Archive For: The Crunch
In Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa where the Jamaica Shoe Factory is located, Ethiopia June 16, 2015 workers leather designs are processed for sale. The 125 staffed establishment is run by Tesfaye Beyene who inherited it from his father in 1970. According to Tesfaye, the company last year produced 160,000 pairs of shoes for their customers from Morocco, Egypt, Ethiopia and other ... Read More
June 16, 2015 Russian military ships have made preparations to be part of some joint naval drills with Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea. The drilling exercise was tagged ‘Bridge of Friendship – 2015′, and involved a large Russian tanker ‘Ivan Bubnov’ and a sea-tug MB-31 among other vessels. The country’s Defence Ministry revealed that Egypt provided two frigates, two guided missile cruisers and a tanker for their part ... Read More
June 15, 2015 Togo, is a relatively small country but this has not stopped the West African country from having tall dreams, some clear to see when you encounter the nation’s capital, Lome. Togo’s bid to become the prime economic hub for West Africa, has motivated the country to begin strings of road and building construction in the country. 2 very ... Read More
June 15, 2015 The famous Pont des Arts bridge used to be a common haunt of lovers, armed with padlocks, or lovelocks which were then locked on the bridge as a sign of enduring love for their partners. However, that has become a thing of the past with an announcement from authorities that the locks ... Read More
June 15, 2015 In Morocco the effects of climate change are showing, as Cedar trees which are native to the country are now in decline. The decline is also fueled by illegal logging as well as Barbary monkeys, which can’t seem to stop chewing the tree’s bark and new stumps. With cedar forests covering thousands of ... Read More
June 15, 2015 Michelle Obama, wife of American president Barack Obama, inspired high school graduates in Chicago’s King College Prep when she encouraged them to let their struggles and hardships inspire, rather than deter them. Michelle Obama agreed to speak at the school’s graduation after its students won a nationwide video competition as part of her Reach Higher initiative, which aims to inspire American students to get ... Read More
June 15, 2015 John Kerry, America’s Secretary of State has been reported to be doing well and undergoing physical therapy in Boston hospital after surgery on a broken right leg which he sustained cycling in Geneva. He is making progress, but doctors have not revealed when he is going home. According to State Department spokesman Jeff Rathke, Kerry is doing well and overseeing his duties by telephone ... Read More
June 15, 2015 Following the news that Oscar Pistorius will be released from prison on parole in the first week of August, South Africans have been sharing their reactions on his very early release. Isaac Plaatjies says “In my view he never served a proper sentence for what he did and I’m really against that, that ... Read More
June 15, 2015 Brazilian soccer star and captain of the national team, Junior Neymar is ready to help defend his nation’s honour at this year’s COPA America. The soccer star Brazil‘s friendly against Mexico on Sunday, June 7, but that was ok because he was helping Barca win the Champions League. He however featured in the game against Honduras, ... Read More
June 11, 2015 In the aftermath of the EU chief lashing out at the Greek prime minister, after accusing him of failing to deliver on alternative economic reforms, Greeks have come out to talk about ways they feel their government could handle negotiations with its European and international creditors. Some surveys that were taken of citizens indicate ... Read More
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