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Madagascar news through 2004-31-12


SA return to Mauritius  31-Jan-05
BBC News, Mauritius host the first group, and their opponents are Madagascar, the Seychelles and South Africa. Bafana Bafana play the Seychelles ...

SUMMARY OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ?IODIVERSITY: SCIENCE ...  31-Jan-05
Earth Negotiations Bulletin, Marc Ravalomanana, President of the Republic of Madagascar, highlighted the importance of the Conference? topics to his country, noting its biodiversity ...

Pope calls for global drive to eradicate leprosy  31-Jan-05
Turkish Press, However, at the end of 2003, leprosy remained a public health issue in 15 African countries including Madagascar, Tanzania, Mozambique, as well as India and ...

Combing the forests of Madagascar  31-Jan-05
Radio Netherlands, ...remained unexplored - but in fact researchers are still experiencing such moments on a surprisingly frequent basis, whilst exploring the island of Madagascar. ...

News in brief  30-Jan-05
Chicago Tribune (subscription), Go whitewater rafting in April from Asheville, NC, on the Nolichucky River. In May, take a tour of a Madagascar rain forest to glimpse lemurs. ...

The Overlooked Hero Of Travel  30-Jan-05
Hartford Courant (subscription), ...everything. Or you can end up in a taxi that takes you to town by way of Madagascar - and charges you what a Concorde flight would cost. ...

News in brief  30-Jan-05
Columbo Daily News, Kitts and Nevis, Dr. Denzil L. Douglas, Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia, Vlado Buckovski, President of the Republic of Madagascar, Marc Ravalomanana ...

Tsunami alert call by France  30-Jan-05
Australian, French sources told The Australian that Reunion, south of Madagascar, already hosts a seismic and meteorological research centre, making it an ideal location. ...

Where the in-crowd's going: Hot list 2005  30-Jan-05
The Sunday Times, And which country will everyone be raving about at the next White Party? Madagascar, my friends. Madagascar. Read on for The Sunday Times Travel Hot List 2005. ...

Garden Q&A  29-Jan-05
Daytona Beach News-Journal, We are on the northern edge of the Madagascar native's growing range. The falling leaves you noticed were the plant's response to the cold. ...

Development:Us Sees Growth As the Way  28-Jan-05
AllAfrica.com, This will benefit 16 countries -- Armenia, Benin, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Georgia, Ghana, Honduras, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nicaragua ...

He's Stiller in demand  28-Jan-05
ic Newcastle.co.uk, ...down the line. Next is a departure into the world of animated film, voicing Alex the Lion in upcoming movie Madagascar. "I hope ...

At least 4 dead, 79 missing from Madagascar cyclone  28-Jan-05
Reuters AlertNet, ...four people were killed and 79 others were missing from last Sunday's cyclone which caused severe floods that washed away two towns on Madagascar's west coast ...

Africa - January 28, 2005  28-Jan-05
Cape Times (subscription), One child drowned and 83 fishermen were missing after Cyclone Ernest swept across Madagascar. Up to 960 people were homeless. Former ...

Africa, 83 missing as cyclone hits Madagascar  28-Jan-05
Keralanext, In the capital, Jacky Randriaharison, the executive secretary of Madagascar's National Emergency Centre (CNS), said a 12-year-old boy had drowned in Tulear ...

Death toll rises after Madagascar cyclone  28-Jan-05
Mail & Guardian Online (subscription), The death toll from the strong tropical storm Cyclone Ernest, which hit Madagascar at the weekend, has risen to seven, with the recovery of the bodies of four ...

Get Out Guide  28-Jan-05
OregonLive.com, Admission $6. Oregon Archaeological Society lecture: Natalie Vasey speaks on recent vertebrate extinctions on Madagascar. 7 pm Tue, at OMSI 1945 SE Water Ave. ...

Africa: Weather hazards assessment 27Jan - 02 Feb 2005  28-Jan-05
ReliefWeb (press release), Tropical Cyclone Ernest (12) swept across part of southern Madagascar, causing serious flooding but no casualties, local news accounts stated. ...

Somalis learn from the tsunami disaster  28-Jan-05
ReliefWeb (press release), ...as existing disaster preparedness and response programmes, have allowed timely interventions in the Indian Ocean islands of Seychelles, Madagascar and Comoros ...

Jubilee Prepares New Madagascar Exploration, Courts Joint Ventures  28-Jan-05
Resource Investor, ...explorer Jubilee Platinum (JLP) expects to commence drilling at its nickel, copper, gold and platinum group Londokomanana concession in Madagascar "by mid ...

83 missing as cyclone hits Madagascar  27-Jan-05
IAfrica South African News, At least three people were killed and 83 reported missing after a strong tropical storm, Cyclone Ernest, hit Madagascar over the weekend, Malagasy officials ...

One dead, 83 missing as cyclone hits Madagascar  27-Jan-05
Reuters AlertNet, ANTANANARIVO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - One child drowned and 83 fishermen were missing after a cyclone swept across Madagascar at the weekend, officials said on ...

Extraordinary collaboration reveals 'African Art  27-Jan-05
Houston Chronicle, ...painters, sculptors, video and installation artists who live and work in 14 nations — South Africa to Mali, the Ivory Coast to Madagascar and countries in ...

Maathai: Forest plunder hindering Millennium Goals  27-Jan-05
East African Standard, Several other dignitaries were present including President Marc Ravalomanana of Madagascar, Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi of Malaysia, Koichiro Matsuura ...

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “BIODIVERSITY ...  27-Jan-05
Earth Negotiations Bulletin, Leon Rajaobelina, Executive Director of the Center for Biodiversity Conservation of Madagascar, shared his country’s experience regarding improvements in ...

Cyclone Ernest kills three in Madagascar  27-Jan-05
Independent Online, Antananarivo - At least three people were killed and 83 reported missing after a strong tropical storm, Cyclone Ernest, hit Madagascar over the weekend ...

Madagascan diplomats attacker shot dead  27-Jan-05
Independent Online, The brazen attack targeted a private dinner attended by Rolland Brejon, the French consul, James Bond, the Madagascar country director of the World Bank, as ...

US Sees Growth as The Way  27-Jan-05
Inter Press Service (subscription), This will benefit 16 countries -- Armenia, Benin, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Georgia, Ghana, Honduras, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nicaragua ...

One Dead, 83 Missing as Cyclone Hits Madagascar  27-Jan-05
Planet Ark, ANTANANARIVO - One child drowned and 83 fishermen were missing after a cyclone swept across Madagascar at the weekend, officials said on Thursday. ...

Columbia Crew Photographed Mystery Object  27-Jan-05
RedNova.com, It was recorded by a video camera in the near-infrared spectrum in the nighttime sky just south of Madagascar on Jan. 20, 2003. ...

One Dead, 83 Missing as Cyclone Hits Madagascar  27-Jan-05
Reuters ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - One child drowned and 83 fishermen were missing after a cyclone swept across Madagascar at the weekend, officials said on Thursday. ...

Plenty of to and fro on Two Way TV board  27-Jan-05
Sydney Morning Herald (subscription), ...relaxed as he walked a scruffy-looking small black dog, taking a break from spruiking what appears to be his latest project, something called Madagascar Oil. ...

Foods Resource Bank to be introduced tonight  27-Jan-05
Burlington Hawk Eye, The grain is sold and the money donated to the resource bank for use in places like Angola, Madagascar and the Central African Republic. ...

