Archive For: The Crunch
Sep 24, 2015 Cuban President Raul Castro and U.S. President Barack Obama recently had a phone meeting ahead of Pope Francis’ visit to their countries. According a press release by the Cuban authorities, the two leaders talked about the recently restored diplomatic relations between the former Cold War enemies and the upcoming U.N. General Assembly ... Read More
Sep 24, 2015 The London Design Festival recently opened at London’s Victoria & Albert museum, showcasing the most innovative and ambitious design projects from around the world. The festival, which was first introduced in 2007, will feature over 400 events and exhibitions staged across the UK capital, with the major exhibition housed by the Victoria ... Read More
Sep 24, 2015 Runners from around the world recently converged in China to compete in a race to get to the top of Beijing’s tallest building. The race, which saw the runners scaling 82 floors, was part of a series of races around the globe. Separated into “elite” and amateur runners, participants had to run ... Read More
Sep 24, 2015 As part of the “Clean-up the World Day 2015”, the Olympic torch was recently taken to Copacabana Beach in a bid to inspire the clean-up efforts on Rio de Janeiro’s bustling beaches. Organized by local NGO, Aqualung in partnership with Olympic sponsor Coca-Cola, the event brought together school children and their parents ... Read More
Sep 23, 2015 Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi recently sworn in a new government, in a bid to rebuild the country’s battered economy. Sisi named Tarek al-Mullah, former head of the state oil company as petroleum minister. Mullah’s predecessor, Sherif Ismail, widely regarded as one of the best-performing ministers, was appointed prime minister. The new ... Read More
Sep 23, 2015 Less than a month before elections, General Gilbert Diendere, the former right-hand man to toppled President Blaise Compaore, seized power in Burkina Faso at the head of a military coup. The chaos was ushered in after the presidential guard arrested interim President Michel Kafando, Prime Minister Yacouba Isaac Zida and two ministers. ... Read More
Sep 23, 2015 Dubai recently announced a three-day mourning period following the untimely demise of Sheikh Rashid, son of the Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, According to WAM, the official state news agency, the 33-year old passed on after suffering a heart attack. Until his ... Read More
Sep 23, 2015 Oktoberfest, the world’s largest, rowdiest and most famous beer festival, recently opened in Munich. The event, which attracted visitors from around the globe, began with the traditional tapping of the first keg by Munich mayor Dieter Reiter. As tradition has it, the mayor shouted “it’s tapped”, before serving the first beer to Bavarian ... Read More
Sep 23, 2015 Russia recently marked the 1000-day countdown to the start of the 2018 World Cup. The event, which held at the Moscow’s Red Square, was designed to give people a sneak-peak into what the tournament will look like. Gathered in front of the walls of the Kremlin, fans watched a tournament featuring under-16 ... Read More
Sep 23, 2015 The formations of parachutes and paraglider highlighted the opening ceremony of the 2015 China International Air sports Fiesta in Laiwu City. 16 international parachuters formed the shape of a diamond in the air by stepping on each other’s parachutes. Another 22 paragliders gave off colorful smoke while flying over the Xueye Lake, ... Read More
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