Archive For: The Crunch
Mar 21, 2016 Egyptian vehicle manufacturer MCV is gearing up to export 60 double-decker buses to the United Kingdom. The vehicles, which are hybrid versions of the iconic red double-decker buses, are made to meet Euro-6 emission standards. According to the company’s Quality Assurance Manager, Rafik Nabil, this is the first time for a vehicle with ... Read More
Mar 21, 2016 South Africa’s sports Minister Fikile Mbalula recently rejected FIFA’s claim that a $10-million bribe was paid by the country to win the right to host the 2010 World Cup. Speaking at a news conference in Cape Town, Mbalula said: “We have maintained our position that when we supported the money in the ... Read More
Mar 21, 2016 Few days after springing a stunning comeback against Juventus in the Champions League, the Bayern Munich thrilled they fans again at their training session. The Bavarians earned a 6-4 aggregate victory after a shaky start, coming back from two goals down to score twice in extra time to beat last season’s finalists ... Read More
Mar 18, 2016 The Road to Women’s Business growth project, a unique initiative which builds the business skills of women entrepreneurs, recently held an event in Nigeria to celebrate international Women’s day. Amongst other distinguished guest, the event had in attendance Cherie Blair, founder of the Cherie Blair Foundation and Nolan O’Neal, chairman and managing ... Read More
Mar 18, 2016 At the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Park rangers recently employed the service of bloodhounds dogs to track poachers and kidnappers within the Park. The program, which is called Congohounds, uses dogs to sniff out bullet casings, ivory and track poachers. With only 250 rangers covering 7,800 square ... Read More
Mar 18, 2016 Pope Francis recently announced that Mother Teresa of Calcutta will be made a saint of the Roman Catholic Church later this year. The announcement was made at a meeting of cardinals, where he gave the final approval to several sainthood causes. The pope, who has made the welfare of the poor a ... Read More
Mar 18, 2016 Following President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of a pullback of Russian forces in Syria, the United Nations recently expressed hope that the withdrawal will advance a peaceful political transition in the country. Speaking during a news briefing in Geneva, U.N. spokesman Ahmad Fawzy said: “The announcement by President Putin on the very day ... Read More
Mar 18, 2016 The dreams of three children came true as they got the opportunity to play with Luis Suarez, Neymar and Lionel Messi for a brief time, after he sneaked into Barcelona’s training ground. Right back Dani Alves lifted one of the children into the air while the others ran towards the rest of ... Read More
Mar 18, 2016 Olympic Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad recently talked about becoming the first U.S. Olympic athlete to wear a hijab while competing at the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. Speaking on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”, Ibtihaj said: “My brothers played football and my sister played volleyball,” said Muhammad. “I tried all these sports growing ... Read More
Mar 17, 2016 Europe and Russia recently launched a spacecraft in a joint mission to Mars. The project, which is aimed at seeking out any trace of life on the planet, will bring humans a step closer to flying to the red planet. The craft, which is part of the ExoMars program, blasted off from ... Read More