Madagascar's Witch-Doctors Talk to the Dead  26-Jan-05
Reuters Manahira is one of Madagascar's numerous witch-doctors -- known as ombiasi -- who still practice throughout the Indian Ocean island but are especially common ...

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ?IODIVERSITY ...  26-Jan-05
Earth Negotiations Bulletin, Leon Rajaobelina, Executive Director of the Center for Biodiversity Conservation of Madagascar, shared his country? experience regarding improvements in ...

"Fear Factor" Raises Funds For Tsunami Victims At Talent Middle ...  26-Jan-05
Jackson-County-News.com, ...and creep them out. Science teacher Kathy McNichol explained how they got the Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches. "We needed more roaches ...

Exhibit traces Chinese restaurants' growth in US  26-Jan-05
Chicago Sun-Times, ...the world. (His Madagascar segment ponders if the Chinese came to Madagascar in the 15th Century, even before Europeans.). To underscore ...

Blue Peter job is like a dream  25-Jan-05
ic NorthWales, ...foundations. While on Uned 5 he visited Madagascar with copresenter Lisa Gwilym, and helped build a community kitchen in a small village. ...

Madagascar dinner party robbery  25-Jan-05
BBC News, Madagascar is to step up security after an attack at gunpoint during a French diplomat's dinner party. Reports say six gunmen took ...

Madagascar to Provide Biodiesel Production Boost  25-Jan-05
RenewableEnergyAccess.com, Antananarivo, Madagascar [RenewableEnergyAccess.com] While US biodiesel is typically made from soybeans, there are other options, particularly in other ...

US dare: Be fit by March 15  25-Jan-05
ABS CBN News, ...for the 17 countries that qualified for this year’s allocation -- Armenia, Benin, Bolivia, Georgia, Ghana, Honduras, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Mongolia ...

Business Review  25-Jan-05
Halifax Herald (subscription), ...sail from Lunenburg for one year and visit 20 countries throughout the trade winds, including Panama, the Galapagos Islands, Fiji, Bali, Madagascar, Cape Town ...

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “BIODIVERSITY ...  25-Jan-05
Earth Negotiations Bulletin, Marc Ravalomanana, President of the Republic of Madagascar, highlighted the importance of the Conference’s topics to his country, noting its biodiversity ...

Hissing cockroaches are his babies  25-Jan-05
Wisconsin State Journal, Gersbach cares for hundreds of Madagascar hissing cockroaches, bess beetles, pill bugs, sow bugs, milkweed bugs, crayfish, goldfish and guppies in the Science ...

Head-turning TVs  25-Jan-05
Newsday, ...maker. Inside a lab at the University of South Carolina is a Webcam that shows Madagascar hissing cockroaches feeding on pet food. ...

OSCARS: Chris Rock will host the 77th Academy Awards telecast ...  25-Jan-05
noticias.info (press release), Rock currently is shooting "The Longest Yard" with Adam Sandler and recently provided the voice of the zebra in the animated feature "Madagascar," both to be ...

AGROFORESTRY AND CONSERVATION IN NORTHERN MADAGASCAR : HOPES AND ...  24-Jan-05
Madagasikara, Since colonial times in Madagascar, the major goal of tree-planting has been to increase forest surface area in degraded areas. ...

Development: Georgia suit alleges corruption in banks  24-Jan-05
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription), Soon, Ashford was selling computers worldwide to schools, ministries, hospitals, Air Madagascar, the Wildlife Institute of India and others. ...

On this day  24-Jan-05
Melbourne Herald Sun, 1997 – A cyclone sweeps across the island nation of Madagascar, spawning floods that leave 100 people missing and thousands homeless. ...

Young Warriors knocked out of Youth Championships  24-Jan-05
New Zimbabwe.com, ...qualifiers. Zimbabwe got a bye in the preliminary round, and in the first rounds their opponents Madagascar pulled out of the competition.

PLAYSTATION: Activision discovers Madagascar  24-Jan-05
noticias.info (press release), .../noticias.info/ Activision has announced Madagascar for the PC, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, and DS. Based on ...

Vader, Kong and Wonka lead Hollywood hit parade  24-Jan-05
SouthCoastToday.com, ...remake of the 1974 prison football tale; "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as husband-and-wife assassins; "Madagascar," featuring the ...

Fears of tropical cyclone recede in Madagascar  24-Jan-05
TerraDaily A powerful tropical cyclone that had looked set to strike the southern tip of Madagascar was on Sunday still out at sea, declining in strength and apparently ...

Cyclone downgraded to tropical storm reaches Madagascar  24-Jan-05
TerraDaily Cyclone Ernest swept across part of southern Madagascar on Sunday causing serious flooding but no casualties, local police reports said. ...

Frrrozen Hot Chocolate launched  24-Jan-05
Times of Oman, Frrrozen Hot Chocolate is a velvety smooth and creamy custom blend of six of the world’s finest chocolates and premium Madagascar vanilla all blended ...

MALAGASY CLAUSE STRUCTURE  23-Jan-05
Madagasikara, This thesis explores the nature of voice in Malagasy, a language spoken in Madagascar. In chapter 2, it is claimed that different ...

Tropical storm reaches coast of Madagascar  23-Jan-05
Independent Online, Antananarivo - Cyclone Ernest was downgraded to a tropical storm before it reached southern Madagascar on Sunday, packing winds of 100km/h. ...

Total Catholic aid to Tsunami recovery effort now at $500m  21-Jan-05
CathNews, ...from Australia – the largest amount ever raised here – to help children in underdeveloped countries including India, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Albania and ...

Heading for the homestretch  21-Jan-05
Annapolis Trident, Britain twice. When their daughter, Catherine, was in the Peace Corps, they visited her in Madagascar, Kenya and Tanzania. He'd ...

D1 Oils growing in Madagascar  21-Jan-05
Earthtoys (press release) D1 Oils plc, the UK based low cost producer of biodiesel, today announces it is expanding in Madagascar. The Company has identified ...

Places To Go  21-Jan-05
Winston-Salem Journal, Go whitewater rafting in April from Asheville, NC, on the Nolichucky River. In May, take a tour of a Madagascar rain forest to glimpse lemurs. ...

From Hawaii orchids, the flavor of vanilla  21-Jan-05
Twin Falls Times-News, More than half of the world's crop of vanilla bean is grown in Madagascar, where a devastating cyclone last spring wiped out most of the country's chief export ...

West should pass on benefits to biodiverse nations: Raja:  21-Jan-05
New Kerala, He urged the representatives of Bolivia, Brazil, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Congo, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru ...

World Leprosy Day Marked Through Medium Of Music  21-Jan-05
Scoop.co.nz (press release), ...it is still a significant public health issue in several countries including East Timor, India, Brazil, Nepal, DR Congo, Mozambique, Madagascar, Angola and ...

UN WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL FOR FORMER YUGOSLAVIA  21-Jan-05
Scoop.co.nz (press release), ...www.un.org/icty/latest/index.htm">ICTY) whose terms have been extended until their trials have ended are: Vonimbolana Rasoazanany (Madagascar), Bert Swart (The ...

Local ice cream shop to be featured on Food Network show  21-Jan-05
Columbus This Week Newspapers, Other signature flavors include Thai Chili, which is made with peanut butter, toasted coconut, coconut milk and cayenne; and Honey and Madagascar vanilla, made ...

