Archive For: The Crunch
Aug 6, 2015 The World Health Organization (WHO) recently announced that the development of an effective Ebola vaccine is near completion. The vaccine, which is dubbed “VSV-EBOV vaccine”, is currently on trial in Guinea. According to a statement released by WHO Assistant Director General, Marie-Paule Kieny, the vaccine has proven to be highly effective: “This ... Read More
Aug 6, 2015 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi while on an official visit to Singapore affirmed China’s commitment to peace and stability in the disputed energy-rich South China Sea. Minister Wang said this during a meeting with Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, ahead of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ Regional Forum holding in ... Read More
Aug 5, 2015 Following the surge of online fraud involving Automated Teller Machines (ATM), email scams and identity theft as a result of the growing use of online banking in Nigeria, the government is taking drastic measures to curb this social menace. According to the country’s Inter-Bank Settlements Systems, banks in Nigeria lost an estimated ... Read More
Aug 5, 2015 French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve recently met with his Tunisian counterpart to announce a renewed partnership between both countries in the fight against terrorism. This was necessitated following recent attacks in Tunis and Sousse. Cazeneuve confirmed that the partnership will include the provision of dog teams specialized in explosives detection and also ... Read More
Aug 5, 2015 Despite taking a major detour with its centerpiece Olympic stadium, the local organizing council for the Tokyo2020 Olympics and Paralympic game recently unveiled the official logo of the tournament. This too has led to a different set of challenges as a Belgian-based designer, Oliver Debie, noticed similarities between 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games ... Read More
Aug 5, 2015 Following Sep Blatter’s decision not to run again in the next FIFA election, there have been speculations over who is most likely to succeed the 79 year old. In recent speculation, UEFA’s president has emerged as, British bookmakers SkyBet’s favorite to become the next FIFA president. The former French international, who played ... Read More
Aug 5, 2015 The duo of NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko, who have spent four months on board the International Space Station, a $100-billion laboratory flying about 250 miles above Earth on a record breaking year-long mission, have confirmed that they are feeling great. The mission, which is aimed at finding ... Read More
Aug 5, 2015 Climate change represents “the gravest threat to survival and viability” to small island developing states (SIDS); as such the topic became a major talking point during the United Nations Security Council meeting in New Zealand. While opening the meeting, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said: “The Security Council has rightly highlighted the threat ... Read More
Aug 4, 2015 Egypt is set to open a new 72-km section of the Suez Canal. The project, which is widely touted as a symbol of national pride, was completed in 11 months following President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s order that the project be finished in one year. The new canal, which cost the government $8-billion, ... Read More
Aug 4, 2015 Nigeria’s Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) has set plans in motion to expand its exports capacity before end of the year. This was made known by its chief executive officer. NLNG, which ships over 250 cargoes of LNG a year, contributes around 7 percent of global supply and accounts for 4 percent of ... Read More
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