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• A wide and varied career
Ahtisaari has had a broad career in politics and peacemaking. A primary school teacher who joined Finland's Foreign Ministry in 1965, he spent 20 years abroad, first as ambassador to Tanzania and then to the United Nations in New York. In 1994 ...
• Profits for a better world
His for-profit venture sells carbon offsets to travelers and then uses the money to plant much-needed indigenous trees and better manage natural forests in Tanzania. "If you can make money and give back to the community, why not model the business in ...
• Cops: 20 kids die in Tanzania stampede
ARUSHA, Tanzania - A stampede at an overcrowded dance hall in central Tanzania killed 20 children and left 50 others injured as they celebrated an important Muslim festival, police said Thursday. At least 400 children aged 5 to 13 were inside the ...
• World's top 10 trekking vacations
Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania Apart from the snow-capped cone of Mount Kilimanjaro, the various routes take you through gorges and past Africa's amazing wildlife. 5. Tour de Mont Blanc, France/Italy/Switzerland The 106-mile trail near the highest ...
• U.S. to build more secure London embassy
A push to upgrade security began after the 1998 bombings of the American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, which killed more than 200 people. The security effort took on new urgency after the Sept. 11 attacks, which led to government-wide ...