E-mail from Serena  21-Jan-05
USA Today Just finished my second-round match against Dally Randriantefy of Madagascar under another scorching day of sun. We've met a few times before. ... ...

The African Development Bank (ADB) grants Burundi and Madagascar ...  20-Jan-05
Mathaba.Net, The African Development Bank announced that it approved granting Burundi and Madagascar loans and grants totaling 54 million dollars to finance economic ...

Russian finds refuge on court  20-Jan-05
Aberdeen American News, Also Wednesday, seventh-seeded Serena Williams hit 38 crisp winners in a 6-3, 6-0 win against Dally Randriantefy of Madagascar and conceded just seven points ...

TENNIS: IT'S NO PLANE NO GAIN  20-Jan-05
Glasgow Daily Record, ...nice with the Saltire and everything.' Serena Williams enjoyed an easy passage into the third round with a 6-3 6-0 victory over Dally Randriantefy of Madagascar ...

"Group of 17 countries" to resist exploitation of bio resources  20-Jan-05
Deccan Herald, Besides India, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, the ...

Six-man outrigger set to sail around Pacific Rim  20-Jan-05
eTaiwan News, Taiwan is part of the huge Austronesian-language group, which is dispersed from the island of Madagascar off the east coast of Africa all the way to the tiny ...

After studying endangered species, scholars go in search of ...  20-Jan-05
Kansas City Star (subscription), ..."Unfortunately, Bioko falls into a bit of a crack," Olivier Langrand, CI's senior vice president for Africa and Madagascar, said in an interview in Washington ...

Food prices hit the poorest  20-Jan-05
L'express.mu, Times are tough but Madagascar? markets are bustling. The dusty, overcrowded slums of Antananarivo are packed with men in straw ...

Madagascar's witch-doctors talk to the dead  20-Jan-05
Reuters, Manahira is one of Madagascar's numerous witch-doctors -- known as ombiasi -- who still practise throughout the Indian Ocean island but are especially common ...

Results from Melbourne  20-Jan-05
The Times, 6-3, 6-1; Li Na (China) bt S Asagoe (Japan) 6-3, 6-4; M Sharapova (Rus) bt L Lee-Waters (US) 4-6, 6-0, 6-3; S Williams (US) bt D Randriantefy (Madagascar) 6-3 ...

Williams OK with those who think she's still No. 1  20-Jan-05
Tuscaloosa News (subscription), She hit 38 crisp winners in a 6-3, 6-0 win over Dally. Randriantefy of Madagascar and conceded just seven points in the second set. and seemed invincible. ...

As Martha Stewart Does Time, Flush Times for Her Company  20-Jan-05
Wilmington Morning Star, Mr. Burnett, emphasizing that they did not talk shop, said he described a trip to Madagascar for her, where he was scouting locations for the television show ...

Madagascar? witch doctors talk to the dead  19-Jan-05
Khaleej Times, IFOTAKA, Madagascar - Manahira Mahateraka communicates with the dead. By scattering dried seeds across the ground and arranging ...

Madagascar’s witch doctors talk to the dead  19-Jan-05
Khaleej Times, IFOTAKA, Madagascar - Manahira Mahateraka communicates with the dead. By scattering dried seeds across the ground and arranging ...

Columbia crew saw new atmospheric phenomenon  19-Jan-05
New Scientist, ...it wasn't something we were used to seeing - it was something extraordinary." The glow occurred about 150 kilometres above the ocean near Madagascar and does ...

Madagascar's witch-doctors talk to the dead  19-Jan-05
swissinfo, By Tim Cocks. By scattering dried seeds across the ground and arranging them into astrological formations,. a house, end a run of ...

Africa Endorses UK's Plan for Growth  18-Jan-05
AllAfrica.com, Canada said yesterday it would grant $22m in debt relief to Madagascar, following similar UK initiatives with regard to Tanzania and Mozambique during Brown's ...

China offers tariff exemption for some imports from 25 African ...  18-Jan-05
People's Daily Online, Republic, The Comoros, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania ...

Suzuki to meet Federer in second round  18-Jan-05
FOX Sports Mirza next faces Dally Randriantefy of Madagascar, who beat Zuzana Ondraskova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-1 in another first-round match on Monday. ...

New food, new look  18-Jan-05
Bowling Green News, ..."We'll develop a story around each set of ingredients. February we might be in the Bahamas or Madagascar -- something tropical. ...

Upper Peninsula Briefs  18-Jan-05
Detroit Free Press, ...captured and later escaped from the Sudanese. Also we've been to Madagascar, Haiti and Jamaica.". She works in triage during the ...

India? bio-diversity Act pushed as model  18-Jan-05
Indian Express, ...other countries in the group are Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico ...

Canada gives African island a break  18-Jan-05
Independent Online, Ottawa - Canada said on Monday that it was formally cancelling Madagascar's Canadian debt, worth $17-million, in line with a move announced last year by the ...

Diamond Fields Year End Review of Projects  18-Jan-05
Canada NewsWire (press release), ...(DFI:TSX) presents a summary of exploration and development activities in Namibia, Greenland, Norway, West Africa and Madagascar. ...

Food prices hit Madagascar's poor  18-Jan-05
Reuters, Madagascar consumes almost 2.5 million tonnes of rice annually, but prices shot up last year when crops were hit by two consecutive cyclones which ripped ...

Coming attractions a la '05  18-Jan-05
Rocky Mountain News, Jane Fonda is Jennifer Lopez's Monster-in-Law, and Ben Stiller and Chris Rock are among the famous voices in the computer-generated animated comedy Madagascar. ...

Davenport, Venus reach second round in Melbourne  18-Jan-05
Sports Network ...the 2004 US Open titlist, will take on Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli, while the seventh-seeded Serena looks to make easy work of Madagascar's Dally Randriantefy. ...

Special Madagascar ang pow packets from GSC  18-Jan-05
The Malaysia Star, GSC answers the call of the wild with an exclusive Madagascar ang pow packet giveaway happening in GSC cinemas nationwide. You can ...

OPEC Fund offers loans to six developing nations  18-Jan-05
Strategiy, Lutah said that loans will be distributed on Egypt $ 18 million, Morocco $ 20 million, Zambia $ 10 million, Cambodia $ 1.5 million, Madagascar $ 5 million, and ...

Ottawa formally cancels Madagascar's debt  18-Jan-05
The Globe and Mail, Ottawa -- Finance Minister Ralph Goodale said yesterday Canada is formally cancelling Madagascar's Canadian debt, worth $17-million (US), in line with a move ...

Favourites forge into Australian Open second round  18-Jan-05
The South African Star (subscription), Mirza next faces Dally Randriantefy of Madagascar, who beat Zuzana Ondraskova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-1 in another first-round match.

Introducing flag polling  18-Jan-05
Toronto Star, ...hassle of writing a national anthem, assembling a Newfoundland Army (with all the jokes it would bring), and establishing embassies in Madagascar, Malawi and ...

Budget squeeze hits US food aid  17-Jan-05
DesMoinesRegister.com, Catholic Relief Services has reduced rations in several countries, including Madagascar, where recipients live on less than 30 cents a day. ...

Cos must share patent benefits  17-Jan-05
Rediff, Representatives from Bolivia, Brazil, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Congo, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines ...

