Archive For: The Crunch
Sep 21, 2015 Budapest, Hamburg, Los Angeles, Paris and Rome were recently unveiled as potential candidates to host the 2024 summer Olympics games. According to Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympics committee, the body is set to conduct its own research to judge public support for the five bidding cities. “The IOC is ... Read More
Sep 21, 2015 A Chinese skipper and his crew of four sailors recently set the record for the first non-stop sail of the Northeast Passage in the Arctic Ocean. The crew, which was led by Guo Chuan consisted on members from Russia, France and Germany. The team took off from the Russian port of Murmansk ... Read More
Sep 18, 2015 As one of the few countries in the Middle East and North African region with no hydrocarbons reserves, Morocco is one of the largest energy importers in the area. In its bid to tackle the increasing electricity demand, Morocco has put machinery in motion to support the development of renewable energy in ... Read More
Sep 18, 2015 French President Francois Hollande recently met with his Nigerian counterpart President Muhammadu Buhari to discuss matters of security. Speaking at a news conference, President Hollande said: “Boko Haram is linked to Daesh as we know, and receives aids and support from this group. Fighting against Boko Haram is fighting against Daesh. It is ... Read More
Sep 18, 2015 Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif recently met with the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during a visit to Beijing. Prior to the meeting, the Iranian Foreign Minister called out to the united states to maintain its commitment to the recent nuclear deal, which offers Iran relief from sanctions in exchange for curbing ... Read More
Sep 18, 2015 The French national team was recently welcomed to the UK ahead of the Rugby World Cup. The ceremony, which was held at the Old Royal Naval College, saw Coach Philippe Saint-Andre and his team presented with their tournament caps and participation medals. Speaking at the event, Thierry Dusautoir, captain of the French ... Read More
Sep 17, 2015 Following a trilateral meeting with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow recently, Sudan and South Sudan foreign ministers have vowed to abide by the peace commitments that was signed during the secession. Russia played big brother to the two neighboring countries in a bid to resolve border control and trade issues. ... Read More
Sep 17, 2015 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently expressed its committed to support theLiberian economy in its post-Ebola recovery. This was made known by Christine Lagarde, the Managing Director of the fund. Speaking after a meeting with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Lagarde praised Liberia for its hard work in combating the deadly virus. “We ... Read More
Sep 17, 2015 Singaporeans recently went to the polls to exercise their franchise in the country’s general election. Prior to the election, participating parties had engaged in extensive campaign exercises in a move to gather public support. Speaking on the election, Koh Chin Yee, chairman of Longus Research Institute said: “Singapore’s election has been focusing ... Read More
Sep 17, 2015 The Swatch Women’s Pro recently got off to a great start, thanks to challenging waves that pushed the athletes to their limits. The event, which is was part of the Samsung Galaxy World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour, was hosted in Trestles, California. Round 2 of the Swatch Pro started out with ... Read More
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