Alejandro Faini, Editor (North America) WASHINGTON — United States Special Forces launched two simultaneous operations in the capital of Libya, Tripoli and Baraawe, Somalia last Saturday. According to military sources both goals were accomplished and no American casualties were reported. The operation in Tripoli targeted Abu Anas al Liby, member of al-Qaeda, who has been linked by American intelligence with the attack to the US embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam back in […]
Helena Stocks, Editor (Fashion) Paris Fashion Week is usually renowned as a time to celebrate fashion and the wonderful designs for the upcoming seasons. However this year, the Nina Ricci show brought protests to the forefront, which resulted in one model accidentally hitting one of the girls. Not exactly the peaceful, enjoyable catwalk one would imagine. The fashion world has always caused controversy, whether it is due to the prominence of size zero and […]
Cliona Elliott, Editor (Food) Over the past few years, coffee has been at the forefront of daytime social meetings, and I often ask friends ‘would you like to meet for coffee? But the extensive range of herbal teas that have been available for centuries deserve some recognition. Black tea, blue tea, green tea, white tea and finally infusions. It may seem complicated but ‘herbal tea’ isn’t actually classified as tea — reason being that […]
Laís Fulgencio, Editor (South America) BRASILIA — The G3, created in 2003 by Brazil, India and South Africa as a forum for direct dialogue between nations with common interests, announced on Wednesday, September 25, a joint statement condemning the actions of espionage of the United States on Brazil and supporting the Brazilian proposal for a new “global governance of the Internet” to ensure data security. For the governments of India and South Africa, access […]
Ingrida Kurlinkute, Correspondent (Business) LONDON — 2016 might see the introduction of smaller polymer banknotes by The Bank of England. Plastic banknotes will be less shabby, much more difficult to falsify and also smaller in size, just 125mm by 65mm, yet still bigger than euro banknotes. More than 20 countries now issue polymer banknotes such as Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, Mauritius and Singapore. An Australian $5 note wears out in three years, while the English […]
Mati Maravanyika, Editor (Africa) NAIROBI — The Kenya shilling is finally steady against the dollar, while eKenyan shares have increased, “continuing their winning streak for the sixth session in a row.” The NSE-20 shared increased “0.1 per cent to 4727.66 points” and as Afrika Investment Bank analyst Ronald Lugalia noted, “foreign investors are taking advantage of the current stable prices in the market right now.” According to Lugalia, foreign investors are responsible for most of […]
Simona Botviciute, Editor (Asia- Far East) ZAMBOANGA – Philippnine troops have continuously exchanged fire with Muslim guerrillas since a stand-off took place in Zamboanga city last Monday. At least nine people were killed and many residents have fled the area in fear of facing the violence. Commercial flights to and from the city were suspended as well as the ferry services, which left approximately 13,000 civilians seeking shelter at the Zamboanga city sports stadium. […]
Alejandro Faini, Editor (North America) WASHINGTON DC — Syria has become the main topic in the international community and hugely influential in the United States. John Kerry and the entire Obama cabinet have been pushing inside and outside of the US for an initiative to attack the Syrian army as a “punishment” for the use of Chemical Weapons, despite the different flaws and differences in the investigations lead by the US and its allies. A day […]
Miles McCormack, Editor (Technology) Microsoft just gained over 32,000 employees this week after unveiling it’s buyout of Nokia’s Devices and Services division from the Finnish company. The deal, part of outgoing CEO Steve Ballmer’s strategy to refocus the Redmond based behemoth into a devices and services company itself, has been rumoured ever since former Microsoft employee Stephen Elop moved into his position as CEO of the company three years ago. The week’s events only served […]
Cecile Boyer, Editor (Film) Riddick (releasing in Asia, Europe and North America): Here is the science fiction film of the week! This film, directed by David Twohy, tells the story of Riddick (Vin Diesel) who is left dead on a damaged planet has to face some terrible predators. He requires the help of two ships. One carries a new specie whilst the other brings someone that Riddick knows too well. Go have a look […]
