Archive For: The Crunch
Jan 13, 2016 The Amazigh of Morocco recently celebrated their New Year with plenty of food, music and dance. The ethnic group, whose name translates to “free humans”, has inhabited North Africa for thousands of years, before the introduction of Islam by the Arabs in the seventh century. The celebration was marked with the preparation ... Read More
Jan 13, 2016 After the films “The Revenant” and “The Martian” took home the top film awards at the Golden Globes, the films’ stars went backstage to talk about their awards. Apparently, the backstage discussion revolved around Sean Penn’s secret interview with Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. Commenting on this, Matt Damon, who ... Read More
Jan 13, 2016 Sculptors from 14 countries recently took part in the Harbin International Ice Sculpting Competition in northeast China. Over 60 ice sculptors convened in Harbin to showcase their dexterity in the ice sculpting. One of the contestants, Yue Changshui, a sixth time competitor said: “This is a very good international platform to exchange ... Read More
Jan 13, 2016 Zinedine Zidane’s triumphant start as Real Madrid’s coach recently set the Bernabeu buzzing. The former Real Madrid and France midfielder, who was appointed to replace Rafa Benitez, saw his team crush Deportivo La Coruna 5-0 in the La Liga. Three goals from Gareth Bale and two from Karim Benzema saw the 10-times ... Read More
Jan 12, 2016 It is common knowledge that head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, paid Nigeria a four-day visit to discuss ways to circumnavigate Nigeria’s economic crisis. What you might not know though, is that the IMF boss lady was hosted by the country’s finance minister Kemi Adeosun to a dinner with some ... Read More
Jan 12, 2016 Following an attack in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada that left three tourists wounded, Egyptian authorities recently moved to pacify the situation by introducing additional security measures to safeguard tourists. While addressing reporters, Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou said: “In a statement I would like to say that whatever had happened is ... Read More
Jan 12, 2016 The UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and Defense Secretary Michael Fallon recently visited Japan, during which they reaffirmed UK’s security partnership with Japan. On arrival, both officials were welcomed by dozens of Maritime personnel at the entrance of the Japanese battleship “Izumo”. They were also taken on a tour through the waiting ... Read More
Jan 12, 2016 Asia’s major stock indexes recently opened higher after China ditched a circuit breaker mechanism that halted trading twice in one week following tumbling share prices. The circuit breaker mechanism had been blamed for exacerbating the market sell-offs. The People’s Bank of China also raised its guidance rate for the Yuan for the ... Read More
Jan 12, 2016 Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang recently edged out Yaya Toure to become the African Footballer of the Year at the Confederation of African Football award ceremony. The prolific Borussia Dortmund forward, who is the first player from the central African country to win the award, received 143 votes against Toure’s 136. Aubameyang’s accolade ... Read More
Jan 12, 2016 Hector Trujillo, former secretary general of the Guatemalan soccer federation and a judge on the country’s Constitutional Court, was recently released from police custody on a $4 million bond. Hector, who was who was arrested last month as part of a U.S. investigation into corruption in FIFA, will be subjected to home ... Read More
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