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Bbc: Bitesize: How Ict Has Changed Communication and Collaboration
Computers and the internet have changed how people work, communicate, and share information, but we need to understand the advantages and disadvantages of sharing online. This tutorial looks at email, video conferencing, online document...
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Bbc: Profile: Hamas' Mahmoud Zahhar
A brief profile of Mahmoud Zahhar, founder of Hamas. (27 January 2006)
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Bbc: Profile Shimon Peres
A brief profile of Shimon Peres, a leader of Israel's Labor Party. Also provides links to related subjects. (30 December 2004)
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Bbc: News: Country Profile: Serbia and Montenegro
A brief profile of Serbia and Montenegro by the BBC and explanation of the split of these two nation in June 2006.
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Bbc: Bosnia's Post War Rebirth
A 2005 analysis of the progress made in the rebuilding and recovery of Bosnia-Hercegovina from the vicious civil war of the 1990's. Also provides links to related subjects.
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Bbc: Trans Dniester Surreal Life
A 2005 brief overview of conditions inside of the Trans-Dniester region and its ongoing conflict with Moldova, and more recently with the Russian Federation.
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Bbc: Sharp Rise in Tuberculosis Cases
A November 2006 report from The BBC detailing a startling rise in the number of tuberculosis cases in the United Kingdom. Also provides links to related topics. (2 November 2006)
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Bbc: Malaria Global Menace
A brief examination by the BBC of the cause, spread, treatment, and increasing incidence of malaria.
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Bbc Sport: Bannister's Magical Moment
BBC interviews Roger Bannister fifty years after he set the world record and broke the four minute mile. Bannister recaps the event, including details of his thought process during the race.
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Bbc News: Science and Nature: 'Hobbit' Joins Human Family Tree
Take a look at the newly found species called the 'hobbit' that lived 12,000 years ago on the Flores Island and that is said to be linked to humans.
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Bbc News: Nader Announces Presidential Bid
February 2004 report on the announcement that Ralph Nader was going to run for President of the United States as an independent candidate. Video segment accompanies the report.
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Bbc: I Watched My Fellow Americans Die at Omaha
The events of D-Day are described by an American soldier. Article also includes a video interview with the soldier.
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Bbc News: Lost Society Tore Itself Apart (2005)
Scientific research on Andean ice cores indicate that the Moche civilization survived climatic storms. New theory for why civilization ended is that clans turned on each other for scarce resources.
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Bbc: Women Fighting in Colombia
An article which examines the role of women in FARC, the largest guerilla group fighting a civil war in Colombia. The article is dated January 4, 2002.
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Bbc: Colombia's Mass Exodus
A report describing how Colombians are fleeing the country due to the civil war and drug wars which have been going on for many years. The report is dated May 5, 2001.
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Bbc News: Mali Votes for New President 2002
An overview of the 2002 democratic election in Mali. As the current president steps down, there are 24 candidates running with two in the forefront. Foreign observers are overseeing the ballot elections. (April 28, 2002)
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Bbc: Unveiling Somalia's Islamists
This article examines the views held by two of Somalia's Islamists, Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys and Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed. (6 October 2006)
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Bbc News: Text of Kagame's Victory Speech
The text of Rwandan President Kagame's victory speech is found on this site. This was the first presidential election since the genocides of 1994. Links to related topics including the genocide are included.
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Bbc: Niger Food Crisis Timeline
Beginning with the drought in 2004, this timeline, traces the Niger food crisis to July 2005. (20 July 2005)
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Bbc: Resistance in Iraq Legitimate
This article examines the resistance movement led by Moqtada Sadr in Iraq. (July 18, 2005)
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Bbc News: The "Miracle: Of Dunkirk
Read about how ordinary citizens, in addition to the Royal Navy, came to the rescue of almost 300,000 troops trapped on the coast of France by the advance of the Germans. The miracle of Dunkirk was just that. Hyperlinks to interviews and...
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Bbc: Russia and Ukraine Face Reality
BBC correspondent Damian Grammaticas examines the tenuous relationship between Ukraine and Russia and what is being done by Yushchenko and Putin to resolve any conflicts. Links to related articles are provided. (January 24, 2005)
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Bbc: "I Invaded My Own Country on D Day"
A French soldier describes what he saw during the D-Day invasion.
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Bbc: "I Watched D Day Carnage Unfold"
First-hand account of the D-Day invasion from the point of view of a British soldier.