Archive For: The Crunch
Aug 24, 2015 Following the proposal of a peace deal by regional leaders, South Sudan President Salva Kiir says he needs more time to decide whether or not to sign the deal. The instability in South Sudan degenerated in December 2013 when a political row between President Salva Kiir and his deputy Riek Machar spiraled ... Read More
Aug 24, 2015 President Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi was recently sworn in for a controversial third term. His third term bid was condemned as unconstitutional by the opposition and provoked months of protests in which not less than 100 people lost their lives. Nkurunziza was declared winner of the Nation’s presidential election held in July, ... Read More
Aug 24, 2015 A group of sun soaked, exhausted but absolutely inspiring kite surfers recently sailed in to the waters of Torres Strait at the very tip of Queensland, breaking the current world kite surfing record in the process. The 8-day Reef race saw the kite surfers spend at least seven hours surfing each day ... Read More
Aug 24, 2015 Pedro Rodríguez Ledesma recently moved to Chelsea FC on a 21 million pound deal. The move comes despite weeks of negotiations with Manchester United and Pedro now hopes to match his trophy haul at Barcelona with his new team. The 28-year-old, who won 20 trophies during seven years in the Barcelona first ... Read More
Aug 24, 2015 Republican presidential candidates Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, Marco Rubio, and Rick Santorum made the rounds on the campaign trail with topics ranging from Islamic State, corporate taxation, government reform, and U.S.-Mexico border patrol. In his speech at a town hall meeting in Keene, Jeb Bush, the son and brother of former presidents, ... Read More
Aug 24, 2015 Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro recently ordered the closing of the two borders linking his country to Colombia for 72 hours following a shootout that left three soldiers injured. According to the government press office, the soldiers were attacked during an anti-smuggling operation in the Venezuelan border town of San Antonio. “I have ... Read More
Aug 20, 2015 In the face of a two year insurgency campaign targeted at toppling his government, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt has recently approved an anti-terrorism law that is aimed at nipping terrorism at the bud. The law, which details sentences for various terrorism crimes ranging from five years to the death penalty, ... Read More
Aug 20, 2015 Oscar nominated documentary filmmaker Hubert Sauper’s has explored the effects of colonialism and globalization on Africa through his latest film, “We Come as Friends”. The Austrian documentary filmmaker spent six years in the creation of his latest piece which was largely set in Africa’s newest nation, South Sudan. Commenting on the title ... Read More
Aug 20, 2015 Recently in London, Monsters and creatures of all shapes and sizes were on display at the first ever ‘Creaturegeddon’ event. The event, which was held at the Renaissance Hotel in London, had in attendance movie fans and students from all around the United Kingdom. Participants were given a once-in-a-lifetime treat with the ... Read More
Aug 20, 2015 Indonesia recently marked its 70th independence from Dutch colonial rule with a state ceremony at the national palace. The ceremony was led by President Joko Widodo, the country’s seventh president since gaining independence in 1945, and saw the president inspecting the guard of honor, Air Force and Navy in a solemn ceremony ... Read More
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