Oct 12, 2015 Cuban minister of foreign trade and investment, Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz recently sat down with the U.S. secretary of commerce, Penny Pritzker, in Havana. During the meeting, both countries agreed to promote bilateral business cooperation. The Cuban Minister went on that the decades-long trade ban on Cuba is the main obstacle hindering the ... Read More
Oct 12, 2015 Russian President Vladimir Putin recently marks his 63rd birthday in his trademark macho style by participating in a hockey match in his favorite Black Sea retreat of Sochi. Putin came on to the ice dressed in an ice hockey uniform made in the colors of the Russian flag. “My dear friends today ... Read More
Oct 12, 2015 FIFA President Sepp Blatter, UEFA’S Michel Platini and FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke were recently handed a 90 day suspension by the organization’s ethics committee. The committee also slapped former FIFA Vice-President Chung Mong-joon with a six year ban and a $100,000. The statement released by the FIFA ethics committee said: “The ... Read More
Showing Oct 14 | Girls Talk Nigeria | IK Osakioduwa – On Air Personality & Victoria Kimani – Artist HATERS Would you go to a strip club with your spouse? Find out what the Panellists think about this hot topic. Plus, if you are looking to ask Michelle out, you better note this! IK’s Celebrity ... Read More
Oct 09, 2015 Facebook Incorporated recently announced plans to launch a satellite in partnership with France’s Eutelsat Communications to increase Internet access in sub-Saharan Africa. The satellite, which is called AMOS-6, will be launched in 2016. According to Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive at Facebook, AMOS-6, will cover a large part of West, East and ... Read More
Oct 09, 2015 Libya’s coast guard recently detained 143 migrants en route to Europe. According to officials, the migrants were taken to Tripoli’s naval base, where they were attended to by staff from the United Nations refugee agency. Speaking to reporters, Mustafa Muftah, from Tripoli’s department for combating illegal migration said: “We received a call ... Read More
Oct 09, 2015 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry recently announced a United States’ collaboration with Cuba to create a protected marine area in the Caribbean. While addressing the second annual “Our Ocean” conference, Secretary Kerry said: “We are working to finalize now a new sister marine protected area arrangement with Cuba in order to ... Read More
Oct 09, 2015 The Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro was recently lit up in bright pink to commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The event was organized by two non-profit organizations, the Pink Loop Foundation and American Friends to create awareness of the disease and encourage people to take steps for early detection. ... Read More
Oct 09, 2015 Ahead of their first 2018 World Cup qualifiers, the Ecuadorean and Argentine national soccer teams recently hit the training pitch in preparations. Currently standing at 31 in FIFA’s world ranking, Ecuador comes into the match as underdog against number-one-ranked Argentina. Gustavo Quinteros, the national team coach of Ecuador is battling with an ... Read More
Oct 09, 2015 Chelsea recently gave their full support to manager Jose Mourinho following the team’s torrid start to the season. The defending champions have already lost six games in all competitions this term and are 10 points behind table-topping Manchester City, after eight matches. During a press conference, Jose Mourinho insisted that he will ... Read More