China offers tariff exemption for some imports from 25 African ...  17-Jan-05
Xinhua, African Republic, The Comoros, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Lesotho,Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania ...

Shuttle Video Footage Includes Mysterious Sky Glow  17-Jan-05
Technocrat.net (subscription), It was recorded by a video camera in the near-infrared spectrum in the nighttime sky just south of Madagascar on 20 January 2003. ...

Canada cancels Madagascar debt  17-Jan-05
Business Day, South Africa, The government of Canada has cancelled US$21 million in debt owed to Canada by Madagascar under the Canadian Debt Initiative (CDI), while also announcing $42 ...

Two Frenchmen die in Madagascar air crash  17-Jan-05
Expatica, ANTANANARIVO, Jan 17 (AFP) - Two Frenchmen were killed when their small ultralight aircraft crashed in Madagascar about 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of the ...

African Leaders are to blame -Wade  17-Jan-05
GhanaWeb, President Robert Mugabe to office in Zimbabwe in 2002, and was the first to recognize Marc Ravolomanana, a popular favorite, as Madagascar's president after ...

Lynn Bolin | Cape Town, South Africa  17-Jan-05
Mail & Guardian Online (subscription), The government of Canada has cancelled $21-million in debt owed to Canada by Madagascar under the Canadian Debt Initiative (CDI). ...

CANADA CANCELS ALL DEBT OWED BY MADAGASCAR  17-Jan-05
Government of Canada Newsroom (press release), Minister of Finance Ralph Goodale today announced the cancellation under the Canadian Debt Initiative (CDI) of $21 million in debt owed to Canada by Madagascar ...

Dancing birds, killer spiders juice up the jungle in 'Nature' saga  17-Jan-05
OregonLive.com, And so what we did is that for the first time we actually filmed this moth feeding on and thereby fertilizing that orchid in the wild in Madagascar. . . . ...

UPDATE 5-Australian Open women's first round results  17-Jan-05
Reuters, 24-Mary Pierce (France) 6-2 6-2 Sophie Ferguson (Australia) beat Nuria Llagostera Vives (Spain) 2-6 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 Dally Randriantefy (Madagascar) beat Zuzana ...

Paris Combo gives cabaret a world beat  17-Jan-05
San Francisco Chronicle, Du Berry and drummer Francois Jeannin are French; bassist Mano Razanajato was born in Madagascar; and guitarist-banjo player Potzi, whose parents hail from ...

Morningside students will read from Peace Corps journals  17-Jan-05
Sioux City Journal, ...afterwards. He served for 10 months as an English teacher in Andapa, Madagascar, before being evacuated because of political unrest. ...

Canada cancels $21-million debt owed by Madagascar  17-Jan-05
The Globe and Mail, Canada has cancelled all debt owed by Madagascar as part of its role in easing the debt burden of poor nations, Finance Minister Ralph Goodale announced on ...

Chain of events evoke unpleasant memories  17-Jan-05
The Times, According to Gustavo, Guillou has set up a similar academy in Madagascar and is at an advanced stage of negotiations to set up a third in Thailand. ...

Vanilla is cash crop for couple in Hawaii  16-Jan-05
Billings Gazette, More than half of the world's crop of vanilla bean is grown in Madagascar, where a devastating cyclone last spring wiped out most of the country's chief export ...

Vanilla grower thrives in Hawaii  16-Jan-05
The Olympian, More than half of the world's crop of vanilla bean is grown in Madagascar, where a devastating cyclone last spring wiped out most of the country's chief export ...

Asia tsunami death toll tops 163,000  15-Jan-05
Deepika, Maldives 74 Myanmar 59 45 Sri Lanka 30,920 15,256 Thailand 5,305 8,457 TOTAL 163,183 * This figure includes Kenya, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania and Madagascar ...

Money as hard to find as endangered primate  15-Jan-05
philly.com (subscription), ..."Unfortunately, Bioko falls into a bit of a crack," Olivier Langrand, CI's senior vice president for Africa and Madagascar, said in an interview in Washington ...

Christopher Booker's notebook  15-Jan-05
Telegraph.co.uk, The purpose of the new tariffs was to give preferential status to the former French colonies of Senegal, Madagascar and French Guinea, the waters of which are ...

Two New Lemur Species Discovered  14-Jan-05
NPR (audio), Description: A scientist with the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Neb., has identified two new lemur species in Madagascar. Lemurs, with ...

Madagascar Screens Escape  14-Jan-05
Spong, Well, today is slightly different, in that we bring you the first screens from Madagascar, the upcoming game of the film from Dreamworks to be published - in ...

German firm to manage Madagascar's power and water  14-Jan-05
Business Day, South Africa, ANTANANARIVO - The German company Lahmeyer has won a two-year contract to run Madagascar's state-owned power and water distribution network, beating out the ...

Two new lemur species found in Madagascar  14-Jan-05
Hindustan Times, Researchers at a US zoo have discovered two new species of lemurs in Madagascar, the Indian Ocean island nation, that is the only place the highly endangered ...

IN BLOOM AT BOTANICA: CROWN OF THORNS  14-Jan-05
Kansas.com, ...waterings. Uses: Houseplant that can be moved outside during the summer. History: Euphorbia milii is native to Madagascar. The genus ...

Two new lemur species found in Madagascar  14-Jan-05
Mail & Guardian Online (subscription), Researchers at a United States zoo have discovered two new species of lemurs in Madagascar, the Indian Ocean island nation that is the only place the highly ...

The jungle look  14-Jan-05
Orlando Sentinel (subscription), From Madagascar to Borneo, Congo to Brazil, Lanting interprets the aesthetic splendor and remarkable natural history of the world's jungles. ...

SU students help Catholic Relief Services overseas  14-Jan-05
Seattle University (press release), The students are assigned to 11 different countries: India, Tanzania, Senegal, Honduras, Guatemala, Madagascar, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Lesotho, Benin, and the ...

COUNTRY POSITION ON ACCESS AND BENEFIT SHARING AND TRADITIONAL ...  13-Jan-05
Press Information Bureau (press release), These countries are Bolivia, Brazil, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico ...

SOUTHERN AFRICA: SADC offers assistance to small islands  13-Jan-05
Reuters AlertNet, Last year tropical cyclone Gafilo ripped through Madagascar, leaving scores dead and thousands without shelter; the Comoran archipelago continues to experience ...

Mary-Louise Parker joins star ensemble cast in MCC's ESCAPE  13-Jan-05
Broadway World, Madagascar by John Guare, directed by Doug Hughes: The heir to a prominent American family just might get everything his family wants. ...

Garden calendar  13-Jan-05
Cleveland Plain Dealer, 18. Free. Call 216-664-3103. Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Blvd. Eleanor Smith Glasshouse, featuring Madagascar's desert and Costa Rica's rain forest. ...

From El Salvador to Iraq: Death Squads Come in Waves  13-Jan-05
Common Dreams ...in an of itself so chilling and inhuman as to recall the moral fitness of another first-world regime that weighed the ?ption?? of Madagascar against Zyklon ...

A global warning  13-Jan-05
Daily News (subscription), In Mozambique, Madagascar and in the Gulf of Guinea higher sea levels would drown the mangroves which are breeding areas for fish. ...

President and Prime Minister of Madagascar Met Foreign Minister Li ...  13-Jan-05
MFA China (press release), On January 1, 2005, President Marc Ravalomanana and Prime Minister Jacques Sylla of Madagascar met visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing at their ...

