Archive For: The Crunch
Oct 09, 2015 The Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro was recently lit up in bright pink to commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The event was organized by two non-profit organizations, the Pink Loop Foundation and American Friends to create awareness of the disease and encourage people to take steps for early detection. ... Read More
Oct 09, 2015 Ahead of their first 2018 World Cup qualifiers, the Ecuadorean and Argentine national soccer teams recently hit the training pitch in preparations. Currently standing at 31 in FIFA’s world ranking, Ecuador comes into the match as underdog against number-one-ranked Argentina. Gustavo Quinteros, the national team coach of Ecuador is battling with an ... Read More
Oct 09, 2015 Chelsea recently gave their full support to manager Jose Mourinho following the team’s torrid start to the season. The defending champions have already lost six games in all competitions this term and are 10 points behind table-topping Manchester City, after eight matches. During a press conference, Jose Mourinho insisted that he will ... Read More
Oct 08, 2015 The Ivorian government recently made public its plans to expel thousands of illegal cocoa farmers from parks and reserves in a bid to save the country’s forests from degradation. According to analyst, the planned eviction may lead to a fall in cocoa production and will ultimately drive up the price of chocolate ... Read More
Oct 08, 2015 Still recovering from years of political unrest and militant violence, the Egypt’s tourism industry is gearing up to post moderate growth this year. According to Hisham Zaazou, the country’s Tourism Minister, Egypt hosted 9.9 million tourists in 2014. He went on to point out that it was a far cry from the ... Read More
Oct 08, 2015 Tu Youyou, the first Chinese woman to win a Nobel Prize in science, recently said that a Nobel peace prize for medicine is an honor for Chinese scientists and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Speaking at an interview in Beijing, Tu attributed her accolade to the collective success of Chinese scientists. “The prize for ... Read More
Oct 08, 2015 Prince Harry recently attended the annual awards ceremony for WellChild charity, an organization that cares for seriously ill children. The Prince, who is a patron of the charity, honored a number of children for devoting extra time and effort to help seriously ill children. The WellChild charity was initially set up in ... Read More
Oct 08, 2015 Philippine boxing champion and congressman Manny Pacquiao recently announced his bid to run for a Senate seat in the country’s 2016 national elections. As a second-term congressman, Pacquiao has authored 15 bills and co-authored 27 others, mostly promoting social welfare and sports-related causes. The 36 year old, who is also an army ... Read More
Oct 08, 2015 In the heat of the forthcoming FIFA presidential election, South Korea’s Chung Mong-joon has revealed that he is facing a 15-year suspension by FIFA’s Ethics Committee. Speaking at a news conference in Seoul, the FIFA presidential candidate read out a nine-page statement, addressing the accusations against him. He went on to say ... Read More
Oct 07, 2015 The “Rodriguez Brothers” race track in Mexico City was recently opened to the public ahead of the Formula One race to be held there next month. The track, which spans 4.3 kilometers, recently underwent a $50 million reconstruction to make it compliant with the regulations of the FIA. The ribbon cutting ceremony ... Read More
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