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Zimbabwe gets new constitution

Zimbabwe gets new constitution

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe signed a new constitution into law on Wednesday, replacing a 33-year-old document forged in the dying days of British colonial rule and paving the way for elections later this year. The constitution, approved overwhelmingly in a referendum in March, clips the powers of the president and imposes a two-term limit. However, ...
VIDEO: China Tea Leaf Index: A double property bubble

VIDEO: China Tea Leaf Index: A double property bubble

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Life and Health.
A surge in construction and rising property prices have been good news for China's growth figures, says Breakingviews' ...
VIDEO: Protests Outside Cincinnati IRS Office

VIDEO: Protests Outside Cincinnati IRS Office

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Life and Health.
Protesters vented their anger at the IRS in Cincinnati on Tuesday. The IRS is under investigation, amid revelations ...
VIDEO: Sensing revival, Japanese buyers scurry for shelter

VIDEO: Sensing revival, Japanese buyers scurry for shelter

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Life and Health.
Japan’s property sector has been down in the dumps for decades. But the country's massive stimulus drive is ...
VIDEO: Jodi Arias: Death Penalty ‘would Cause More Pain

VIDEO: Jodi Arias: Death Penalty ‘would Cause More Pain

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Life and Health.
Jodi Arias tells The Associated Press that it would cause more pain for her family, if she is ...
VIDEO: Jodi Arias: Death Penalty Would Cause More Pain

VIDEO: Jodi Arias: Death Penalty Would Cause More Pain

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Life and Health.
Jodi Arias tells The Associated Press that it would cause more pain for her family, if she is ...
VIDEO: Review after Indonesia mine deaths

VIDEO: Review after Indonesia mine deaths

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Styles and Fashion.
Safety review underway at a mine in Indonesia after a tunnel collapse now known to have killed at ...
VIDEO: Review after Indonesia mine deaths

VIDEO: Review after Indonesia mine deaths

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Styles and Fashion.
Safety review underway at a mine in Indonesia after a tunnel collapse now known to have killed at ...
Apam, Uzoenyi get new coach in France

Apam, Uzoenyi get new coach in France

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa, Sports.
French Ligue 1 side Rennes has named Philippe Montanier as new manager for the team following the resignation of Frederic Antonetti, Futaa.com reports. Antonetti, who replaced Guy Lacombe in 2009 and guided the club to a 9th placed finish in his first full season in charge announced his intention to leave the club at the ...
Flight cancellation: Court slams N5m damages on Air Nigeria

Flight cancellation: Court slams N5m damages on Air Nigeria

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa.
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered Air Nigeria to pay N5 million to one Mr. Hakeem Ogunniran as damages for cancelling his flight from Nigeria to South Africa. Justice Okon Abang gave the order while delivering judgment in a suit filed by the plaintiff against the airline over loss of business due to ...
U.S rescuers comb tornado-hit area

U.S rescuers comb tornado-hit area

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa.
Rescue workers are combing the ruins left by the gigantic tornado that killed two dozen people in Oklahoma on Monday, BBC reports. Officials say the search for survivors is nearly over as efforts turn towards recovery. Fire Chief Gary Bird said he was “98 per cent sure” there were no more survivors or bodies to ...
Militants release seven Egyptians kidnapped

Militants release seven Egyptians kidnapped

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
(Reuters) – Seven members of the Egyptian security forces kidnapped by Islamist militants in Sinai last week were released on Wednesday, ending a crisis that has highlighted lawlessness in the desert peninsula bordering Israel. Security sources said the men were freed following talks mediated by Bedouin tribal leaders. They were handed over to the army ...
Japan hospital tests powerful breast cancer therapy

Japan hospital tests powerful breast cancer therapy

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
Kumiko Karasawa: new therapy for breast cancerA Japanese cancer specialist said Wednesday she has started the world’s first clinical trial of a powerful, non-surgical, short-term radiation therapy for breast cancer. The National Institute of Radiological Sciences has begun the trial using “heavy ion radiotherapy” which emits a pinpoint beam that can be accurately directed at malignant cells, said Kumiko Karasawa, radiation [...]
Video of the day: Man escapes through the window after being caught with another man’s wife

Video of the day: Man escapes through the window after being caught with another man’s wife

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa, Entertainment.
It’s the classic cheating scenario caught on camera. The tale of a woman cheating on her husband, only to find him come home and catch the pair in the act while the lover makes a getaway.
Judicial Corruption Confirmed On TV

Judicial Corruption Confirmed On TV

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa.
Tsatsu Screams ‘We Are Dealing With Criminals’ Years After Cocaine Became Washing Powder Tsatsu Tsikata, lawyer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), the third respondent in the election petition case, has described as “a criminality” the discovery of seven mysterious boxes of pink sheets, during the proposed auditing instructed by the Supreme Court. The disgraceful [...]
Heads To Roll At GRA & CEPS Soon

Heads To Roll At GRA & CEPS Soon

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa.
Government has hinted it would embark on a number of major changes in the leadership of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), and Customs Excise and Preventive Services (CEPS), as part of measures aimed at stopping revenue leakage emanating from government agencies. It is unclear which positions would be affected, but officers of CEPS at the [...]
Gov’t Discredits Ken Kuranchie Again!