MAURITIUS INTERNATIONAL MEETING:  13-Jan-05
Earth Negotiations Bulletin, MADAGASCAR highlighted the pivotal role of the UN in assistance, reconstruction and early warning. ... MADAGASCAR supported protection of cultural diversity. ...

Media higher; DreamWorks up 8% after upgrade  13-Jan-05
Investor's Business Daily (subscription) In May, the studio will release its next animated feature, "Madagascar." Greenfield said the film "already looks better" than "Shark Tale," which has taken in ...

TSUNAMI IMPACT: Towards a 'Culture of Prevention'  13-Jan-05
Inter Press Service (subscription), In the Indian Ocean, tropical cyclone Gafilo, the most intense ever observed in this zone by M矇t矇o France, struck the Comoros and Madagascar, causing over ...

Neb. Zoo Discovers Two Species of Lemurs  13-Jan-05
Kansas City Star (subscription), ...head of the genetics department at the zoo's Grewcock Center for Conservation and Research, has been working with conservation agencies in Madagascar since 1998 ...

Randy Nieves Ruiz | Key West, Florida  13-Jan-05
Mail & Guardian Online (subscription), It belonged to Thomas Tew, a North American pirate who operated out of Madagascar and died in 1695 in the Red Sea, a cannon ball in his stomach. ...

New Lemur Species  13-Jan-05
NPR, Talk of the Nation, January 13, 2005 繚 A scientist with the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Neb., has identified two new lemur species in Madagascar. ...

A Fork in Africa is showing again Friday nights at 8pm on SBSTV  13-Jan-05
Special Broadcasting Service, Although, not surprisingly, the Afrikaaners certainly don? share the same optimism. Who lives in Madagascar? What do they live in? What do they eat? ...

SU students help Catholic Relief Services overseas  13-Jan-05
Seattle University (press release), The students are assigned to 11 different countries: India, Tanzania, Senegal, Honduras, Guatemala, Madagascar, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Lesotho, Benin, and the ...

Century expects regional biz to provide 25% revenue in 3 yrs  13-Jan-05
The Edge Daily, ...?t the same time, we will be appointing accredited agencies in Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Maldives, Mauritius, Madagascar, Kenya and South Africa ...

FAMILY EVENTS  13-Jan-05
Pioneer Press (subscription), Minnesota Zoo: Animal exhibits: "Lemurs: Ghosts of Madagascar," Minnesota Trail, Northern Trail, Tropics Trail, Discovery Bay, Kid's Den Play Area. ...

Free trade means rags for us, riches for them  12-Jan-05
Socialist Worker, ...them prosperity. But in Mauritius? small African island state just east of Madagascar?e know this claim is a myth. At the ...

Update: Influenza Activity?nited States and Worldwide, May ...  12-Jan-05
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription), ...influenza activity. During May-July, influenza A (H3N2) viruses predominated in Africa (Madagascar, Senegal, and South Africa). In ...

Tsunami alert under fire  12-Jan-05
Honolulu Star-Bulletin, And he said the warning center did alert the US embassies in Madagascar and Mauritius of the possible hazard through the State Department. ...

Indian market looms large on Hollywood map  12-Jan-05
Times of India, ...the Chocolate Factory. On original plotline front, there's Dream Works' Madagascar, animated comedy from makers of Shrek. "We may ...

MAURITIUS: Small island economies seek special treatment  12-Jan-05
Reuters AlertNet, While the poorer Indian Ocean island states, such as the Comoros and Madagascar, complain of poor market access, their more affluent neighbour, Mauritius, says ...

Asia tsunami death toll tops 157,000  12-Jan-05
Reuters AlertNet, 26, stood at 157,660 people, government and health officials said. * This figure includes Kenya, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania and Madagascar. ...

Editor's Desk: Time to Respond  12-Jan-05
Arlington Catholic Herald, ...will focus primarily on India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand, but the agency is likely to address the effects in Burma, Somalia and Madagascar as well. ...

Cloves just right for dressing, marinades  12-Jan-05
East Valley Tribune, Although Indonesia is the largest producer of cloves, Zanzibar and Madagascar also have thousands of acres of clove trees, and they?e become major exporters ...

New York Bass Works Deep J  12-Jan-05
Harmony-Central.com ...cavity cover. The neck is 3-piece maple with Madagascar Rosewood fingerboard and 24 very thin frets. Construction is impeccable. The ...

IFC Investment In Africa, South Africa To Grow In 2005  12-Jan-05
noticias.info (press release), Woicke also said the IFC will be setting up SME education centers in Madagascar, Kenya and Senegal, and that the corporation provides technical and financial ...

Exploits of Caribbean pirates highlighted by museum  12-Jan-05
New Straits Times, It belonged to Thomas Tew, a North American pirate who operated out of Madagascar and died in 1695 in the Red Sea, a cannon ball in his stomach. ...

Zoo basks in discovery of two lemur species  12-Jan-05
Omaha World Herald, After more than six years of work in remote forests of Madagascar and DNA laboratory tests in Omaha, a researcher at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo can officially ...

El Salvador to Iraq: Death squads come in waves  12-Jan-05
PEJ News, ...and of itself so chilling and inhuman as to recall the moral fitness of another first-world regime that weighed the ?ption?? of Madagascar against Zyklon B ...

Free trade means rags for us, riches for them  12-Jan-05
Socialist Worker, ...them prosperity. But in Mauritius? small African island state just east of Madagascar?e know this claim is a myth. At the ...

Czink in system cuts Hungarian from Open  12-Jan-05
The Age (subscription), In contrast, the Hungarian saved three match points in her first round encounter with Dally Randrianteffy of Madagascar, prevailing 10-8 in the third set tie ...

Mauritius: Small Island Economies Seek Special Treatment  11-Jan-05
AllAfrica.com, While the poorer Indian Ocean island states, such as the Comoros and Madagascar, complain of poor market access, their more affluent neighbour, Mauritius, says ...

Chinese, Madagascan FMs meet on bilateral relations  11-Jan-05
Xinhua, Li said the two countries have supported each other on domestic construction and international affairs since China and Madagascar established diplomatic ...

Underclassmen headed to the NFL  11-Jan-05
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Lucky loser Melinda Czink of Hungary edged Dally Randriantefy of Madagascar, 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (8) in a first-round match yesterday at the Canberra Classic. ...

Bubonic Plague  11-Jan-05
rarediseases.about.com Areas where cases occur are in Russia, the Middle East, China, Southwest and Southeast Asia, Madagascar, southern and eastern Africa, southwestern United States ...

Tanasugarn, Krajicek also advance  11-Jan-05
ESPN CANBERRA, Australia (AP) _ Lucky loser Melinda Czink of Hungary edged Dally Randriantefy of Madagascar 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (8) in a first-round match Monday at the ...

MAURITIUS: Call for action over survival of small islands  11-Jan-05
Reuters AlertNet, The tiny Comoros archipelego, between the coast of East Africa and Madagascar, is among several island states handicapped by their small size and isolated ...

Tamarine off to a winning start  11-Jan-05
Bangkok Post, Ukraine. In other action, lucky loser Melinda Czink of Hungary defeated Dally Randriantefy of Madagascar 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (8) . Michaella ...

sports diary:  11-Jan-05
Daily Times, CANBERRA (Australia): Lucky loser Melinda Czink of Hungary defeated Dally Randriantefy of Madagascar 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (8) in a first-round match on Monday at the ...

