Archive For: The Crunch
July 2, 2015 It’s good news for and from China as the country’s first diagnosed patient with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has left hospital. Kim, a South Korean man who came to China on a business trip on May 26, was happy for the efforts of Chinese health care givers. “Thanks very much for those doctors and ... Read More
July 2, 2015 Serena Williams will head into the 40th Wimbledon knowing that she can mark this achievement with another victory at SW19. The tennis star has won five championships at Wimbledon, citing the late tennis great, Arthur Ashe, who was the first Black person to win the tournament, as her inspiration. “You know, after 40 years, his legacy still ... Read More
June 30, 2015 The president of Tanzania President, Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete and his Indian counterpart, President Pranab Mukherjee as well as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met recently in New Delhi . Tanzania’s number 1man was welcomed with a ceremony at the presidential palace, Rashtrapati Bhavan in India. His six day visit was to build ties between the two nations; India and Tanzania have ... Read More
June 30, 2015 And in Nigeria, President Buhari has vowed to recover billions of dollars allegedly stolen by officials. The President has also vowed to restore financial “sanity”. Nigeria’s states are currently having a hard time of it, with governors saying they need federal government support to offset a funding crisis. Most of the states ... Read More
June 30, 2015 At the 19th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia, China’s Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli urged all economies to strengthen cooperation for better global economic growth. In his speech, the Vice Premier noted that a global recovery is still in great uncertainty, and wants all economies to stick to embrace a win-win cooperation through increased policy coordination, opposing protectionism and ... Read More
June 30, 2015 Officials from Thailand’s Health Ministry on June 22 announced that the health condition of Thailand‘s first Middle East Respiratory Syndrome patient, a 75-year old man from Oman who entered the country seven days ago, has been improving. The unidentified man whom laboratory tests confirmed had MERS, was a patient at the Bumrungrad Hospital, before he was later moved to an infectious disease institute. Bumrungrad Hospital has since quarantined 58 of ... Read More
June 30, 2015 Mo Farah, Britain’s double Olympic champion has denied ever taking performance-enhancing drugs, saying the rumors and speculation which were fueled because of the two times he missed drug tests “are completely false”. The 32-year-old track star has been under the spotlight since his coach Alberto Salazar was accused of violating anti-doping rules in a BBC documentary ... Read More
June 30, 2015 In celebration of the traditional dragon boat festival in Taiwan, thousands of racers took part in a dragon boat contest on a local river in Taipei on Friday, June 19 in the Da Jia River. More than 250 teams with around 6,000 racers participated in the annual competition. For some participants; this was more than a rowing competition; team leader Chen Huo-Mu, who ... Read More
June 29, 2015 In a dazzling display of diving at the Baku Aquatics Centre, Britain’s juniors took away four golds, one silver and one bronze from eight events, suggesting that more champions in the sport are coming up fast. 18 year old James Heatly set the pace for his team mates by claiming medals of all three ... Read More
June 29, 2015 Both people who are scared of flying and yoga enthusiasts will be happy to hear about a partnership with Indian budget airline SpiceJet and the Isha Foundation for Yoga which trained flight attendants from SpiceJet to perform some simple exercises to ease the mind and bodies of the passengers, and to release stress from travelling on ... Read More
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