Archive For: The Crunch
Dec 09, 2015 Children in the Bavarian capital of Munich were recently treated to a special train ride as they were greeted by St Nicholas. Pulled by a vintage steam locomotive built in 1943, the Christmas train puffed its way around Munich for an hour-long tour, during which St Nicholas made his way through the ... Read More
Dec 09, 2015 About 150 competitive mountain bikers recently converged in Havana for the Titan Tropic Cuba. Prior to the main race, the cyclists rode down the streets of the picturesque capital city, passing through Revolution Plaza, the Capitol and the Malecon before arriving at the Plaza de Armas, where they checked in with organizers. ... Read More
Dec 09, 2015 The world-renowned Masters of Dirt freestyle motocross team recently presented a spectacular show at Dubai’s World Trade Center. Seventeen of the world’s leading international BMX, FMX, MTB, quad and snowmobile riders dazzled the crowd, performing flips up to 40 meters high and jumps that were over 24 meters long. Commenting on his ... Read More
Dec 08, 2015 The Head of the U.N. Peacekeeping Operations, Herve Ladsous recently called for greater international support in resolving the South Sudan crisis. Following the violation of several ceasefire agreements by the warring factions, Herve solicited the deployment of additional 1100 peacekeeping soldiers to the country. While addressing the UN council, Herve said: “Our ... Read More
Dec 08, 2015 During her recent visit to South Africa, Peng Liyuan, China’s first lady attended a meeting of the Organization of African First Ladies against HIV and AIDS held in Johannesburg. The organization is a coalition of 40 African First Ladies, who have joined forces to fight against HIV and AIDS. The First Ladies ... Read More
Dec 08, 2015 The Greek parliament recently approved the 2016 budget, which featured sharp cuts in government expenditure and increased taxes. The budget saw a 5.7 billion euros reduction in public spending, with 1.8 billion drop in pensions and 500 million from defense. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ led administration has been under pressure to deliver ... Read More
Dec 08, 2015 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry recently announced that the next round of talks to address the crisis in Syria will take place in New York later this month. Kerry, who made the remark at the Brookings Institute think tank, said: “Our goal is to facilitate a transition that all parties have ... Read More
Dec 08, 2015 Two Australian athletes, Darren Wilson and Suzy Walsham recently took home the star prizes after winning the race up Hong Kong’s tallest building. The race, which held at the International Commerce Centre, featured over 1600 athletes running up the 100 floors of the building. The race also served as the last leg ... Read More
Dec 08, 2015 In line with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s dream of winning the World Cup, the country is setting up several football training academies. At Guangzhou Evergrande’s huge soccer academy in south China, over 2,500 students are trained on 50 full-size pitches. China currently sits on 84th out of 209 countries on FIFA’s ranking; ... Read More
Dec 07, 2015 Fashion designer Victoria Beckham recently visited various facilities focused on people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Victoria, who was appointed a UNAIDS International Goodwill Ambassador in 2014, visited Alert Hospital which provides the largest HIV service in Ethiopia. Afterwards, she went to the Alem Children Support Organization, ... Read More
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