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Angelique Kidjo: speaks on state of Africa

And with Africa facing new challenges - from Ebola to extremists opposed to girls' education - she is vocal in her criticism of Western depictions of the continent. "Do you think everybody in Africa has Ebola?" she asks on Talk to Al Jazeera. "We didn't invent Ebola. It's just a disease that exists there. Like, are we going to be blamed for inventing malaria too? If there is an Ebola outbreak in the Western world, will the media in the West treat it the same way?" She also expressed her frustration with the way Western media portray Africa as a continent steeped in violence, victimhood and corruption. "A success story in Africa doesn't interest any media," she says. "They are so eager and hungry for horrible stories from Africa. Why? It looks like the West is the hyena, feeding on the misery of the African people. They should be ashamed doing this." On the topic of terrorism, she is crushing in her criticism

China Ice Festival

The event is recognized as the largest of its kind in the world. The Festival officially lasts for one month, but with winter temperatures in the city averaging a bone-chilling minus 17C, many of the sculptures remain in place for considerably longer than that. The sculptures are formed either from compacted snow, or from blocks of ice which are hauled out of the nearby Songhua River. Purified water is also used, - frozen into blocks of clear ice. Many of the sculptures are illuminated to add another dimension to the displays during the long hours of darkness at this time of the year. The Festival began in 1963 but it was only held sporadically, because of the upheaval during the Cultural Revolution. It became a regular event in 1985. In 2001 the Harbin Ice Festival was merged with the Heilongjiang International Ski Festival, to become the event we know today. In 2007, a sculpture celebrating the work of a revered Canadian doctor, Norman Bethune, was recognised

Good morning messages

MORNING: Sun is out, birds are flying and I am wishing Good Morning   to you. What a great way to start the day. Good Morning  . MORNING: A day may start or end without a message from me, but believe me it was not start or end without me thinking of you...GOOD Morning! MORNING: Morning coolness, rising sun, humming birds, melting dew, along with this little heart wishing you a very gracious morning and a happy morning. MORNING: Today the God is given you a NEW HEART, NEW SPIRIT, & NEW LAW to LOVE EVERYONE around you. Have a good day. good morning. MORNING: Powerful sun, small color full birds, excellent day, these all are waiting in your door. They want to say good morning. MORNING: Night has ended for another day, morning has come in special way, and may you smile like the sunny rays and leave your worries for some other day. MORNING: Welcome new morning with a smile on your heart and good thought in your mind and you will have wonderful day. MORNING: Morning is not only su