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16th June 2012
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Happiness is….?
I spent this morning in an Ethiopian field at a Foundation Stone laying ceremony for the new Dashen Brewery Debrebirhan Factory, with Communications Minister Bereket Simon, various dignitaries and a large herd of interested cows. The deal to purchase about 50% of Dashen Brewery in Gondor is the largest private equity investment in Ethiopia to […]
16th June 2012
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HM The Queen honours Great Britons in Romania
Congratulations to Stan Platt OBE! Stan has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Stan is a long-standing and highly-respected member of the British community in Romania. He and his wife Camelia do fantastic work for visually-impaired people in this country, providing equipment like […]
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15th June 2012
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We should listen to the Falkland Islanders
By James Dauris, British Ambassador to Peru If you’ve been reading the papers in Peru yesterday and today you’ll have seen quite a bit about the Falkland Islands. Yesterday ceremonies were held on the Islands, in Britain and in Argentina to remember the civilians and the many members of the armed forces of both countries […]
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15th June 2012 London, UK
Anglo-Dutch Cooperation: Past, Present and Future
The UK and the Netherlands have always been close, not least since the Revolution of 1688 when William III, Prince of Orange, and his wife Mary were invited to ascend the English throne as King William III and Queen Mary. The links continue to this day – with the Netherlands being one of the UK’s […]
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15th June 2012 Warsaw, Poland
A GREAT British Diamond Jubilee Birthday!
In London scenes which brought people to the streets in their thousands to celebrate 60 Great British years of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. In Warsaw a superb tribute to Her Majesty set against a backdrop of two iconic sporting events – living football and anticipating London’s 2012 Olympiad. A splendid occasion, a kaleidoscope of […]
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15th June 2012 Dublin, Ireland
The UK and the Eurozone crisis
Here in Poland, public attention is understandably focussed on EURO 2012, not the Eurozone crisis. Poland’s 1-1 draw with Russia was a classic game and leaves open a real chance for Poland to qualify for the Quarter Finals. But the tournament will end on 1 July while the Eurozone crisis with its continuing impact on […]
14th June 2012 Guatemala City, Guatemala
Wake up and save the coffee
I hope you’ve all tried Guatemalan coffee! If not, do: Guatemalans will tell you it’s the best in the world, they would, I suppose, but they’re probably not far off the mark. But Guatemala’s coffee plantations have been under threat, and that’s why DEFRA – the UK government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs […]
14th June 2012
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Up Close and Personal
The man was clearly traumatised after crossing the border from Syria. His eyes wide, he told us that he had seen his sister and her seven children murdered by regime thugs. Another man told us with tears about the way he and his family were stopped at a check point and the Syrian army took his daughter away and […]
14th June 2012 Windhoek, Namibia
Celebrating the Queen’s Birthday and Diamond Jubilee in Windhoek
There were plenty of reasons to celebrate at this year’s annual Queen’s Birthday Party in Windhoek yesterday. As well as marking Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s official birthday, we celebrated her Diamond Jubilee and saluted her 60 years on the throne and as Head of the Commonwealth. We also used the event to highlight the […]
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14th June 2012 New Delhi, India
International research funding opportunities
It’s what everyone wants to know about! We have news of an exciting research professorship and updated UK policy on international collaborators in social sciences.
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