DEMOCRACY CLUB MUST LIMIT ITS MEMBERSHIP TO BE CREDIBLE  11-Jan-05
FREEDOM HOUSE (PressRelease), Nepal. It recommends that some countries be upgraded to full participant status, including Ukraine, Georgia, Kenya and Madagascar. ...

HP, others see living room as media hub  11-Jan-05
Las Vegas Sun, Katzenberg showed clips from DreamWorks upcoming computer-generated feature "Madagascar," while Stefani and Carlton promoted "personalized tattoos ...

Spadea cruises to first-round win  11-Jan-05
Miami Herald (subscription), Melinda Czink of Hungary edged Dally Randriantefy of Madagascar 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (8-6) in a first-round match at the Canberra (Australia) Classic. . . . ...

URI marine program has worldwide ripple effect  11-Jan-05
Providence Business News, Paul Philippe Razafinjatovo, who completed his master? degree in December, is a Fulbright Scholar who serves in the Madagascar Coast Guard. ...

A look at movies coming our way  11-Jan-05
Ventura County Star (subscription), ...ized. "Madagascar" (May 27) -- An animated comedy with zoo animals made for easy voiceover paychecks for Ben Stiller and Chris Rock. ...

Tsunami, in an equation  11-Jan-05
Calcutta Telegraph, And on the little islands of Diego Garcia and Mauritius, east of Madagascar, that very same wave ??barrelling across the Indian Ocean at about 400 mph ...

Armstrong still uncommitted  11-Jan-05
Pioneer Press (subscription), Melinda Czink of Hungary edged Dally Randriantefy of Madagascar 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (8) in a first-round match at the Canberra Classic in Canberra, Australia. ...

Two female professors are approved for tenure  11-Jan-05
Yale Daily News Yoder, who is renowned among evolutionary biologists for her research involving mouse lemurs in Madagascar, has used DNA molecules to date stages of evolution ...

Antananvo Urban Household, Food and Livelihood Security Programme  10-Jan-05
CARE USA (press release), The whole of Madagascar's coastline is cyclone-vulnerable, and annually Madagascar is hit by several cyclones which cause considerable damage and national ...

IFC chief? take on SA  10-Jan-05
Moneyweb, He says that the IFC will be setting up SME education centres in Madagascar, Kenya and Senegal, and that the corporation provides technical and financial ...

HP to launch iPod Photo  10-Jan-05
Silicon.com, HP managed to put the render farm together in three days. (Katzenberg also showed a clip from the upcoming animated film "Madagascar", set for May 2005.). ...

Hot Products and Trends In Audio, Cable And Wireless Highlight Day ...  10-Jan-05
eCoustics.com (press release) ...testimonial to the power of his HP partnership, Katzenberg treated the jam packed theater to a first look of upcoming Dreamworks animated picture Madagascar. ...

BOX OFFICE At box office: Big Ben  10-Jan-05
Calendar Live (subscription), Envy," "DodgeBall," had a bit part in "Anchorman," starred in "Meet the Fockers," and he's the voice of one of the characters in DreamWorks' "Madagascar.". ...

Myskina upset at Sydney  10-Jan-05
Houston Chronicle, Czink edges Randriantefy ??Lucky loser Melinda Czink of Hungary edged Dally Randriantefy of Madagascar 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (8) in a first-round match at the ...

HP's Fiorina Eyes Center Of Home Network  10-Jan-05
CMPnetAsia, ...with HP in the development of its animated movie, "A Shark's Tale," and provided a film clip of Dreamworks' upcoming animated feature, "Madagascar," due out ...

Aid for vulnerable islands declines  10-Jan-05
Guardian, As a result, there have been cholera epidemics in the Comoros in 1998 and 2001, and in Madagascar up to one in four children can be affected in the rainy season ...

Discover beautiful mini orchids  10-Jan-05
Holland Sentinel, ...in this group include the Brazilian Leptotes bicolor, with its twice-yearly white-and-fuchsia blooms; the fragrant Aerangis citrata from Madagascar; the yellow ...

Czink finds form in Canberra  10-Jan-05
Independent Online, Canberra - Lucky loser Melinda Czink of Hungary defeated Dally Randriantefy of Madagascar 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (8) in a first-round match on Monday at the Canberra ...

Fiorina eyes home networking  10-Jan-05
iT News, ...his company's work with HP in the development of animated movie A Shark's Tale and provided a film clip of Dreamworks' animated feature Madagascar due out this ...

ASEAN Tourism Forum 2005: Opportunities & challenges  10-Jan-05
Manila Bulletin, Badly hit were Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Sri-Lanka and Maldives, including Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Madagascar. ...

Humankind's wave of change  10-Jan-05
News24, Can you just begin to picture the scene if the giant 9.0 Richter scale undersea quake had struck, say, off Madagascar's west coast and had triggered massive ...

Custodian's goal: Go from cleaning the chalkboard to teaching in ...  10-Jan-05
Stamford Advocate, ...part time as a tax preparer and an animal-show entertainer -- the Cleri household is a menagerie of hedgehogs, chinchillas and Madagascar hissing cockroaches ...

New screens for Activision's "Madagascar"  10-Jan-05
TheManRoom A welcome surprise running in front of The Incredibles was the full-length trailer for Madagascar, the latest full-cgi feature from the team that crafted Ice ...

AU Security Council chair calls for African humanitarian body  10-Jan-05
Turkish Press, African countries that have so far contributed to the relief effort are Equatorial Guinea, with a 200,000 dollar (150,000 euro) pledge, Madagascar with 100,000 ...

From El Salvador To Iraq: Death Squads Come In Waves  10-Jan-05
ZNet, ...in an of itself so chilling and inhuman as to recall the moral fitness of another first-world regime that weighed the ?ption?? of Madagascar against Zyklon ...

Keep a close watch  9-Jan-05
Edmonton Sun, April 15. MADAGASCAR: A quartet of friends raised in a zoo escape to the wilds of Madagascar and must learn survival techniques. May 27. ...

Zebras in starring roles  9-Jan-05
New York Daily News, ...racetrack star. In the upcoming "Madagascar," Chris Rock can be heard as Marty the Zebra, a jittery resident of the Central Park Zoo. In ...

Paris Combo makes French connection  8-Jan-05
Boston Herald, Yet with a bassist/backup singer from Madagascar, a French drummer with more than a little New Orleans funk in his blood, an acoustic guitarist of Algerian ...

Economic freedom and its discontents  8-Jan-05
Washington Times, The 10 most-improved countries this year were Madagascar, Ukraine, Poland, Bulgaria, Iceland, Indonesia, Hungary, Malaysia, Mongolia and Uzbekistan. ...

Tsunami prompts African aid recipients to become donors  8-Jan-05
Reuters AlertNet, Elsewhere in the region, two people died and 200 were affected in Kenya, 10 people perished in Tanzania and 1,200 were reportedly affected in Madagascar. ...

To coddle crown of thorns, be stingy with water, check soil  8-Jan-05
Louisville Courier-Journal, ...climates. The crown of thorns, a native to west Madagascar, is a spiny shrub with woody stems that normally blooms during the spring. ...

