David Pitt
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/ 28 October 2005

Rwanda hopes to build nation on science and technology

The Rwandan government is working to transform its blood-soaked image from the genocide of 1994 into that of an educated and productive leader in central Africa. ”We are telling people some of the challenges we are meeting in rebuilding our country after the genocide and some of the successes we have made in particular in building a stable government,” said Romain Murenzi, Rwanda’s minister of education, science, technology and research.

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/ 20 October 2005

Second-richest lottery in US history won

A ticket sold in Oregon, United States, has matched all six numbers drawn in the Powerball lottery game to win the -million jackpot. The drawing on Wednesday capped off a day of heavy sales in all 27 states where Powerball is played, plus the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands.