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=7. Apple expanding to Asia= Apple's stock in Asia has doubled over the last year. This has happened gradgually over the last year. Apple, a company that specializes in the macintosh computer and iphones, reported this yesterday. This dramatic increase is due to new technology from apple that is being offered in asia, like the ipad.

My two sources were Benzinga and AsiaOne. AsiaOne quotted a lot more people from Apple in general, while Benzinga focused on the American corporation.

[] [] =6. Counterfeit drugs on the rise= Counterfeit drugs are used more and more in Africa. This was revealed in a report on November 30, 2009. The report was issued by the Pharmaceutical association of Ghana. The major cause of the increase in counterfeit drug is that pharmeucital companies have been issueing less and less drugs, and have had harder rules on drugs. My two sources were the Ghana News and allafrica.com. Overall, the Ghana News talked more about the reasons that caused this increase in Counterfeit drugs. All africa only gave quotes from the president of the Pharmaceutical association of Ghana, which the Ghana News also gave. Ghana News also gave quotes from charity organizations and specialists who do not even live in Africa. I personally feel that Counterfeit drugs are not necessarily bad things. I believe that they get medicine around, and that this improves the net health of people in Africa. I disagree with anybody who wants to change the increase in these drugs, because they should be legal. [] [] = = =5. AIDS continues in Africa= In Sub-Saharan Africa, there is still a large number of people infected with AIDS, though more people are using birth control. New figures about the epidemic were announced Tuesday, November 24, 2009. However, AIDS became a major issue in Sub-Saharan Africa around 2000. The figures were collected by the World Health Organization and the United Nations. Sub Saharan Africa is the space in Africa south of the Sahara. Lots of organizations have been in SSA over the last ten years to assist with the problem, which is probably why more birth controls have been used.

My two sources were the Agence France Press and Reuters. Agence France Press, over all, made it seem as if it was more of a problem then Reuters did. Reuters used a lot of statistics from the WHO and the UN about the AIDS crisis world wide, though mainly in SSA, and talked about different organizations that are working on Health Issues in SSA. However, AFP didn't talk about ways in which the crisis was getting better and organizations that were helping it get better.

In my opinion, there is an obvious issue that needs to be addressed in Sub Saharan Africa. I think that it is clear that there has already been quite an effective effort made at decreasing the number of people with AIDS. I believe that this should be continued and that aid to fight the health issues must continue.

Sources: AFP: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hSTXctltgv4TsFYZvH-jeD_0q5Cg Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/article/newsMaps/idUSTRE5AN1M320091124 = = =4. New committee to investigate corruption in South Africa= The Cabinet of South Africa's government has approved a plan to begin a committee to investigate corruption in South Africa. The plan was approved on November 18, 2009. The South African government's cabinet approved this plan. The committee would have members of the cabinet on it, as well as representatives from Congress. The committee was established mainly because South Africa was recently ranked as the 55th most corrupt nation on earth. The committee will begin to meet in early December, and continue through January, when they will present a report.

My two sources were allafrica.com and The Mail and Guardian Online. There were several major differences between the reporting that these two sources provided. First, Mail and Guardian Online gave more reasoning as to why the corruption panel was established. They gave statistics as to how South Africa was corrupt, and they pointed out that South A?frica was ranked as the 55th most corrupt nation. Also, allafrica.com provides quotes only from the government spokesman for the cabinet. However, The Mail and Guardian online gave quotes from people outside the government.

I personally feel that it is necessary to try to reduce corruption, especially in countries like South Africa. However, I do not think that government is not the best actor in solving governments problems. I believe that an outside source, such as the UN, should take this matter into their own hands. This is because the UN (for example) is a third party in the corruption of South Africa, so they would offer a non-biased view.

Works Cited AFP, Sapa. "New anti-corruption team established." //The Mail and guardian Online//. 19 Nov. 2009. Web. 19 Nov. 2009.[|Edit][|Delete]"New Committee to Help Govt Fight Corruption." //Allafrica.com//. 18 Nov. 2009. Web. 19 Nov. 2009.

Sources: allafrica.com: http://allafrica.com/stories/200911190037.html the Mail and Guardian online: http://www.mg.co.za/article/2009-11-19-new-anticorruption-team-established = = =3. Mozambique Government fails to take Responsibility= Amnesty International, a human rights group, has issued a report stating that the government of Mozambique should have taken more responsibility for a supposed 46 killings done by police officers over the last three years. This report was issued on November 15, 2009. Amnesty International, the organization who issued the report, have a long history of assisting human rights cases around the world. Amnesty says that they issued the report because it is unfair that 46 people have died from police shootings, and that none of the police have gotten involved in any way.

My two sources were the Angola Press and the Agence France Press. The Angola Press were, overall, more accusatory towards the government of Mozambique and made the issue feel more personal. The Angola Press gave an anecdote of how a person was killed by police, and quoted the family of this person. The Agence France Press gave no anecdotes to make it sound more personal. The Agence France Press did, however, provide a quote from the director of Amnesty International in Africa, while the Angola press gave no quotes at all. Finally, Agence France Press used words like "supposed" and "accused" when describing the killings, which made it seem like there was a chance that the killings did not take place.

