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Ghanaian students Miss Lily Naah and Mr. IIyas B. Alhassan become the first foreign nationals
to be honored by the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden for their accomplishments
in designing a program for bus rapid transit systems.
China and Pakistan sign Memorandums of Understanding for collaborative polio and hepatitis vaccine
production as well as an agreement for 50 Pakistani nursing students to travel to China
for training. At a meeting in Moscow, Russia, Metro chief
Dmitry Gayev announces Russia’s technical assistance in designing, building and implementing
a subway system in Hà Nội, Âu Lạc (Vietnam). Saudi Arabia’s first animated cartoon character,
Safa, is introduced to the public, reflecting the country’s heritage and rich cultural
history. Thanks to a donation of approximately US$531,000
from contributing citizens, the Malaysian Red Crescent Society brings humanitarian aid
such as prosthetic limbs, medicine and school supplies to benefit especially children in
Palestine. China's top legislator Wu Bangguo and French
President Nicolas Sarkozy highlight the value of their countries’ friendship and cooperation
as they work toward further enhancing bilateral relations.
Qatar donates approximately US$13.7 million to the Darfur region in western Sudan to assist
in bringing stability and reconstruction to the area.
Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre announces an additional donation
of nearly US$3 million donation to help alleviate the food crisis caused by drought in Africa’s
eastern Sahel region. Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić and
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu sign a reciprocal agreement to remove visa
requirements for citizens’ travel between the two countries.
Australian researchers at Flinders University develop software enabling mobile phones out
of network range to still be able to communicate with each other, an advancement that could
be lifesaving in disaster and other remote situations