Archive For: The Crunch
Dec 02, 2015 Burkina Faso recently headed to the polls to choose their new president for the first time in 27 years decades. The election came one year after veteran leader Blaise Compaore was toppled in a popular uprising, in which demonstrators faced down the security forces. The successful election will effective establish the country ... Read More
Dec 02, 2015 President Barack Obama recently took his teenage daughters shopping in a bid to promote Small Business Saturday; an annual event designed to boost holiday shopping at mom-and-pop shops. The first family visited a tiny Upshur Street Books in northwest Washington. President Obama, casually dressed, with his daughters browsed for books with the ... Read More
Dec 02, 2015 Thousands of people, dressed in Santa costumes, recently ran across the banks of the Huangpu River in Shanghai to raise money for the treatment of children with leukemia. The charity race, which was organized by Pudong Shangri-La Hotel, charged a fee of 150 yuan for adult participants and 100 yuan for children. ... Read More
Dec 01, 2015 During his recent visit to Africa, Pope Francis urged young people on the continent to build a society that is fairer and more inclusive. Speaking at an open-air Mass in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, he said: “Here, in the heart of this University, where the minds and hearts of new generations are ... Read More
Dec 01, 2015 China’s vice commerce minister Qian Keming recently asserted that the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) has promoted the economic and trade relations between China and the continent since its inauguration in 2000. Speaking at a press briefing, ahead of the sixth ministerial meeting in South Africa, Qian said the China-Africa economic and ... Read More
Dec 01, 2015 Nigerian government recently pledged to reopen schools in the insurgent-hit northeast of the country by the end of this year. Boko Haram, which literally translates to “Western education is forbidden” in the local Hausa language, deliberately occupied or destroyed educational facilities. Alhaji Ahmed Satomi, a Nigerian government official said; “From their name ... Read More
Dec 01, 2015 The Chinese Ministry of National Defense recently held a press conference to explain its newly-unveiled military structural reform. Speaking at the press conference, Yang Yujun, Spokesperson for the National Defense Ministry said: “The new round of defense and military reform mainly aims to restructure the military administration system, optimize the structure and ... Read More
Dec 01, 2015 British Prime Minister David Cameron recently called for greater European cooperation in the fight against terrorism. Cameron, who said this after a meeting with the Austrian Chancellor in Vienna, insisted that tackling the migrant crisis and terrorism can only be achieved through coordinated efforts. Speaking at a news briefing, Prime Minister Cameron ... Read More
Nov 30, 2015 Pope Francis recently kick started his historic tour to Africa by seeking to heal Christian-Muslim divisions in the continent. His visit, which will see him touch Kenya, Uganda and the Central African Republic, all of which have suffered the bite of Muslim-Christian strife. Speaking soon after his arrival in Kenya, Pope Francis ... Read More
Nov 30, 2015 Tunisian authorities recently announced new measures to improve security in the country following a suicide bomb incidence that left at least 12 dead. According to the office of the president, Tunisia will close its border with Libya for 15 days, hire 6,000 more recruits for security forces and protect itself against Tunisians ... Read More
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