Thu Feb 28, 2013 2:56am EST The following factors could affect Italian markets on Thursday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*). ITALY POLITICS An Italian political crisis that has rattled the euro zone deepened on Wednesday when two party leaders ruled out [...]
CARACAS, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) — Venezuela’s Vice President Nicolas Maduro said Thursday that President Hugo Chavez is continuing his battle for “health and life” following his recent cancer treatment. The ailing president faces “delicate health condition” because he worked tirelessly without rest for the people, Maduro said during a public ceremonial event here. The Venezuelan [...]
By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor VATICAN CITY | Fri Mar 1, 2013 9:35am EST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A relaxed and rested Pope Emeritus Benedict read messages from well-wishers and strolled in his retirement palace gardens on Friday as cardinals due to elect his successor planned pre-vote meetings for next week. The 85-year-old former pope [...]
BY NICHOLAS WINNING LONDON—The party led by U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron finished third in an election for a district it had hoped to win, a result that will likely raise questions about his leadership and whether he can win a majority in the next general election, due in 2015. The Liberal Democrats won the [...]
Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick The indoor sports hall of the Asaba Township Stadium Thursday witnessed a veritable gathering of titans and consummate personalities during the inauguration of 32 sporting associations in Delta State. Inaugurating the sports associations, the Executive Chairman of the Delta state Sports Commission, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick, spoke glowingly about the rich [...]
By Devon Maylie Johannesburg — Indian generic drug maker Cipla Ltd . said Thursday it has made an all-share offer of $508.6 million to acquire South Africa’s Cipla Medpro SA Ltd., an acquisition it said would enable the company to grow across the continent. The offer–which Cipla Medpro recommends to its board–follows a preliminary offer [...]
BY DEVON MAYLIE JOHANNESBURG—The supplement found in Olympic runner and murder suspect Oscar Pistorius’s house in February is a derivative of bull’s testicles that can potentially raise testosterone levels enough to make an athlete fail a drug test, said a South African antidoping agency. The product’s German maker, Biologische Heilmittel Heel GmbH, said Thursday that [...]
JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) — The State College Board has voted to name William N. Laforge the next president of Delta State University. The unanimous decision was announced Thursday morning. LaForge is a Delta State graduate who has enjoyed a career in the public and private sectors, spanning the fields of law, government, higher education and [...]
MOSCOW, February 28 (RIA Novosti) – The Venezuelan Embassy in Russia denied on Thursday media reports that President Hugo Chavez had been brain-dead since December and was recently disconnected from life-supporting equipment. On Wednesday, Colombian TV channel NTN24 reported, citing Panama’s former Ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS) Guillermo Cochez, that Chavez’s brain [...]
Ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman met North Korea’s Kim Jong Un on Thursday on the third day of his improbable journey to Pyongyang, telling the leader “You have a friend for life,” a delegation spokesman said. Rodman and Kim sat side by side at an exhibition game in Pyongyang on Thursday, chatting as they watched players [...]
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican has released Pope Benedict’s schedule for Thursday, when he’ll become the first pontiff to retire in almost 600 years. The 85-year-old Benedict will meet with his cardinals Thursday morning and then helicopter to Castel Gandolfo, the papal residence south of Rome. He’ll greet parishioners there from the balcony, his final [...]
26 February 2013 Last updated at 12:55 Benedict XVI will continue to wear his distinctive white cassock, but without any cape or ornate trimmings Pope Benedict will be known as “pope emeritus” and will retain the honorific “His Holiness” after he abdicates on Thursday, Vatican officials say. He will also continue to be known by [...]
FCT Minister Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed said the newly established Abuja University of Technology, Abaji (AUTA) will commence academic activities in September 2013. The minister said this on Thursday in Abaji as part of the on-going official campaign for the forthcoming Area Councils’ Chairmanship and Councillorships Election for the Party in Abaji and Kwali Area [...]
When: Wednesday, February 13, 8:30 a.m. Where: Universities Center, Jackson Contact Phone: 601-432-6333 Categories: All, Public Meetings The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning’s (IHL) Board Search Committee appointed for the search for the next president of Delta State University will meet at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 for the [...]