Hope's glory  8-Jan-05
Vero Beach Press-Journal (subscription), There's a West Indian Brassavola Cordata that's fragrant only at night and an orchid from Madagascar. "It'll scent up my entire ...

Visit Exotic Madagascar  7-Jan-05
IGN, January 6, 2005 - Activision announced today it will release Madagascar, a video game based on the upcoming DreamWorks computer animated film. ...

CES 2005: Madagascar Announced  7-Jan-05
GameCube Advanced, Activision at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has revealed/announced Madagascar, a game based off the Dreamworks animated film set for release on ...

Madagascar Coming To Th  7-Jan-05
Gaming Horizon, The game will follow the film's storyline as the characters escape from the Central Park Zoo and head to Madagascar as they meet with characters from the movie ...

Mozambique: Roads remain in disrepair  7-Jan-05
Independent, But no sooner had the floodwaters receded than the aid dried up, leaving Mozambique, and other countries struck by the floods, mainly Madagascar and Zimbabwe ...

Oui oui, Paris Combo will really woo  7-Jan-05
Boston Herald, Not with a lead singer who cut her teeth in punk bands in central France, a percussionist/bass player from Madagascar, a guitarist of Algerian descent who ...

COMOROS-MADAGASCAR: Tsunami helps focus attention on needs of ...  7-Jan-05
Reuters AlertNet, In Madagascar only six percent of rubbish is routinely collected and over half the population dispose of their waste "anywhere convenient", including on or ...

Push me, pull me  7-Jan-05
Boston Globe, We hear that it's hip, it's French (except for the Australian pianist and the bass player from Madagascar), and its chanteuse could pass for Audrey Tautou. ...

Madagascar Fact Sheet And Xbox Screenshots  7-Jan-05
Gameinfowire.com Based on the highly anticipated animated feature film from DreamWorks, Madagascar is the only game that lets players enter the world of four hilarious Central ...

New York to Madagascar  7-Jan-05
Games Asylum, Madagascar is the next animated film from Dreamworks. It stars Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer and Jada Pinkett Smith as ...

Activision discovers Madagascar  7-Jan-05
GameSpot Activision has announced Madagascar for the PC, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, and DS. Based on the forthcoming ...

Hope's Glory  7-Jan-05
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription), There's a West Indian Brassavola Cordata that's fragrant only at night, and an orchid from Madagascar. "It'll scent up my entire ...

2005's coming attractions have lots of familiar faces  7-Jan-05
The Republican, ...of the Crusades; the long-planned adaptation of the cult novel "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"; and the animals-adrift cartoon "Madagascar." Yes, it's a ...

Apple Valley celebrates anniversary, additional development in ??...  7-Jan-05
Rosemount Sun Current, In June, the zoo opened a new exhibit ?emurs: Ghosts of Madagascar,?? the first in a plan to expand the Southeast Asia Tropic Trail. ...

Reunion Island wants to lure Indian tourists:  7-Jan-05
New Kerala, Ulliac said there are about 50,000 people of Indian origin on the island, who have also adopted, like other settlers from Madagascar and Africa, a lot of the ...

They'll always have Paris: Five-piece combo blends cultural and ...  7-Jan-05
Newark Star Ledger, Guitarist Potzi was weaned on Reinhardt's gypsy jazz and the Arabic music of his Algerian parents; Madagascar-born bassist and singer Mano Razanajato brings a ...

Activision Reveals Madagascar Games  7-Jan-05
Planet Gamecube, At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Activision has revealed Madagascar, a cross-platform game based on the upcoming movie. ...

Damage Is Tied to Ocean Floor  7-Jan-05
Washington Post, And on the little islands of Diego Garcia and Mauritius, east of Madagascar, that very same wave -- barreling across the Indian Ocean at about 400 mph ...

Exclusive: Madagascar Character One-Sheets!  6-Jan-05
Comingsoon.net On May 27, DreamWorks Animation is taking you to the wild in the new animated comedy adventure Madagascar, and ComingSoon.net has your exclusive first look ...

EARL OFARI HUTCHINSON: African Gets Short Shrift in Tsunami Crisis  6-Jan-05
Eurweb, A score are known dead, many more injured, and thousands of homes were destroyed in Madagascar, Mauritius, the Seychelles, Kenya and Tanzania. ...

UAE garment exports to US get rid of quota  6-Jan-05
Xinhua, But it lost much of its edge in the last few years as other Gulfsuppliers and those in quota-free countries such as Kenya and Madagascar were able to break ...

Garden Calendar  6-Jan-05
Cleveland Plain Dealer, Blvd. Eleanor Smith Glasshouse, featuring Madagascar's desert and Costa Rica's rain forest, with 500 plant species and 50 animals. ...

Tsunami Cover Up?  6-Jan-05
Dissident Voice, ...we could. There was a conference call with officials in Madagascar,?? says Stuart Weinstein, the third of the trio at Ewa. Do the ...

From The Economist Global Agenda  6-Jan-05
Economist (subscription), Ruinous civil wars in Angola, Liberia and Sierra Leone are over, while Madagascar’s fizzled before it could really start blazing. ...

India joins 10-nation bloc for GI-extension  6-Jan-05
Financial Express, In a submission made to WTO co-sponsored by India, the EU, Bulgaria, Guinea, Kenya, Liechtenstein, Madagascar, Moldova, Romania, Switzerland, Thailand and ...

JUBILEE PLATINUM  6-Jan-05
Mineweb, ...on the test results, Colin Bird, Chief Executive Officer, said: “Our second reconnaissance programme in the Ambodilafa gold area in Madagascar has been very ...

The world is his oyster sauce  6-Jan-05
New York Daily News, Fluent in five languages, Kwan took a two-person crew and his "love for Chinese food" to countries as diverse as Trinidad, Madagascar and South Africa. ...

Tobacco Treaty Threat to Economy  5-Jan-05
AllAfrica.com, ...parties as of 30 November 2004 included Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, France, Ghana, Hungary, India, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mexico, New ...

Calamity Will Not Find SA's Disaster Managers Napping  5-Jan-05
AllAfrica.com, ...at this time of year. Indian Ocean cyclones dissipate when they hit land, often on the east coast of Madagascar . B ut if a cyclone ...

Africa generously aids Asia's tsunami victims  5-Jan-05
afrol News, ...the affected countries. Among these affected countries are also Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Seychelles and Madagascar. Today, the ...

SOMALIA: Fears of water-borne diseases in areas affected by ...  5-Jan-05
Reuters AlertNet, ...least one person died. It also caused damage in the Indian Ocean islands of the Seychelles and Madagascar. The worst damage was ...

Dr. John F. Schultz, President, Christian Children? Fund  5-Jan-05
Christian Children's Fund (press release), Africa regional representative based in Nairobi, Kenya, where he was responsible for relief and development programs in Somalia, Uganda, Kenya and Madagascar. ...

Breaking taboos  5-Jan-05
Hendon & Finchley Times, Madagascar conjures up exotic images of coffee, cocoa and tropical beaches. However Sarah Hammond has experienced first-hand the ...

DreamWorks: An animated IPO  5-Jan-05
Hollywood Reporter, On the animation side, DreamWorks will head into the coming Memorial Day weekend with "Madagascar," a tale of four animals from the New York Zoo who break out ...

No less than 54,000 affected by tidal waves in Somalia  5-Jan-05
ITAR-TASS, ...efforts. Tsunami killed ten in Tanzania, one in Kenya and one on Seychelles. More than 1,000 people are now homeless in Madagascar.

