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Bermuda: New hospital will cost more than expected By Jonathan Bell The Royal Gazette The final cost of Bermuda’s new hospital will prove higher than many expect, new Health Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin has warned. But, in a candid interview with The Royal Gazette, the Minister promised to be keep the public informed as to where […]

Update November 6, 2015 Nigeria: Lagos governor says first light rail project to be completed by December 2016 Nigeria: Lagos governor says first light rail project to be completed by December 2016 Updated November 14 2013 Lagos awards contract for extension of Light Rail project Dr. Dayo Mobereola , MD, LAMATA By Gboyega Akinsanmi This […]

Berlin’s new Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport opening delayed again Xinhua BERLIN — Berlin-Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport, the new air harbor for the German capital, postponed its opening date again, confirmed the airport operator on Monday. Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH, the airport operator, said in a statement that the new delay was caused by “problems with […]

President Barack Obama’s Cabinet diversity in danger with new picks By Emily Heil The Washington Post The White House is poised this week to announce a handful of Cabinet nominees, most of whom have a few things in common: they all seem like perfectly qualified, distinguished folks. . . and they’re all white men. President Obama’s picks, […]

NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover explores ‘Yellowknife Bay’ NASA PASADENA, Calif. – After imaging during the holidays, NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity resumed driving Jan. 3, 2013 and pulled within arm’s reach of a sinuous rock feature called “Snake River.” Snake River is a thin curving line of darker rock cutting through flatter rocks and jutting above sand. […]

NFL final regular season home attendance for 2012 NFL Attendance 2012 Top 10 home attendance in blue RK TEAM GMS TOTAL AVG PCT 1 Dallas 8 708,249 88,531 110.7 2 NY Giants 8 643,964 80,495 97.6 3 Washington 8 637,236 79,654 86.9 4 NY Jets 8 632,704 79,088 95.9 5 Denver 8 613,062 76,632 100.7 6 […]

December 2012’s unemployment rate is 7.8 percent -December’s 2008 rate was 7.2 percent   The number of unemployed persons, at 12.2 million, was little changed in December. The unemployment rate held at 7.8 percent and has been at or near that level since September.   Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for adult women (7.3 percent) and […]

U.S. Census rethinks Hispanic on questionnaire Haya El Nasser USA TODAY Hispanics may become a race of their own in the U.S. Census — a major change that some Latino advocacy groups are opposing. Currently, the Census considers Hispanic not a race but an ethnic background. Hispanics can be of any race, and Hispanic origin […]

February 1: Crucial day Minnesota Vikings new NFL stadium Star Tribune MINNEAPOLIS- Feb. 1 will be a crucial day in the development of the new $975 million Vikings Stadium. On that day, the Minnesota Sports Facility Authority, which will own and operate the stadium, will choose a construction manager — the folks to actually build […]

Nigeria to acquire 30 aircraft to boost operations of the aviation industry Xinhua LAGOS — Nigeria plans to buy 30 aircraft as part of measures to boost the operations of the aviation industry, according to a latest report from the government. The fund would be sourced from part of the aviation intervention fund of the […]