British scientists get $4.2m to study life on Mars
Space scientists in Britain have won more than 4.2 million U. S. dollars of government funding to help support exploration of life on Mars. The funding from the official UK…
MAHAMA, HEAD OF ECOWAS ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION CHARGES LIBERIANS TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL VOTE
To the politicians and candidates, the Head of Mission said: “there can only be one winner.” “It is not only about winning, but how you react to losing matters,” he…
In Mugabe’s Zimbabwe, hard currency just got a whole lot harder
After defying economic gravity for a year, Zimbabwe’s homemade U.S. dollars have fallen to earth with a bump. Rumors the central bank was buying up black market U.S. dollars last…
South Africa’s central bank denies directing banks on KPMG ties
South Africa’s central bank said on Friday it had not given banks any instructions on their relationships with KPMG as a result of a scandal involving the auditing firm. Sources…
North Korea threatens to shoot down US military planes, calls trump statement a declaration of war
North Korea’s foreign minister on Monday asserted that the pariah state has the right to defend itself by shooting down U.S. planes, even if they are not in the country’s…
Angela Merkel wins for 4th term, exit polls say; social democrats lose ground
Exit polls on Sunday have shown that German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives have secured a fourth consecutive term in office. It’ s a statement that the Germans are okay with…
Amid verbal war between Trump and Kim, US fighter jets scour Korea skies in show of force
“Mentally deranged”, “bereft of reason” and a “madman on the loose” – these are the things two world leaders have been saying to each other in 2017. They are US…
Inside Kim’s horror world: How North Korea President turned teenagers to sex slaves, killed 11 musicians in one day
A defector from North Korea has described the shocking brutality she witnessed from inside Kim Jong-un’s regime. Hee Yeon Lim described how the North Korean leader ordered executions of anyone…
Deadly earthquake hits Mexico, 119 dead, many injured, homeless
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck central Mexico on Tuesday, collapsing buildings and killing dozens of people on the anniversary of a 1985 quake that devastated Mexico City. The Washington Post reports…
New business model to give Schlumberger bigger space in global market
The world’s largest oilfield services company, Schlumberger NV (SLB.N), is spending billions of dollars buying stakes in its customers’ oil and gas projects – investing in the same ventures it…