THE Super Eagles will continue enjoying the fruits of their labour Thursday, this time in Asaba where Delta State Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan and members of his cabinet will appreciate the efforts of the ‘Golden boys.’ President Goodluck Jonathan hosted the Eagles on Tuesday in Abuja, where he rewarded them with cash, national honours and plots [...]
In a country where one in four women is raped and where months-old babies and 94-year-old grandmothers are sexually assaulted, citizens are demanding action after a teenager was gang-raped, sliced open from her stomach to her genitals, and left for dead on a construction site last week. The 17-year-old lived long enough to identify one [...]
ATLANTA (AP) – A winter storm made its way across the Southeast on Thursday, dumping snow in states recovering from days of rain, playing a role in at least one fatality, and leaving thousands without power. Weather warnings and advisories were in effect for sections of Alabama, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and [...]
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Shiite Muslims hit by a twin bombing that killed 86 people refused to bury their dead Friday, demanding the Pakistani government do more to protect them from increasing violence against the minority sect. The attack on a billiards hall Thursday night in the southwestern city of Quetta marked a bloody start [...]
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Fulani Forum to NEF: You Do Not Represent The Good People of North Nigeri
Fulani Forum to NEF: You Do Not Represent The Good People of North Nigeria In lieu of your statement: NEF to Jonathan: You‘ve declared war on Northern Nigeria We progressive youth of North Nigeria hereby assert that the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) does not represent the good people of North Nigeria. We are disappointed in [...]
Japan, a subtle but effective partner for Africa
Japan, a subtle but effective partner for Africa Interview with JICA President, Akihiko Tanaka By Jocelyne Sambira Africa’s continued growth has sparked the interest of investors from industrialized nations, resulting in fierce competition for its resources and markets. The aggressive economic expansion efforts by China and India, among others, come to mind. Japan, however, has [...]
Malian children face education crisis
Malian children face education crisis Conflict disrupts schools By Kingsley Ighobor While the world remains focused on ending Mali’s conflict following rebel incursions into the northern part of the country early last year, there are about 400,000 Malian children facing severe disruptions in their education, warns the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF. The fund and other [...]
Livestock tracking in Africa goes high tech
Livestock tracking in Africa goes high tech By Pavithra Rao In an era of lightning speed, ever-present wireless connectivity, high tech is now also being used to benefit livestock farmers in rural areas of Africa. Widely known for being used to track wild animals, GPS, or “Global Positioning System” tracking devices are being adapted by [...]
Boko Haram Are Cannibals and Drug Addicts; It Is Time To Eradicate This Scourge
Boko Haram Are Cannibals and Drug Addicts; It Is Time To Eradicate This Scourge To the President and Nigeria’s people AssalamualikumWe the MuslimsAgainstTerror.com here by offer our prayers and support for the mission to bring an end to Abubakar Shekau’s Boko Haram. We are pleased to hear of the declared states of emergency. Even though [...]
Clergy Bethrand Osinachi Ujunwa calls for unity among Christians
Clergy Bethrand Osinachi Ujunwa calls for unity among Christians By Nwaorgu Faustinus The former parish priest of St. Paul’s Catholic Parish Umuodagu Ntu in Ngor/Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State, Rev. Father Bethrand has called on Christians to be united as a body. Rev. Bethrand made the call at a send-off and reception church [...]
May 8, 2013 Boko Haram has waged a war against Nigeria In total violation of the fundamental principles of society, the Nigerian government is yet to respond to the war it’s people and military have been subjected to. The May 7th occurrence in Bama, Maiduguri is the latest in a series of full scale rebel [...]
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Allegations of cocaine use are too serious to ignore
Mayor Rob Ford is fooling himself if he thinks that the crack-video affair will blow over. Nothing was seen or heard of Mr. Ford over the long weekend as the city absorbed a shocking allegation that he had been caught on video smoking crack cocaine. Returning to city hall on Tuesday, he dodged the media [...]
Eurovision: Azerbaijan probes Russian ‘nul points’
20 May 2013 Last updated at 17:38 Farid Mammadov (R) was given maximum points by Russia Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has ordered an inquiry into why his country gave Russia “nul points” at Saturday’s Eurovision Song Contest. Voters and the official Azerbaijan jury in fact gave strong backing to the Russian entry, according to officials. [...]