Gov’t Discredits Ken Kuranchie Again!

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa.
….Over false BMW Cars Government has denied media reports that it has purchased some BMW saloon cars for some ministers of state as official vehicles. It said the report published in the Tuesday, May 21, 2013 edition of the Daily Searchlight newspaper, edited by Ken Kuranchie was untrue. The paper has a penchant for reporting [...]
Mahama Working For 5000 Megawatts Electricity By 2015

Mahama Working For 5000 Megawatts Electricity By 2015

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa.
By Alfred K. Dogbey President John Dramani Mahama, has said that the worrying energy crisis has occupied a significant portion of his time and attention, but he is working until the crisis is resolved. He said that it is his “personal commitment in achieving stability in power generation and distribution challenges, while working to meet [...]
Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, Where Are You?

Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, Where Are You?

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa.
The presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo, his running mate, Dr. Mahmoud Bawumiah and the party Chairman, Jake Otanka Obetsebi Lamptey have filed a petition at the Supreme Court challenging the legitimacy of President John Dramani Mahama. Since Dr. Kwadwo Afari Djan announced the results of the 2012 general [...]
NASS Approves Emergency Rule

NASS Approves Emergency Rule

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa.
Members of the House of Representatives yesterday passed a resolution endorsing the state of emergency declared by President Goodluck Jonathan in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States on May 14. Our correspondent reports that the members adopted the resolution after a four-hour executive session. During the session, the members deliberated on the Gazetted copy of the [...]
Amaechi, A God-Sent Leader

Amaechi, A God-Sent Leader

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa.
Stakeholders from Obio/Akpor Local Government Area have described Governor Chibuike Amaechi as God’s sent, hence had expressed hope that he will scale through all ongoing political persecutions. The stakeholders pledged their support at a special forum by the people of the area in Port Harcourt. Caretaker Chairman of the Council, Hon. Chikordi Dike while addressing [...]
NPFL: Dolphins Set To Rattle Gombe Utd, Today …As Sharks Visit Elkanemi Warriors

NPFL: Dolphins Set To Rattle Gombe Utd, Today …As Sharks Visit Elkanemi Warriors

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa.
Dolphins FC and sister club, Sharks are to continue their redemption efforts in the Nigerian Professional football League, NPFL today as action enters week 14 across the country. At the Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt, Dolphins will host impressive Gombe United in what is expected to be an explosive encounter, while Sharks travel up north to [...]
Okrika Wins Best LG Award

Okrika Wins Best LG Award

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
Despite being suspended twice from office, the Okrika Local Government Council Chairman, Barrister Tamuno Williams has won the  Excellence in Local Government Initiative (ELGI) competition of the Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency (RSSDA). The chairman of Oyigbo  Local Government Area, Hon Felix Nwaeke emerged the  first runner-up, while Dame Maureen Tamuno of Ogu/Bolo came third. [...]
25 Policemen Found In Mass Grave

25 Policemen Found In Mass Grave

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
The death toll of policemen killed by members of the Ombatse cult in Nasarawa State has climbed to 72 following the discovery of the bodies of 25 policemen that had hitherto been  declared missing in a mass grave in an unnamed village in the state. Security authorities had earlier confirmed 57 operatives, comprising 47 policemen [...]
Achebe For Burial ,’Morrow

Achebe For Burial ,’Morrow

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
The burial rites of the late internationally acclaimed writer, Chinua Achebe, has begun with the arrival of his body at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja yesterday morning. The rites will climax with his interment tomorrow, in his hometown, Ogidi, Anambra State. The body of the late writer arrived in Nigeria at about 8am on [...]
VIDEO: Could Memphians Soon Be Exempt From Car Inspections?

VIDEO: Could Memphians Soon Be Exempt From Car Inspections?

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Life and Health.
Fasten your seatbelts and put a smile on your face. Memphis city councilman Lee Harris proposed an ordinance ...
VIDEO: Raw: Costa Rica Volcano Roars to Life

VIDEO: Raw: Costa Rica Volcano Roars to Life

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Life and Health.
Costa Rica's Turrialba volcano erupted on Tuesday, shooting out rocks and a huge column of ash. (May 21) ...
VIDEO: Raw: Students Clash With Police in Chile

VIDEO: Raw: Students Clash With Police in Chile

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Life and Health.
Students demanding wider free education clashed with police in Valparaiso, Chile on Tuesday as President Sebastian Pinera's delivered ...
VIDEO: Today in History May 22

VIDEO: Today in History May 22

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Life and Health.
Highlights of this day in history: Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy sign the 'Pact of Steel'; Richard Nixon ...
VIDEO: Mansome 183: BUILDING THE PERFECT BURRITO

VIDEO: Mansome 183: BUILDING THE PERFECT BURRITO

Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Life and Health.
So you’re craving a burrito, but it’s 4 in the morning? Maybe you’re just tired of eating your ...
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