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Foreign firms in Haiti ready for construction boomPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Like a small-town booster, Randall Perkins proudly shows off his base camp: air-conditioned bedrooms and offices for 120 managers, a mess hall that can serve 1,000 meals a day, a gym and an infirmary alongside his bulldozers and dump trucks. More » |
World Cup opens on a joyous, noisy noteJOHANNESBURG - Nelson Mandela would have loved it. The joy, the pulsating music and dazzling colors, the big party to celebrate the world?s embrace of South Africa - even the scrappy 1-1 draw. More » |