s new head Stephen Elop (photo, from aljazeera.net) suggests the phone giant is in crisis, describing the company as standing on a “burning platform” surrounded by innovative competitors who are grabbing its market share.

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Water cut in cholera-hit Harare

In much of the Zimbabwe capital, Harare, water was cut because of a shortage of purification chemicals, at a time of a cholera outbreak, The Herald newspaper quotes water authority officials as saying. (photo, from bbc.co.uk)

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Situation in Somalia worse than in Darfur

In Somalia, the number of people in need of emergency food aid is likely to rise to about 3.5m in the coming months, has warned the United Nations.

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