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Avoiding the wrong habit of cutting trees…
G. TECLEBRHAN, Jul 4, 2008 - 10:10am
May 15 is a National Tree Planting Day. What this day demonstrates is the benefits that a society gains from planting as many trees as possible and protecting them. Since forestation requires an organized effort of the public and government, May 15 reminds us to provide our contribution to environmental protection by planting at lest one tree each.
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The Millennium Development Goals: Facing Risk
Kalekristos Zerisenay, Jul 4, 2008 - 6:25am
In 2000 world leaders declared the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that aimed at reducing extreme poverty and hunger by half by 2015.
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Preventing Desertification Ensures Secured Agriculture
Amanuel Tesfay, Jul 4, 2008 - 5:50am
When streams are silted and rendered not viable for water supply, when animals are dying and migrating, and when food productivity is decreasing, they are indicators of drought conditions, which in turn, are symptoms of desertification.
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You Bear the Responsibility
G.Teclebrhan , Jul 1, 2008 - 12:07pm
The National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students will hold its third festival and 30th year anniversary from 18 to 20 July in Sawa. Many Eritreans from all over the world will meet to share experiences, strengthen their solidarity and express their close attachment to their motherland.
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Augmenting Telecommunications Service
Khaled Mohammedberhan, Jul 1, 2008 - 11:46am
Telecommunications in Eritrea has a history of more than 50 years. But it was at its low stage especially at the Ethiopian colonial period. At that time, there was a very poor telecommunications system with around 13,000 telephone lines being distributed over the whole country: 10 thousand lines in Asmara and its surroundings, one thousand in Massawa, and 1,800 lines in Assab. Towns like Mendefera, Adi-quala, Dekemhare and Adi-keih had 100 lines each. The telephone lines in those towns could provide communication only to Asmara.
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Independence Day Carnival: A Meeting with Popular Culture
Tsige Hailemichael, Jul 1, 2008 - 11:10am
This is the 3rd time that Carnival unrolls its surprises down the streets of Asmara. This year also, on two consecutive days, May 21st and 22nd 2008, the annual celebrations of Independence Day took, among other festivities, the form of a street carnival, which is becoming a ritual in itself.
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HELPING THE YOUTH TO HELP THEMSELVES
SENAIT MICHAEL, Jun 30, 2008 - 11:43am
Because people facing different problems have different levels of need, there is definitely a place for the highly trained professional clinical counselor. For many, nothing less than a medically trained therapist is needed. On the other hand, there are many people who would respond positively to counseling from a trained lay counselor, especially if medical professionals are consulted at the same time. Such people may just need some elementary counseling on how to respond to their problems.
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KIDS, KITCHEN, CHURCH
SENAIT MICHAEL, Jun 30, 2008 - 11:31am
In the old days, a woman was seen as a breeding machine, which a man would get when he decides to have babies and secure his continuity. The infamous Adolf Hitler once described a woman’s duty as nothing but kids, kitchen, and church.
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Aid: The Forerunner for New Colonialism *How Should Developing Nations Fight It?
Amanuel Tesfay, Jun 19, 2008 - 10:44am
Western nations have been claiming that the economy of the third world nations can only be achieved through aid.
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Making Communications Easier: The Key to Development
Abdu Osman, Jun 19, 2008 - 9:47am
Developing communications infrastructure is basic to any country’s economic progress and development. It, however, has particular importance for underdeveloped countries that are striving to attract investment.
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