Archive For: The Crunch
Dec 07, 2015 South African President Jacob Zuma recently hosted a 21-gun salute welcome ceremony for Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit to the country. After the welcome ceremony, Xi and Zuma held talks on ways to deepen the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two emerging economies. During the visit, the duo presided over ... Read More
Dec 07, 2015 A one-month-old baby girl named Nubia, who was Guinea’s last reported Ebola case, was recently discharged from the hospital. This development effectively puts the country on course to be declared free of the deadly virus. Guinea will become officially Ebola-free after 42 days, if no new cases are reported following the recovery ... Read More
Dec 07, 2015 A life-sized sculpture of President Vladimir Putin recently went on display at St Petersburg, home town of the Russian leader. The chocolate creation, which was produced by sculptor Nikita Gusev, stands approximately 172cm in height and weighs 77kg. The sculpture went on display at the St. Petersburg’s annual “Festival of Chocolate”. The ... Read More
Dec 07, 2015 Indonesia authorities recently announced plans to strengthen its aviation regulation, following a crash report that highlighted flaws in its aircraft maintenance policy. Speaking to this effect, Mohammad Alwi, an official of the Transport ministry said: “The existing upset recovery training, which is being conducted every 12 months, will now be enforced into every ... Read More
Dec 07, 2015 Swiss police recently arrested two FIFA officials for allegedly taking millions of dollars in bribes linked to soccer TV rights. The unnamed officials were taken into custody pending extradition, after pre-dawn raids were conducted at the order of the U.S. Department of Justice. According to Switzerland’s Federal Office of Justice: “The high-ranking ... Read More
Dec 07, 2015 Carissa Moore of Hawaii recently capped off her world title claim with a win at the Target Maui Pro at Honolua Bay. Moore took home her 3rd World Surf League World Title after winning the final event of the season. Commenting on the final event, Moore said: “I mean I’ve got to ... Read More
Dec 04, 2015 Chinese President Xi Jinping recently met with his Zimbabwean counterpart Robert Mugabe in Harare, where they both spoke very highly of the friendship between the two countries and agreed to boost pragmatic cooperation. During the state visit, President Xi urged that China and Zimbabwe should not only be good friends in politics ... Read More
Dec 04, 2015 Protesters in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi recently marched to the Supreme Court buildings demanding that authorities take tougher stands against corruption. The group said they had collected 8000 signatures from Kenyans demanding that graft should be declared a national disaster. The petition also called for the protection of whistle blowers. Speaking during the ... Read More
Dec 04, 2015 Environmental groups and students recently staged a protest outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong, as lawmakers prepared to debate a motion to ban elephant ivory trade in the autonomous city. According to legislators, the proposed motion is part of the government’s drive to curb wildlife smuggling and explore further restrictions on ... Read More
Dec 04, 2015 Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently announce that he will be putting up 99 percent of his Facebook shares into a new philanthropy project, with focus on human potential and equality. This was announced in a letter to his new born daughter. Reacting to the announcement, John Kobara of the California Community Foundation ... Read More
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