Kenya and China have broken the ground for the construction of a standard gauge railway line Sarah Kimani SABC News Kenya and China have broken the ground for the construction of a standard gauge railway line. The modern rail is expected to start from Mombasa extend to Uganda, South Sudan and end in Rwanda. Construction […]
Archive | November, 2013
China to launch Chang’e-3 lunar probe December 2
November 30, 2013
China to launch Chang’e-3 lunar probe December 2 The Chang’e-3 mission is the second phase of China’s lunar program which includes orbiting, landing and returning to Earth, following the successes of the Chang’e-2 missions, which include plotting a high-resolution, full-coverage lunar map. Xinhua XICHANG- China will launch the Chang’e-3 lunar probe to the moon at […]
Dominican Republic strips at least 200,000 ethnic Haitian of claim to citizenship
November 27, 2013
Deportation fears on rise in Dominican Republic Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Wilver Cuevas Betances was born in the Dominican Republic and never left until he ran into some soldiers at a bus station in Santo Domingo who demanded his passport. “I don’t have a passport. I’m Dominican,” the 29-year-old recalled telling the soldiers. Ignoring […]
Australia’s population forecast to double by 2075
November 26, 2013
Australia’s population forecast to double by 2075 ‘Melbourne and Sydney should be neck and neck by 2053, with 7.9 million people each,’ says bureau of statistics Australian Bureau of Statistics Australia’s population is projected to double to 46 million by 2075, according to the latest population projections released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics […]
NBA: Charlotte Bobcats announced its rebranded Charlotte Hornets will have purple and teal as its primary colors
November 24, 2013
NBA: Charlotte Bobcats announced its rebranded Charlotte Hornets will have purple and teal as its primary colors Source: NBA Charlotte Bobcats The Charlotte Bobcats announced today that the team will utilize purple and teal as its primary colors when it changes its name to the Charlotte Hornets prior to the 2014-15 NBA season. The colors, which were […]
China to provide Africa with US$1 trillion financing
November 19, 2013
China to provide Africa with US$1 trillion financing Funds over next 12 years will come in the form of investments and loans, with most of them for building infrastructure, says mainland analyst Toh Han Shih South China Morning Post The central government, including state-owned banks, will provide US$1 trillion of financing to Africa in the […]
Raleigh-Durham: Light Rail rapid transit-Durham to Chapel Hill
November 16, 2013
Raleigh-Durham: Residents get second look at light-rail to run from Durham to Chapel Hill By Jim WiseThe News & Observer DURHAM — The Bull City’s public got a virtual look at the planned light-rail line between Durham and Chapel Hill Wednesday night, in the second of three project updates Triangle Transit is holding this week. […]
Equatorial Guinea seeks full implementation of Free Movement Agreement
November 15, 2013
Equatorial Guinea seeks full, systematic implementation of accord on free movement Technical and administrative conditions of the agreement must be in place before nations will be able to manage the free movement of people. PRNewswire-USNewswire MALABO, Equatorial Guinea- The Government of Equatorial Guinea favors full implementation of the Free Movement Agreement of the Economic and […]
Brazil blacks earn 36 percent less than non-black citizens- President wants racial quotas
November 14, 2013
Black Brazilians earn 36 percent less than non-black citizens Xinhua RIO DE JANEIRO– Brazilians of African descent on average earn 36 percent less than non-black Brazilians, according to a study released Wednesday by the Inter-Union Department for Statistics and Economic Studies. Released a week before the country’s Black Awareness Day, the research found that black […]
CTBUH rules Chicago is no longer home to nation’s tallest skyscraper
November 12, 2013
Tallest building ruling: Chicago’s Willis Tower (former Sears Tower) loses to New York’s new One World Trade Center Ending Willis Tower’s (Sears Tower’s) reign of 40 years as the nation’s tallest building By Blair Kamin Chicago Tribune One World Trade Center will be the nation’s tallest building when it is completed next year, a Chicago-based […]
November 30, 2013
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