In my own opinion, I feel that all accusations of injustice must be investigated. People who are killed have families and friends, and the government owes them an investigation. Also, if the killings were to be investigated, there is a chance that it would prevent further killings.By not investigating into these alleged killings, the government of Mozambique is missing out on a lot.

Sources: Angola Press: http://www.portalangop.co.ao/motix/en_us/noticias/africa/2009/10/47/Mozambique-police-kill-freely,b3e283d2-2f07-4f5f-8b11-99fe90f128cf.html Agence France Press: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gUJWvd16_RGqSyQkBcwGbu_QOHYw Works Cited "Amnesty urges justice in Mozambique police deaths." //Agence France Press//. 15 Nov. 2009. Web. 16 Nov. 2009. "Mozambique police 'kill freely'" //Angola Press//. 15 Nov. 2009. Web. 16 Nov. 2009.

= = =2. Major Malaria Vaccine almost made= Today, researchers announced that a major malaria vaccine is in the third stage of testing. Scientists at Glaxo-Smith-Kline Biologicals have been working on this vaccine for several years. These scientists say that this vaccine could be on the market by 2012. Scientists are targeting Africans in their tests, because malaria kills 900,000 people in Africa every year. Scientists are targeting 16,000 Africans, particularly infants because they make up 80% of people with Malaria. It is very hard to create a vaccine for malaria, yet vaccines are the best type of treatment towards malaria.

The sources that I used were the Los Angeles Times and the Associated Press. Overall, both sources gave me the same basic news information. However, the AP's article made the reader more aware of the issue of malaria in Africa and the potential that this vaccine has to bring. Both sources quoted Dr. David Jones in the exact same way. Both sources also took up a considerable amount of space talking about the locations of the tests. The Associated Press, however, opened up with an anecdote about a woman who's child may have malaria. The article told the reader about the hardships that a family member needs to go through if a child in the family has malaria. The Los Angeles Times gave no anecdote like this. The only people the LA Times interviewed were scientists involved in the study.

I personally feel that malaria is a disease with a large impact, and that this great impact needs to be stopped. If a vaccine truly works well, lots of money should be put into this project. However, I am concerned with the price and availability of the vaccine. The people of Africa rae fairly dispersed. This makes it fairly challenging to distribute anything to a large sum of people. Also, many people in Africa make little money, and the vaccine is being sold on the private market. Even though philanthropy organizations will distribute the vaccines, they will not be able to reach everywhere in Africa.

Works cited Maugh, Thomas. "Massive malaria vaccine trial has begun in Africa." //Los Angeles Times// (2009): n. pag. Web. 4 Nov 2009. Strazuiso, Jason. "New Vaccine Offers hope in Africa's malaria battle." //Associated Press// (2009): n. pag. Web. 4 Nov 2009.

Sources: LA TIMES: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2009/11/massive-malaria-vaccine-trial-has-begun-in-africa.html THE AP: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jNHd8uxRpyuFjobVTdZpBWBU0G9QD9BO4JTG0 = = =1. UN Torture Investigator barred from Zimbabwe= A UN officials mission to resolve political conflicts in Zimbabwe was canceled last Thursday, the 27th of October, because the Zimbabwe government needed to further discuss a power-sharing agreement that was made last February, between Morgan Tsvangirai and President Robert Mugabe after they had a disputed election against each other for Prime Minister. The central issues in Zimbabwe were accusations of human rights violations and attacks on other political parties by their opponents, such as delaying swearing-in ceremonies and plotting terrorist attacks, that were done to politically sabotage the other.

CNN and The Zimbabwe Herald gave me two totally different points of view on this. CNN omitted lots of things that The Zimbabwe Herald included, while the two really only had two things in common. Both CNN and the Zimbabwe Herald quoted the UN official as saying that it was wrong of Zimbabwe's government to bar him. However, The Zimbabwe Herald went one step further by quoting him as saying that his disclusion symbolized a dis functional government. Also, CNN completely omitted some of the logic behind the decision that was included in The Herald's article. For example, The Herald quoted the UN official as saying that he was most likely blocked due to the actions of a certain political party, while CNN completely omitted this quote. CNN also omitted that media has been reporting terrorist attacks over the last week, which was a great possible motive.

I personally think that UN assistance in Zimbabwe is greatly needed at a time when things are so bad that even the UN is banned. Peace making would resolve these issues, and solve them so that the situation is better. Respectfully, I would compare this situation with an addict that can't get help because their addiction is in the way. Zimbabwe's government should be responsible and let the UN help them.

Sources: CNN: [] The Zimbabwe Herald: []

Works Cited Zimbabwe Herald, The., comp. "‘Gatecrashing’ UN envoy back in Vienna." //The Zimbabwe Herald//. 29 Oct. 2009. Web. 29 Oct. 2009. []. CNN. "Zimbabwe cancels visit by U.N. torture investigator." //CNN//. 29 Oct. 2009. Web. 29 Oct. 2009. .