Archive For: The Crunch
Oct 13, 2015 Liverpool’s new manager Juergen Klopp recently said being called to work for the club is the biggest honor he could imagine. He also gave himself a four-year target to win a league title. During his presentation, the German national said: “The greatest honour I can imagine to be here. For me it ... Read More
Oct 12, 2015 Zainab Bangura, a Sierra Leonean politician and social activist was recently nominated for the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize. With the increasing use of rape as a weapon of war by warring factions, it is Zainab Hawa Bangura’s job to disarm them. Since her appointment as the U.N.’s special representative on sexual violence, ... Read More
Oct 12, 2015 During the recently held 2nd Ministerial Forum on Africa-China Health Development in South Africa, health officials hailed Chinese drug Artemisinin for its role in combating malaria. According to experts the drug, which was discovered by Chinese scientist and Nobel Prize winner Tu Youyou, has reduced the mortality rate in Africa. Speaking at ... Read More
Oct 12, 2015 Jaxon Taylor, a 16-month-old toddler was recently released from a Brisbane hospital after undergoing what many refer to as a miracle surgery. According to local report, the toddler was traveling in a car with his mother and nine-year-old sister when they collided with another car. The impact of the crash tore the ... Read More
Oct 12, 2015 Cuban minister of foreign trade and investment, Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz recently sat down with the U.S. secretary of commerce, Penny Pritzker, in Havana. During the meeting, both countries agreed to promote bilateral business cooperation. The Cuban Minister went on that the decades-long trade ban on Cuba is the main obstacle hindering the ... Read More
Oct 12, 2015 Russian President Vladimir Putin recently marks his 63rd birthday in his trademark macho style by participating in a hockey match in his favorite Black Sea retreat of Sochi. Putin came on to the ice dressed in an ice hockey uniform made in the colors of the Russian flag. “My dear friends today ... Read More
Oct 12, 2015 FIFA President Sepp Blatter, UEFA’S Michel Platini and FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke were recently handed a 90 day suspension by the organization’s ethics committee. The committee also slapped former FIFA Vice-President Chung Mong-joon with a six year ban and a $100,000. The statement released by the FIFA ethics committee said: “The ... Read More
Oct 09, 2015 Facebook Incorporated recently announced plans to launch a satellite in partnership with France’s Eutelsat Communications to increase Internet access in sub-Saharan Africa. The satellite, which is called AMOS-6, will be launched in 2016. According to Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive at Facebook, AMOS-6, will cover a large part of West, East and ... Read More
Oct 09, 2015 Libya’s coast guard recently detained 143 migrants en route to Europe. According to officials, the migrants were taken to Tripoli’s naval base, where they were attended to by staff from the United Nations refugee agency. Speaking to reporters, Mustafa Muftah, from Tripoli’s department for combating illegal migration said: “We received a call ... Read More
Oct 09, 2015 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry recently announced a United States’ collaboration with Cuba to create a protected marine area in the Caribbean. While addressing the second annual “Our Ocean” conference, Secretary Kerry said: “We are working to finalize now a new sister marine protected area arrangement with Cuba in order to ... Read More
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