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Businessmen around the world are always looking for new global markets for investments. Relatively quietly, Nigeria has become an attractive market for American businesses. In fact, it's the largest and most important market in Africa and one of the more exciting emerging markets in which to invest. With a population of approximately 180 million (twice as large as Ethiopia, the next largest African country) and a gross domestic product (GDP) of $509 billion (30 percent larger than South Africa's GDP... Читать дальше...

The next head of the Department of Health and Human Services will wield more power than predecessor Kathleen Sebelius

American higher education is being swept by two potentially irresistible waves of change. The first is intense scrutiny of academia’s costs and benefits, driven by soaring prices, student debt, and the ensuing public anger. The second is the emergence of postsecondary models that threaten to replace traditional colleges and universities on a major scale. In this special forum, we’ll look at the threats to accreditors — and through them, schools — stemming from federal reactions to public unhappiness... Читать дальше...

In this World Economic Forum discussion, game designer and Georgia Tech professor Ian Bogost explains why we should look to video games to help address complex social issues.

In this World Economic Forum discussion, game designer and Georgia Tech professor Ian Bogost explains why we should look to video games to help address complex social issues.

Корреспонденты Русской службы Би-би-си стали свидетелями того, как под Краматорском несколько десятков человек пытались остановить колонну военной техники Украины.

Корреспондент Би-би-си Ольга Ившина побывала в здании городской администрации Мариуполя, захваченном сторонниками федерализации Украины.

The Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong was once the most densely populated place on earth, a teeming hive of interlinking high-rises that few dared to enter but 33,000 people called home. Rev. Paul Tang lived inside Hong Kong's Kowloon Walled City for 30 years.

White, 27, will receive the nation's highest military award for his actions during a dismounted movement in mountainous terrain in Aranas, Afghanistan, on Nov. 9, 2007.