Archive For: The Crunch
Mar 10, 2016 The White House recently responded to Iran’s ballistic missile test saying that it does not appear to violate the nuclear agreement. Speaking to this effect, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said that pending a technical review, the matter may be raised at the United Nations Security Council. “This is not a violation ... Read More
Mar 10, 2016 The Philippine Supreme Court recently ruled that Senator Grace Poe, who spent much of her life in the United States, is eligible to run for President. The verdict reverses an earlier decision by the election commission and effectively puts her in line to reclaim her position as frontrunner. Following the announcement, the ... Read More
Mar 10, 2016 American swimmer Michael Phelps, who is the most decorated Olympian of all time, recently expressed hope that this year’s Rio Olympics can help heal the sports world from its current bad press. Phelps, who is hoping to add to his mind-boggling collection of 18 Olympic gold medals at the Rio Games, said ... Read More
Mar 09, 2016 U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon recently said that he will strive to restart negotiations between Western Sahara’s Polisario independence movement and Morocco in a bid to resolve their conflict and allow Sahrawi refugees to return. Speaking from Mauritania, the U.N. chief said: “I want to bring my contribution to negotiations launched in ... Read More
Mar 09, 2016 Mourners recently gathered in Khartoum for the funeral of Hassan al-Turabi, a prominent Sudanese politician considered by many as the spiritual leader of the country’s Islamists. Turabi, who passed on at the age of 84 after suffering a heart attack, was once a close ally of President Omar al-Bashir. He however severed ... Read More
Mar 09, 2016 On the sidelines of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation summit, Indonesian President Joko Widodo recently met with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to discuss a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Before his discussion with minister Zarif, president Widodo held a meeting with Bashir, who travelled to ... Read More
Mar 09, 2016 Russia’s Defense Ministry recently asserted that it was ready to give access to its military bases in Syria for humanitarian aid deliveries. Speaking to this effect, Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said: “We are talking about providing opportunities for the unloading and temporary storage of humanitarian aid to the Syrian population at ... Read More
Mar 09, 2016 Eva Carneiro, former Chelsea team doctor, recently called for a public apology from Jose Mourinho as part of her constructive dismissal and sex discrimination claim against the Premier League champions. Carneiro, who worked for Chelsea for six years, parted ways with the club. She left in September last year following a face-off ... Read More
Mar 09, 2016 Double Olympic cycling gold medalist Victoria Pendleton recently confirmed that she will ride in the Foxhunter Chase at the Cheltenham Festival on March 18. Pendleton landed her first victory as an amateur jockey when she won the two-and-a-half-mile Switching Saddles Hunter Chase at Wincanton by 29 lengths. The 35-year-old, who came second ... Read More
Mar 07, 2016 The Egyptian government recently collaborated with private Nile taxi companies in a bid to encourage more people to take advantage of Cairo’s waterways as an alternative to the gird-locked roads. The country’s Ministry of Transportation also revealed its plans to regulate services and fares, build official river taxi stops and impose speed ... Read More
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