Archive For: The Crunch
Jan 11, 2016 Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia recently celebrated Christmas day according to their own ancient calendar. Ethiopia’s Christmas comes 13 days after December 25, the date recognized around the world. Although the traditions are fairly similar, Ethiopians try to inject their culture into the celebrations as much as possible. Ahead of the festivities, shoppers ... Read More
Jan 11, 2016 Egypt’s new parliament recently held its opening session since being elected into office. While taking the oath of office, one of the parliamentarians, Hassan Omar Mohamed Hassanein said: “I swear to God, the great, that I will faithfully protect the republican regime, and that I will respect the constitution and law and ... Read More
Jan 11, 2016 EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker recently asserted that Poland was in talks with Belgium over two widely criticized laws passed by the new Polish government. He however mentioned that punitive measures by the EU are unlikely. The Polish government recently moved to establish public media in the country directly under the control ... Read More
Jan 11, 2016 French President Francois Hollande recently addressed law enforcement during his annual new year’s wishes. During the ceremony, president Hollande inspected police forces and members of the military, before laying a wreath at a memorial to police officers killed on duty. He also thanked the law enforcement officers for their service. “Ladies and ... Read More
Jan 11, 2016 Three top-ranking sumo wrestlers recently performed a traditional foot-stomping ceremony at a Tokyo shrine to usher in the New Year. Mongolian-born Hakuho, Harumafuji and Kakuryu visited the Meiji shrine to participate in the ceremony. The crowd applauded as each wrestler entered the shrine accompanied by two lesser-ranked sumo wrestlers from their place ... Read More
Jan 11, 2016 FIFA Ethics Committee, chaired by Hans-Joachim Eckert, recently opened a formal adjudicatory proceeding against Jérôme Valcke based on the final report submitted by the investigatory chamber. The adjudicatory chamber will however, for reasons linked to privacy rights and the presumption of innocence until proven guilty, not publish further details at the present ... Read More
Jan 08, 2016 In the last piece of our “Africa in retrospect” series, we take a glance at the African film industry. From action movies to documentaries, the continent’s filmmakers were busy 365 days. However, film-making anywhere in the world can be a tough business and that was the story of Wakaliwood, Uganda’s first action ... Read More
Jan 08, 2016 The Algeria’s government recently unveiled draft constitutional reforms. The proposed amendments will include a two-term presidency limit, an obligatory consultation with parliament before naming a prime minister and making local Amazigh an official language. Algerian President, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, had earlier promised a package of amendments to strengthen democracy in the North African ... Read More
Jan 08, 2016 U.S. Brigadier General Diana Holland recently assumes her role as the first female commandant of cadets at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York. Holland, who is an Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran, assumed the leadership post after being honored in a packed ceremony at the academy. “I’m very grateful for ... Read More
Jan 08, 2016 Several couples recently tied the knot in a mass wedding in Harbin, one China coldest cities. The 15 couples, including one from Ukraine, made their vows and exchanged wedding rings under temperatures of as low as minus 20 degrees Celsius. Speaking after the ceremony, one of the brides Sun Liyun said: “First of ... Read More
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