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South Africa: Mall of Africa opens for business One of the continent of Africa’s largest malls outside Johannesburg Atterbury Property Holdings WATERFALL, GAUTENG (SOUTH AFRICA) – The iconic Mall of Africa today opens its doors for business in Waterfall City. The 131,038sqm (1,410,481.29 SF) mall marks the largest first phase completion of a mall ever […]

Russia signs contracts worth $950 million for Syria reconstruction RT News Damascus and Moscow have signed nearly a billion dollars worth of agreements to rebuild war-torn Syria, according to the Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi. The two countries intend to develop energy, trade, finance and other sectors of the economy. “The Russian side has responded to […]

Denver: RTD’s commuter train to Denver International Airport opens DENVER- Denver’s Regional Transportation District (RTD) officially launched the A Line commuter rail, connecting downtown Denver to one of the busiest airports in the United States. Denver RTD is amidst a $7 billion program to add 122 miles of new commuter and light rail, 18 miles […]

Olympic flame lit in Greece for Rio de Janeiro and the Games of the XXXI Olympiad BBC News An actor performing the role of high priestess lit the torch by using the sun’s rays. The torch will be taken by various runners on an international relay that will culminate at the opening ceremony in Rio […]

Historical flashback: When Washington and Baltimore were true Southern cities Today, many Americans refer to Baltimore and Washington as northern or “East Coast” cities instead of Southern cities. For some people the term “East Coast” means from Washington to Boston. Yet, the term “East Coast” also means any city located along or near the Atlantic Seaboard. […]

Harriet Tubman to appear on $20 bill WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Treasury Department has selected Harriet Tubman, an African-American who helped thousands of enslaved Africans in America to freedom, will replace the slaveholding U.S. President Andrew Jackson on the center of a new $20 note. Alexander Hamilton will remain on the face of the […]

District of Columbia: Washington mayor wants citizens to vote on statehood Mayor Muriel Bowser called for a city-wide vote in November to make the District of Columbia the 51st state in the union Associated Press WASHINGTON — District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser wants to give residents a chance to vote on whether the nation’s […]

Google to train 1 million Africans to boost jobs By Loni Prinsloo and Jeremy Kahn Bloomberg Google Inc. is scaling up its digital skills training programs to accommodate a million Africans in the next year, aiming to deal with high unemployment numbers on the continent. In partnership with Livity Africa, Google plans to train 300,000 […]

Dubai plans world’s tallest skyscraper, beating the Burj Khalifa The new tower will be “a notch” taller than the world’s tallest skyscraper, Burj Khalifa, developer says. Associated Press and Agence France-Presse Dubai is reaching for the sky once again, with the developer of the world’s tallest building vowing to build an even taller tower bedecked […]

IOC workshop gives Candidate Cities 2024 valuable insight into IBC/MPC, Olympic Village 2024 Bid Cities: Los Angeles (United States), Rome (Italy), Budapest (Hungary) and Paris (France) International Olympic Committee April 8, 2016 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) yesterday concluded a successful two-day workshop with the Candidate Cities 2024, dedicated to the Olympic Village, the International […]