June 18, 2015 Yesterday, we shared the report that Angolan president , Jose Eduardo dos Santos had held extensive talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as part of a six-day visit aimed at securing funds needed to revive the country’s economy. In the middle of such important meetings, Presidemt Jose Eduardo dos Santos took the time ... Read More
June 18, 2015 Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez has met with U.S. Republican senators Jeff Flake, Susan Collins and Patrick Roberts, for both parties to deliberate further, following the introduction of a bill in January to eliminate the travel ban to Cuba and allow U.S. citizens to travel to the island as tourists. Flake, who has visited Havana in the past, is co-sponsoring a proposal to eliminate restrictions ... Read More
June 18, 2015 Shanghai played host to people and celebrities from different parts of the world for The 18th Shanghai International Film Festival which kicked off on Saturday, June 13. Stars like Mike Tyson, Jackie Chan and Aaron Kwok were some of those who walked the red carpet at the opening ceremony. The week-long annual festival saw more than 1,200 contemporary and classic films from around the ... Read More
June 17, 2015 On June 13, thousands of Mexicans flocked to the Monument to Child Heroes in Mexico City for the chance to get into the Guinness Record for the world’s biggest selfie. Victor Hugo Rodriguez who put the event together said it was a record attempt meant to bring Mexicans together. According to him, “It is a photograph that unites ... Read More
June 17, 2015 On the 11th of June in Egypt, representatives from 25 African nations signed an initial agreement known as the Tripartite Free Trade Area to create a free-trade zone linking three economic blocs that would unite 57 percent of the continent’s population. The deal aims to merge the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, the South African Development Community, and the East African Community. It ... Read More
June 17, 2015 Remember Christiaan Barnard, the legendary heart surgeon from South Africa? Well he is gone to rest now, but his legacy lives on, and strong. Forty-eight years ago Groote Schuur Hospital had a groundbreaking success with the first ever human heart transplant by the late Professor, and the facility continues to be foremost in the ... Read More
June 17, 2015 Ernest Bai Koroma, Sierra Leone’s number one man, is introducing a curfew for two northern districts because of a rise in Ebola infection cases. It is recalled that while Liberia, one of the three countries that was hit the hardest has been declared free of the disease, Sierra Leone and Guinea, are still grappling several new cases daily, making these countries ... Read More
June 17, 2015 American Sprinter Justin Gatlin does not have any new tricks up his sleeves, according to Jamaica‘s Usain Bolt. Bolt says Gatlin talks too much, and so he knows Gatlin’s tactics and is looking forward to meeting the American in Beijing at the world championships in August. Speaking at a conference recently, Bolt said “It’s hard not to see ... Read More
June 17, 2015 The ripples regarding the recent FIFA scandal have not died down yet, and lots of people are expressing their unhappiness with the saga in FIFA. One of them is lie Marco Van Basten, former player and double European Cup winner, who believes the world football governing body is letting down both the fans and players. ... Read More
June 17, 2015 At her first major campaign rally for next year’s presidential elections in America, Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton promised to fight for a fairer society for everyday people in the country. She pressed many of the buttons that energize liberal Democrats, promising to make the economy work for the middle class. According to the former secretary of state, ... Read More
