Archive For: The Crunch
Japan recently unveiled the new design for its 2020 Summer Olympics venue. The stadium was designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma after the first design was scrapped due to ballooning costs. The winning design, which was submitted by a consortium led by Taisei Corp, has an implementation price tag of $1.23 billion USD, against an ... Read More
Dec 23, 2015 The festive season is upon us and the hustle and bustle is real in Nigeria as preparations get underway for Christmas. But in some traders in the country aren’t in the best of moods following the recent ban of generator importation by the federal government. It is a common sight and sound ... Read More
Dec 23, 2015 Following the move of several African leaders to amend their constitution, in a bid to stay longer in power, Rwandans recently voted in a referendum on whether to amend the constitution to allow President Paul Kagame remain in office for a third term. As would be expected, the proposed amendment isn’t going ... Read More
Dec 23, 2015 In case you are one of those people that never takes a vacation, well I have news for you, Barack Obama, President of the United States and leader of the free world recent arrived Hawaii for his vacation. President Obama, his wife and daughters arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam where the ... Read More
Dec 23, 2015 Mireia Lalaguna Royo representative of Spain to the Miss World 2015 recently emerged winner of the prestigious Crown. The event that was held at the Beauty Crown Grand Theatre in Sanya, China received about around 1 billion television audience. The top 5 finalists were Miss Russia Sofia Nikitchuk, Miss Lebanon Valerie Abou ... Read More
Dec 23, 2015 In a sharp twist of creativity, Chinese artist Liu Bolin recently painted seven models in camouflage colors, blending them into woods in an attempt to put the spotlight on the dangerous pollution levels in Beijing. Liu’s latest artwork, named Winter Solstice, came up on the second day of Beijing’s red alert for ... Read More
Dec 23, 2015 Fresh off the heels of a world club cup victory, Barcelona striker Luis Suarez said his team is looking to bag more trophies. During the tournament, the Uruguay forward took his tally to 24 goals in as many games this season. Speaking in a post-match briefing, Suarez said: “When we came to ... Read More
Dec 23, 2015 Former French international Zinedine Zidane recently denied rumors that he was set to become the next Real Madrid manager. Speculation has been growing in recent weeks following a string of poor results by Real Madrid’s first team. Zidane then took the opportunity to put the issue to bed by saying: “I don’t ... Read More
Dec 22, 2015 The tomb of Maia, King Tutankhamun’s nurse, was recently opened after almost 2 decades of excavation. The ancient burial site, which is located in Saqqara, south of Cairo, was originally discovered in 1996 by French Egyptologist Alain Zivie. Inscriptions inside Maia’s tomb include images of king Tutankhamun sitting on her lap among ... Read More
Dec 22, 2015 Kenyan authorities recently released a statement into the investigation of a suspected device found onboard an Air France flight from Mauritius that made an emergency landing at Kenya’s port city of Mombasa. According to Kenya’s interior minister, Joseph Nkaissery, the Boeing 777 aircraft, en route to Paris with 459 passengers and 14 ... Read More
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