Virginia Bonet Morell, Editor (Europe) STOCKHOLM – On the 8th of October last year, the Nobel Foundation announced to the press and international media who the winners were for the 2013 Nobel Prizes. These international awards in recognition of cultural and scientific advances were given to influential figures in the areas of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace and economic sciences, from all over Europe and the United States. This year the ceremony will be […]
Greg Landon, Correspondent (Sport) With Week 6 now in the bag, things are really starting to take shape in the 2013 NFL season. Clear conference favourites are emerging, as are favourites for the highest draft picks come April. Here’s our review of the sixth weekend of NFL action. Thursday night’s opener saw the winless Giants visit the Bears. Eli Manning’s terrible evening began with a pick-six to cornerback Tim Jennings, and he would go […]
Lise Epailly, Correspondent (Music) The launch of 2013 Paramore European Tour started a week ago followed by an international performance last week after four years of silence. Regardless of this exciting news, one might argue that Paramore’s self-titled new album is nothing more than an album among others whereas a more optimistic view leads us to see an opportunity for the group to start over again. Ever since their first song, we witness a […]
Steve Lambert, Editor (Sport) The past week saw international football replace the common weekly fixtures at a club level with 11 of the 13 European spots still up for grabs in an attempt to enter next year’s World Cup in Brazil. As of now, only two teams are qualified for the event that begins next June with Holland and Italy sealing their place with four and six points gained respectively over the course of […]
Pranav Padiyar, Correspondent (Travel) It is often the journey we take that defines us. A journey encompasses a whole range of emotions — from the excitement of the first step to the sorrow of the last on your way home, we feel everything. Bolivia is a landlocked country in the South Americas bordered by Brazil to the northeast, Paraguay and Argentina to the south, Chile to the southwest and Peru to the west. The […]
Macau during Typhoon Utor in August 2013 viewed from the Macau Tower. Simona Botviciute, Editor (Asia: Far East) MANILA — At least two people were killed and several were reported missing after a powerful typhoon hit the northern Philippines on Monday. Tens of thousands of residents have been left homeless after what is considered to be the most powerful storm to hit the country this year. Typhoon Utor, which left a trail of […]
Steve Lambert, Editor (Sport) The beginning of this week saw the final 8 teams play in the first knockout stage of the Euro 2013 women’s football tournament, with hosts Sweden finding their way through to the semi finals ready to face Germany, whilst Norway and Denmark won their respective games to pit them against one another in their semi final clash Thursday. In the first of the four games, hosts Sweden earned an emphatic victory […]
Steve Lambert, Editor (Sport) With the group stages of the Euro 2013 cup coming to a close in Sweden, five teams have booked their place in the last eight, with the hosts accompanying Italy, Germany, Norway and France in the quarter finals this coming weekend. Meanwhile there are three spots left up for grabs, with Spain, Iceland and Denmark looking as the favourites to take the remaining spots, unless England or Russia can […]
Joe Paley, Correspondent (Sport) Spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Ravi Ashwin led India to their second ICC Champions Trophy title on Sunday afternoon, defeating tournament hosts England in a rain affected match at Edgbaston, Birmingham. Reduced to 20 overs a side after constant drizzle and heavy downpours throughout the afternoon, England were set a total of 130 to win their first ODI trophy. With Ravi Bopara and Eoin Morgan at the crease with […]
Joe Paley, Correspondent (Sport) The ICC Champions Trophy kicks off this week across England and Wales with the opening game between India and South Africa taking place at the Swalec Cricket Stadium in Cardiff. The tournament was last held in 2009 in South Africa and was won by Australia who ran out winners for the second time after winning in 2006. Despite winning the last two tournaments, Australia enter the 2013 edition with low […]