ANTS: Hidden World Revealed  5-Jan-05
SFStation.com, ANTS also features cutting edge research by Academy scientists, including Dr. Brian Fisher's work in Madagascar. In the past few ...

Questions and answers on the earthquake wave  5-Jan-05
Socialist Worker, The US Navy, the US State Department, the US embassies in Mauritius and Madagascar, the US military base on Diego Garcia and the Australian government all ...

Cutting-edge airport security, or maybe just edgy guards  5-Jan-05
Chicago Sun-Times, Your co-worker having a heart attack and being taken away in an ambulance is far more traumatic, to you, than a city vanishing in Madagascar. ...

Couple see rocks' shiny potential  4-Jan-05
Salem Statesman Journal, ...it came from. There is labradorite from Madagascar, calsilica from Chihuahua, Mexico, and sugilite from South Africa. In places ...

World Trade Organisation : Africa Hit Hard as Global Textiles ...  4-Jan-05
All Africa, Analysts say it will force countries like Mauritius, Madagascar, Uganda and Lesotho to compete with countries like China and India - larger low-cost producers ...

Star search: Exotic best-bet getaways let jet set get excited  4-Jan-05
Boston Herald, The Seychelles. This island archipelago northeast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean is a favorite hideway for Microsoft mogul Bill Gates. ...

'US had advance warning of tsunami'  4-Jan-05
ABS CBN News, ...?here would have still been some time?ot a lot of time, but some time?f there was something that could be done in Madagascar, or on the coast of Africa ...

SOMALIA: Thousands of households affected by tsunami  4-Jan-05
Reuters AlertNet, ...one person died. Damaged infrastructure was also reported in the Indian Ocean islands of the Seychelles and Madagascar. The tsunami ...

Plymouth churchgoers fear for couple vacationing Thailand  4-Jan-05
Laconia Citizen, ...subsequent tsunami hit. Bourget said the Lewis??had been traveling in Turkey, Madagascar and other parts of Africa. They made ...

Asia tsunami death toll 144,970  4-Jan-05
Deepika, Maldives 74 Myanmar 59 45 Sri Lanka 30,196 16,665 Thailand 5,187 8,457 TOTAL 144,970 * This figure includes Kenya, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania and Madagascar ...

Ghana has qualified for second tranche of the MCA - JAK  4-Jan-05
GhanaWeb, Africa. The eight eligible countries in Africa are Ghana, Benin, Cape Verde, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique and Senegal. ...

Tsunami aid effort helped by Kenilworth resident  4-Jan-05
Kenilworth Weekly News, With experience of working in Rwanda, Madagascar, Kenya, the Sudan, various other African countries and Pakistan, Mr Fletcher has seen many terrible disasters. ...

CJ hopes animated shark makes killing  4-Jan-05
Korea Herald, However, the company plans to expand into Asian films, particularly those from Japan. DreamWorks' next film, "Madagascar," is due out in May. ...

Senators doubt if they could pass tax bills this week  4-Jan-05
Manila Bulletin, Arabia to India and they shared the common vision that their Muslim brothers in Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, East Africa, Kenya, Madagascar and other ...

Tsunami warning system is not simply sensors  4-Jan-05
New Scientist, Only after hearing media reports that a tsunami had hit Sri Lanka were they able to alert Madagascar and the Mauritius Islands via the State Department in ...

Warnings Not Issued  4-Jan-05
PEJ News, ...“There would have still been some time - not a lot of time, but some time - if there was something that could be done in Madagascar, or on the coast of Africa ...

NEWSWEEK INTERNATIONAL EDITIONS: Highlights and Exclusives/Jan. 10 ...  4-Jan-05
PR Newswire (press release) 1, countries like Mauritius, Cambodia, Mongolia, Bangladesh, Madagascar and Sri Lanka will find their economies in a tailspin, reports Special Correspondent ...

SA's Tsunami Aid Team Gathers  3-Jan-05
AllAfrica.com, ...natural," he said. The huge waves brought death and destruction in Kenya, the Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania and Madagascar. Mamoepa said ...

Madagascar completes currency switch  3-Jan-05
BBC News, Madagascar has completed the replacement of its Malagasy franc with a new currency, the ariary. From Monday, all prices and contracts ...

Skiing? Stenmark runs for life as tidal wave hits  3-Jan-05
Baku Sun, French and Real Madrid midfielder Zinedine Zidane was vacationing on Reunion Island off Madagascar, one of the lesser-hit islands, the Italian newspaper ...

Madagascar drops franc after 80 years  3-Jan-05
Hindustan Times, Madagascar on Monday abandoned the Malagasy franc in a bid to sweep away the last vestiges of its colonial era, switching to the new ariary currency 80 years ...

December 2004 Tsunami Reminds of Notorious December 1941 Infamy  3-Jan-05
Independent Media TV At approximately 10:15 pm PTWC spoke with US State Department Operations and advised them about the potential threat to Madagascar and Africa. ...

Act of historic proportions  3-Jan-05
Miami Herald (subscription), But no amount of scholarship can quite straighten out the details of legends about an ancestor called ''Marie from Madagascar,'' whose story, like those Aunt ...

Death toll now 143,650  2-Jan-05
Daily Telegraph, 100,000. All figures are preliminary: * This figure includes Kenya, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania and Madagascar. ** Indian government ...

Sneak peeks  2-Jan-05
Canoe.ca, ...(April 15). MADAGASCAR: A quartet of friends raised in a zoo escape to the wilds of Madagascar and must learn survival techniques. (May 27). ...

Finding his path  2-Jan-05
Hagerstown Morning Herald, ...money for relief will focus primarily on India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand, but it's also likely to address the effects in Burma, Somalia and Madagascar ...

Tsunami death rate reaches 125,000 in Asia, Africa  2-Jan-05
ITAR-TASS, ...well. Ten people drowned in Tanzania, one in Kenya and one on the Seychelles. More than 1,000 are homeless in Madagascar. Sixty ...

Michael Richardson: Support builds for Indian Ocean tsunami alert ...  2-Jan-05
New Zealand Herald, The association has 18 member states: Australia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mozambique, Oman, Singapore, South ...

The media could help prevent this disaster  2-Jan-05
The South African Star (subscription), Were it not for Madagascar casting a shadow on the South African east coast, I would have expected it to have arrived here too - no doubt in a much weaker form ...

Asia tsunami death toll 126,815  1-Jan-05
Reuters AlertNet, This figure includes Kenya, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania and Madagascar. ** Indian government says there are 12,709 dead or feared dead. ...

Asia tsunami death toll 126,828  1-Jan-05
Deepika, 72 218 Maldives 74 Myanmar 59 45 Sri Lanka 28,729 Thailand 4,798 10,306 TOTAL 126,828 * This figure includes Kenya, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania and Madagascar ...

Country's garments sector steps into bumpy roads  1-Jan-05
Matamat.com, The textile and apparel sector entrepreneurs in Bangladesh as well as developing countries like Egypt, Madagascar, Sri Lanka and Uganda are passing hours amid ...

URI graduates lead many ocean programs  1-Jan-05
Providence Journal (subscription), Fulbright Scholars. Among this year's students are those from Madagascar, Spain, Costa Rica, South Korea, France and Canada. "In ...




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