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Cuba is the first country in the world to ​eliminate mother-to-baby HIV transmission WHO validates elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis in Cuba World Health Organization News release 30 JUNE 2015 ¦ GENEVA ¦ WASHINGTON – Cuba became the first country in the world to receive validation from WHO that it has eliminated […]

Landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizes gay marriage in the United States Reuters The Supreme Court ruled on Friday, June 26, 2015 that the U.S. Constitution provides same-sex couples the right to marry, handing a historic triumph to the American gay rights movement. The court ruled 5-4 that the Constitution’s guarantees of due process and […]

ChevronChina plans to launch yuan gold fix by end of 2015 By A. Ananthalakshmi SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China plans to launch a yuan-denominated gold fix by the end of 2015 via the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE), in a move aimed at giving the world’s biggest bullion producer and consumer more influence over pricing. The first […]

China: World’s second tallest building Shanghai Tower, will soon open AFP The world’s second tallest building, Shanghai Tower, will soon open in the Chinese financial capital with a twist — a 120-degree twist, to be exact. A softened triangular “outer skin” is literally twisted around a circular core, sending the glass and steel tower spiralling […]

Chevron completes sale of 40 pct stake in two Nigerian oil blocks Reuters U.S. oil company Chevron Corp said it has completed the sale of its 40 percent stake in two Nigerian offshore oil blocks to local firm First Exploration & Petroleum Development Company Limited. Chevron said in a statement that the sale of its […]

In Dominican Republic, deportations cast long shadow Proving legal right to stay here is no easy task for both Dominicans and Haitians born in shacks and lacking documents. _______ Haitians go into hiding as Dominican Republic authorities are free to deport Hundreds of buses have been leaving Santo Domingo for the border for the past week […]

African Union mooting the idea to adopt a single currency Xinhua JOHANNESBURG- The Africa Union (AU) is mooting the idea to adopt a single currency as part of the Agenda 2063 roadmap worked out by the organization, Anthony Mothae Maruping, AU Commissioner for Economic Affairs, said on Thursday. The aim is to connect Africa through […]

Angola’s president visiting China to sign economic agreements Xinhua Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with his Angolan counterpart Jose Eduardo dos Santos on Tuesday and they pledged to boost win-win cooperation between the two countries in pursuit of common development. “China and Angola are good brothers and long-lasting strategic partners,” Xi said during their […]

Africa to launch continental free trade negotiations It will be larger, in population, than either the European Union or NAFTA. 26 African nations with a population north of 600 million. Odisha Sun Times CAPE TOWN- African countries will launch the Continental Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) negotiations at the upcoming African Union (AU) Summit scheduled for […]

Cuba formally removed from U.S. terrorism blacklist Andrea Rodriguez and Matthew Lee Associated Press (HAVANA)—The Obama administration on Friday formally removed Cuba from a U.S. terrorism blacklist, a decision hailed in Cuba as the healing of a decades-old wound and an important step toward normalizing relations between the Cold War foes. Secretary of State John […]