Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Monday, 21 March 2011


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Monday, 21 March 2011

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Zimbabwean President Mugabe Says Western 'Vampires' in Libya for Oil

President Mugabe seemed to tacitly criticize South Africa, which voted for the UN Security Council resolution authorizing intervention

Zimbabwe Drought Could Translate Into US$300 Million Grain Purchase Cost

The government has said that things look worse on the ground than its recent crop and food assessment suggested

Chinese Deputy PM Announces US$700 Million Credit Line to Zimbabwe

Economists note Beijing is expanding its economic role in Zimbabwe at a time when many other countries are hesitating

Smaller Formation of Zimbabwe's MDC to Boycott House Speaker Election

Some lawmakers of the Ncube MDC wing said the decision to abstain had not been communicated to them

Splinter Group of Zimbabwe Rights Lawyers Defends Matabele Separatists

A Bulawayo High Court judge Monday postponed a ruling on bail for the three defendants facing treason charges for advocating secession

Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF Denounces Allied Military Intervention in Libya

ZANU-PF spokesman Rugare Gumbo said removing Gadhafi was long the intention of those opposed to his African values and principles

US: No-Fly Zone Over Libya Established; Gadhafi Threatens 'Long War'

Admiral Mike Mullen says no-fly zone over Libya has been established, missile strikes destroyed Libyan air defense facilities
A Danish F-16 aircraft takes off from the NATO airbase in Sigonella, on the southern Italian Sicily island, March 20, 2011

Libya's Gadhafi Vows to Defeat Western Forces

Libyan state television says Western assault killed 48 people and wounded 150
A U.S. Navy ship launches a Tomahawk missile in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn

Arab League Criticizes Libya No-Fly Zone Implementation

Arab League secretary general says that UN's implementation of no-fly zone on Libya has gone beyond what the league wanted

Obama: Coalition Military Strikes Answer Libyan People's Calls

He reiterates there will be no involvement on the ground by U.S. troops.
US President Barack Obama makes a statement on the ongoing showdown in Libya, during his news conference at the Palacio do Planalto in Brasilia, Brazil, March 19, 2011
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