March 03, 2016 The sixth edition of the Marrakesh Biennale, which is an extravaganza of art, music, performance and theatre, recently took place in Morocco. This year’s outing featured several international and local artists along with exhibitions spread across five historical locations in Marrakesh. At the Bahia Palace, built in the late 19th century, South ... Read More
March 03, 2016 Kenyan entrepreneur Dorothy Ghettuba recently started a TV production company with no training and no experience. Before becoming CEO of Spielworks Media, Dorothy left a well-paying job with a venture capitalist firm in Canada to make a life back home. Her production company specializes in movies, drama series and talk-shows for audiences ... Read More
March 03, 2016 Hundreds of Buddhist recently assembled in Thailand’s Ayutthaya for an international gathering aimed at promoting the values of Buddhism. The event, which was in its second installment, took place at the historic Maha Tat temple with delegates from 320 organizations in 39 countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Mexico ... Read More
March 03, 2016 The Geneva auto show recently highlighted a prime position for small crossovers and Sports Utility Vehicles. With family cars still high in the purchase order, carmakers are now making more mini crossover car with the mold of an SUV. Apparently the move, which doesn’t cost much for car makers, has proven highly ... Read More
March 03, 2016 Mauricio Pochettino, Tottenham’s coach recently dismissed the notion that his side is favorite to win the English Premier League. Second-placed Tottenham are currently chasing their first league title since 1961, while table toppers Leicester City are seeking their EPL title in their history. Leicester’s Claudio Ranieri had earlier asserted that Spurs stood ... Read More
March 02, 2016 The African Union recently made public its plans to send 100 human rights monitors and 100 military monitors into Burundi. The east African country is currently enduring its worst crisis since a civil war ended a decade ago. Speaking during a visit to the country, South Africa’s president, Jacob Zuma said: “The ... Read More
March 02, 2016 Ghana’s President John Mahama recently asserted that his government will maintain strict fiscal discipline ahead of the country’s elections in November. According to him, these measures will prevent a repeat of the mistakes made during the last election. While addressing members of parliament in a state of the nation address, President Mahama ... Read More
March 02, 2016 Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, recently visited Tokyo to inspect the site of the future Olympic Village for the 2020 Games while gathering information ahead of her bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics in the French capital. During the site inspection, she was accompanied by Governor of Tokyo, Yoichi Masuzoe, Hidalgo ... Read More
March 02, 2016 Team Peugeot recently announced that nine-time World Rally Championship winner Sebastien Loeb will be joining their organization in the FIA World Rallycross Championship. Loeb will link up with last year’s Rallycross Championship runner-up Timmy Hansen for the 2016 season. Having racked up more rally championships wins than any other driver, Loeb’s latest ... Read More
March 02, 2016 U.S. President Barack Obama recently awarded the Medal of Honor to U.S. Navy SEAL Edward Byers. Edward was awarded the Medal for his role in rescuing an American civilian who was held hostage by Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan in 2012. During the ceremony, which was held at the White House, president Obama ... Read More
