'Get real' on Africa, urges Bono
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Rock star Bono urges Labour to "get real" and end world poverty in a speech to the party's conference.
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Irish rock star Bob Geldof ( news ) has acknowledged that solutions to Africa's poverty, disease and conflict elude a commission set up by British Prime Minister Tony Blair ( news - web sites ) to craft ways of ...
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Former President Bill Clinton said Saturday that cheap anti-AIDS drugs were no magic bullet for ending the epidemic ravaging Africa, and that the continent needs better overall health care.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - U2 frontman Bono has partnered with Hard Rock International to release a customized T-shirt for Hard Rock's Signature Series. Proceeds from the sale of the T-shirt, designed by Bono and available at Hard Rock locations worldwide, will benefit the Wildlife Conservation Cotton Initiative, which aims to educate African farmers on land management and growing technique. Bono is the 25th musician to design a T-shirt for the series, joining such acts as Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Green Day and Ozzy Osbourne.
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New penalties against Sudan &#151; check. More dollars to fight AIDS in Africa &#151; check. A respected internationalist to lead the World Bank &#151; check. Friendly words about tackling global warming &#151; check.
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Getting the world&#39;s richest nations to hand over promised aid for Africa is like &quot;getting blood out of a stone,&quot; rock stars Bono and Bob Geldof found at the Group of Eight summit on Wednesday.
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U2 may have captured the most attention &#151; and a Grammy Award &#151; for the song "Vertigo," but the band chose to make a very personal statement with its performance on the show Sunday.
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U2 frontman and global activist Bono is one of three recipients of the inaugural TED Prize from the Technology, Entertainment, Design conference.
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Veteran Hollywood actor George Clooney sought advice from Irish rocker Bono before he decided to speak out
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Band Aid's intentions are good, but Africa needs more than just a Christmas jingle
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Irish rock star and campaigner Bob Geldof, a driving force behind the 1985 Live Aid appeal for Ethiopia, urged Tuesday that Africa's debt problems stay a priority despite the Asian tsunami disaster.
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TRIPOLI, Libya &#151; After a weeklong trip to three African countries, the U.N. secretary-general said Sunday he was encouraged by "credible progress" toward settling one of the continent's bloodiest conflicts in Sudan's Darfur region.
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Bono, who has helped bring worldwide attention to medical and economic problems in Africa, will receive this year's Liberty Medal.
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Anti-poverty groups the ONE Campaign and DATA, both co-founded by rock star Bono, will merge in the United States to form a single organization in tackling poverty, especially in Africa, officials said on Monday.
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The recent goodwill of wealthy  industrialized countries toward Africa could dissipate unless  the continent tackles corruption, rock star and activist Bono  told African finance ministers on Sunday.
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When Nelson Mandela speaks, South  Africa usually listens. But his message on AIDS still has  trouble getting through.
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Irish rockstar Bono brought traffic to a standstill at the heart of New York on Monday, blasting out songs from U2's latest album as the band cruised down Broadway on a flatbed truck.