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- Bono wants United States of Africa: newspaper
- TOKYO AFP — Pop star and activist Bono has called for the creation of a United States of Africa, saying that a pan-continental identity would serve as a catalyst for resolving its conflicts. The U2 frontman, who was in Japan to take part in a major development conference last...
- Research articles 2008-06-02
- Bono says Africa can learn from Ireland on poverty
- YOKOHAMA, Japan AFP — Irish pop star Bono urged African leaders Thursday to take inspiration from his homeland as they seek to tackle poverty and the food crisis. The U2 frontman turned activist addressed a development summit in Yokohama, Japan, attended by 40 African heads of state where there...
- Research articles 2008-05-29
- U2 rocker Bono hopes for 'peaceful' torch relay
- SAN FRANCISCO AFP — Irish rock star Bono said here Tuesday he hoped the San Francisco leg of the Olympic torch relay would be trouble-free as he attended a pro-Tibet rally. The U2 frontman told AFP on the sidelines of the event at United Nations Plaza that he hoped...
- Research articles 2008-04-08
- Technology outpaces FCC in crackdown on obscenity
- Raise your hand if you remember the December 2002 Billboard Music Awards on Fox-TV where Cher accepted a "Lifetime Achievement" trophy. No? How about U2 lead singer Bono's acceptance speech at the Golden Globes on NBC the next month? Cher and Bono each uttered an expletive...
- Research articles 2008-03-31
- Justices tackle airing of expletives
- WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court will again be weighing political punishment for dirty words, this time involving undeleted expletives exuberantly uttered by the singers Bono and Cher. On Monday, in a nod to the Bush administration, the high court agreed to consider whether broadcasters can be disciplined for...
- Research articles 2008-03-18
- Bono confesses sins to 'father' Al Gore
- DAVOS, Switzerland AFP — Having climate campaigner Al Gore round to your house is to open yourself to a self-flagellating guilt trip, Irish rock star Bono confessed Thursday. Sharing a stage with the former US vice president at the annual gathering of world movers and shakers in the Swiss...
- Research articles 2008-01-24
- MUSIC INDUSTRY : INDEPENDENTS UP IN ARMS AGAINST SONY-BMG CLEARANCE.
- The authorisation by the European Commission of the merger between two major music companies, the Japanese Sony Music and Bertelsmann Music Group BMG of Germany, continues to irritate independent record labels. Their association, Impala, was impatiently awaiting the oral argument planned for early November in the...
- Research articles 2007-11-08
- Worldview | Bush misses opportunity to reinvent his legacy
- With the end of his presidency in sight, President Bush is thinking about his legacy.His chief of staff, Joshua Bolten, has reportedly given White House aides clocks set to show how many days and hours remain in this administration. He wants to push them to think about what can still...
- Research articles 2007-09-30
- Bono and Geldof find G8 aid for Africa lacking
- HEILIGENDAMM, Germany AFP — Getting the world's richest nations to hand over promised aid for Africa is like "getting blood out of a stone," rock stars Bono and Bob Geldof found at the Group of Eight summit on Wednesday. "It's really tough. It's incredibly hard to get progress. Sometimes...
- Research articles 2007-06-06
- U2's Bono joins Irish task force on world hunger
- DUBLIN AFP — Bono, the Irish rock star and anti-poverty campaigner, is joining a task force set up by Dublin to examine how it can help reduce world hunger, Aid Minister Conor Lenihan announced Monday. Bono, lead singer of the rock band U2, has been campaigning with compatriot and...
- Research articles 2007-05-21
- U2's Bono to be given honorary British knighthood
- DUBLIN AFP — Irish rock star and anti-poverty campaigner Bono is to be made an honorary British knight by Queen Elizabeth II, the British embassy in Dublin has said in a statement. Bono, 46, is to become an honorary Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire...
- Research articles 2006-12-23
- Bono talks poverty with Australian treasurer
- SYDNEY AFP — Irish rocker Bono met Australian Treasurer Peter Costello to lobby for increasing Canberra's foreign aid, days after Prime Minister John Howard took a swipe at "popular culture" anti-poverty campaigners. The U2 frontman, currently touring in Australia, spent about an hour discussing the issue with Costello, who last...
- Research articles 2006-11-20
- Bono makes surprise appearance at protest concert in Australia
- MELBOURNE AFP — Irish rocker Bono made a surprise appearance at a Make Poverty History concert staged in Melbourne to coincide with a meeting of the world's most powerful economic leaders. The U2 frontman and fellow band member The Edge teamed up with Pearl Jam to perform a rendition of...
- Research articles 2006-11-17
- It would be insufferable if I publicly gave all my money away
- MEGA-RICH rocker Bono claims there is no shame in flashing his cash, despite being an anti-poverty campaigner. The U2 frontman said his rock 'n' roll luxury lifestyle is exactly what his fans want to see. While demanding that Australia's Prime Minister John Howard increase...
- Research articles 2006-11-12
- Life post-Homeland Terror Family Protection Purity Act.(MediaWorks)
- Byline: Simon Dumenco EDITOR'S NOTE: You may remember Simon Dumenco from his short-lived "Media Guy'' column in these pages-or, more likely, from his notorious arrest and conviction in 2007 for saying "darn'' while doing a guest spot on CNBC, escaping notice of the...
- Research articles 2006-08-21
- Bono's capitalist tool; American magazines.
- In the name of internal rate of return Forbes and an Irish rocker get together "I DO not intend to fire myself," says Steve Forbes, chief executive of his family's media group, editor of its flagship business magazine and sometime presidential candidate....
- Research articles 2006-08-12
- Internet powerhouse Yahoo revamps rock star Bono's anti-poverty website
- SAN FRANCISCO AFP — Yahoo has joined rock superstar Bono's war on poverty, using its Internet prowess to transform the U2 singer-endorsed One.org website into an online platform for community organizing. The website went live on Friday, according to Meg Garlinghouse, head of the Yahoo for Good division that...
- Research articles 2006-06-16
- Bono applauds Africa's efforts to fight malaria
- ARUSHA, Tanzania AFP — Rock music star and humanitarian aid champion Bono lauded some African countries this weekend for their efforts to control malaria, which claims millions of lives on the continent every year. "In the 21st century, we have Africans using modern technology to find its own solutions...
- Research articles 2006-05-21
- In Rwanda, U2's Bono denounces 'dehumanization' of Africans
- NYAMATA, Rwanda AFP — Irish rock star and activist Bono decried western portrayals of Africans as "dehumanizing" and urged greater efforts to battle poverty and disease on the continent. On his first visit to genocide-scarred Rwanda, the U2 front-man was visibly disturbed after visiting a memorial to the 800,000...
- Research articles 2006-05-18
- Bono guest-edits newspaper with Africa message
- LONDON AFP — Irish rock star Bono added journalism to his CV with a turn as guest editor of the newspaper The Independent which he dedicated to combating AIDS and the poverty it inflicts in Africa. "No News Today" ran his front-page headline on a red background, but with...
- Research articles 2006-05-16
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