Archive For: The Crunch
June 29, 2015 In China’s South West Sichuan Province, a panda breeding center witnessed the birth of twin female cubs, born to a giant panda, Kelin. The historical feat is the world’s first set of giant panda twins born in 2015. The older sister weighs 118 grams while the younger one is currently at 70 grams. They both drink ... Read More
June 29, 2015 UN Refugee agency has reported that Kakuma camp in northern Kenya is expanding by nearly a half. This is to be able to accommodate refugees fleeing nearby South Sudan as hopes for peace in the world’s newest nation remain slim. The arrival of about 44,000 South Sudanese refugees since late 2013, when fighting broke out, has proved too much for the camp ... Read More
June 29, 2015 South Africa’s ruling party, ANC has welcomed The Cuban Five, five men who were jailed in the U.S. on spy charges, as they arrived the country on June 21st. Reports have it that the visit will last almost two weeks, and that the men came to thank South Africa for its support during their imprisonment. The men, Gerardo ... Read More
June 29, 2015 Residents of Sodom and Gomorrah, a popular slum in Accra were the first major victims of a demolition exercise the government of Ghana is undertaking to prevent another repeat of the deadly floods incident of June 4th. The floods led to the deaths of over a hundred people who were taking shelter ... Read More
June 25, 2015 Energy industry players, experts and government officials recently met for two days in Lagos for the West Africa Power Summit, where they discussed the challenges and possible solutions to improving the electricity supply in the region, as well as the right steps to take in securing more investments in the sector. It is recalled that ECOWAS member states launched ... Read More
June 25, 2015 In Tunisia, twenty-two women were the subject of a new photo exhibition which show the pain and suffering of women waiting to hear from their husbands, sons and brothers who have embarked on perilous journeys from Africa to Europe via the Mediterranean. Om el-Khir who attended the exhibition lives with three of her children and is ... Read More
June 25, 2015 Just when you think you’ve seen it all, science unveils something new and never before seen. The deep water explorations which took place early this month near the Galapagos Islands have revealed some newly discovered underwater species, according to a video posted to social media. Scientists studying biological, geological and archaeological sites along the Galapagos hydrothermal vents ... Read More
June 25, 2015 The race for Sepp Blatter’s replacement is on and just got more interesting with the announcement that great Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona has decided to stand as a candidate for the FIFA presidency. Uruguayan journalist and author Victor Hugo Morales let the cat out of the bag with the permission of 54 year old Maradona. The journalist TOOK ... Read More
June 25, 2015 Jose Mourinho may be famous for his association with football but another sport he has a weakness for is tennis. The celebrated coach shared his excitement about Wimbledon which is around the corner as he watched the action at the traditional Wimbledon warm-up event at Queen’s Club in London, where Andy Murray took the title for the fourth time. Mourinho ... Read More
June 24, 2015 On the fifteenth of June, Zimbabwe’s government began retrieving old currency notes from the public, as part of the process of demonetizing the Zimbabwean dollar. Hyperinflation is the chief reason for the new measure, a terrible situation which the International Monetary Fund described in 2008 as the worst for any country not at war. It ... Read More
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