Dilemma X

Shanghai, Singapore ink four agreements in services sector Xinhua SINGAPORE- China’s Shanghai and Singapore on 13 May 2015 inked four agreements in services sector to foster economic relations between the two sides during Shanghai Mayor Yang Xiong’s first visit to the city state. Yang Xiong, who is on a visit from Tuesday to Thursday, and […]

Francois Hollande evokes France’s ‘debt’ to Haiti, but stops short of reparations for slavery By Cole Stangler International Business Times Speaking at the inauguration of a memorial and cultural center in Guadeloupe devoted to the history of slavery, French President François Hollande evoked France’s “debt” toward its former slaveholding colony of Haiti but also appeared […]

2nd Africa Urban Infrastructure Investment Forum- Luanda, Angola African Media Agency (Dubai) 1 MAY 2015 2nd Africa Urban Infrastructure Investment Forum The 2nd Urban Infrastructure Investment Forum (AUIFF) in Luanda saw a number of African ministers and leaders of cities gather to discuss a range of issues relating to the development of African cities and […]

Australia: Twin skyscrapers plan for Melbourne Simon Johanson The Sydney Morning Herald MELBOURNE- It’s the Melbourne equivalent to New York’s twin towers. The city’s reputation as the skyscraper capital of Australia is set to be boosted after a Chinese developer lodged plans to build a twin skyscraper complex on Queen and La Trobe Streets. Just […]

Africa: China, Equatorial Guinea announce all-round partnership of cooperation Xinhua BEIJING- Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on Tuesday and they pledged to lift the bilateral relationship to an all-round partnership featuring equality, mutual trust and win-win cooperation. Lauding Obiang as a good friend of the Chinese […]

Rioting in an American city in 2015- Yesteryear in Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s own words 1967 Unrest followed the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore, Maryland on April 27, 2015. Freddie Gray, a 25 year old African American man, died of a mysterious spinal injury on April 19, 2015, days after being taken into […]

Europe’s former imperial powers continue to target aid to ex-colonies, especially in Africa France, Britain, Belgium, Spain, Germany and Portugal are spending most of their official development aid on the countries they once ruled as colonies The Guardian Until the 20th century, they were Europe’s biggest imperial powers. Today, France, the UK, Belgium, Spain, Germany […]

Jamaica just planted its first legal Marijuana (Cannabis) plant By Balford Henry Jamaica Observer The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, planted its first legal ganja (marijuana) plant yesterday, symbolizing its position as the pioneer in legally cultivating and researching the benefits of the drug in Jamaica. Emotive adjectives colored the presentations from government […]

South Africa deploys troops to quell xenophobic violence Xinhua JOHANNESBURG- South Africa deployed troops Tuesday to anti-immigrant hotspots to help quell xenophobic violence in which at least seven people were killed and shops run by immigrants were looted. Defense Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula told the media that it is the right time for the country to […]

Asian-African Summit 2015 Asian-African ministerial meeting kicks off in Indonesia Xinhua Ministers from Asian and African countries held a meeting here on Monday in preparation for the Asian-African Summit 2015. The summit runs from April 22 to April 23 and the commemoration of the 60th Asian-African Conference is scheduled for April 24. The upcoming summit […]