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2014 World Airport Traffic and Rankings Release Date March 26, 2015 See update: Release Date: April 04, 2016 2015 World’s Busiest Airports- Release Date: April 04, 2016 Airports Council International (ACI) MONTREAL – Based on reports from 1,095 airports worldwide, ACI’s preliminary passenger traffic results for 2014 show that the top four ranked positions with […]

A rising share of the U.S. Black population is foreign born 9 Percent are immigrants; and while most are from the Caribbean, Africans drive recent growth By Monica Anderson Pew Research Center A record 3.8 million black immigrants live in the United States today, more than four times the number in 1980, according to a […]

Australia: Construction to being on Brisbane’s tallest skyscraper Kristian Silva Brisbane Times It is set to tower over Brisbane’s CBD, but only a third of the investors who have bought a slice of the Skytower are actually from the Sunshine State (Queensland). Construction is only weeks away from beginning on the city’s tallest skyscraper, a […]

Angola and Brazil sign agreements to facilitate investments Agência Angola Press LUANDA – Angola and Brazil, on 1 April 205, in Luanda signed a cooperation and investment facilitation accord, including a memorandum of understanding for promotion of investments in industry, agriculture, energy and services. The deals were signed by the Foreign ministers of Angola and […]

World’s Muslim population will surpass Christians this century NPR Islam is growing more rapidly than any other religion in the world, according to a new report by the Pew Research Center that says the religion will nearly equal Christianity by 2050 before eclipsing it around 2070, if current trends continue. “The main reason Muslims are […]

Israel applies to join China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Reuters Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signed a letter of application for Israel to join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. More than 40 countries, including Australia, South Korea, Britain, France, Germany and Italy, have said they […]

Nigeria: Muhammadu Buhari wins historic presidential election landslide The 72-year-old built an early lead in northern states dominated by the mainly Muslim, Hausa-Fulani ethnic group of which he is a member. By Tim Cocks Reuters Three decades after seizing power in a military coup, Muhammadu Buhari became the first Nigerian to oust a president through […]

Russia to join Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) RT Russia decided to apply to join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said on Saturday. “I would like to inform you about the decision to participate in the AIIB,” which was made by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Shuvalov […]

Barbados planning to replace Queen Elizabeth II as head of state By Carol Williams And David McFadden The Associated Press BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados plans to remove Queen Elizabeth II as titular head of state and replace her with a ceremonial president from the Caribbean island, a former British territory once known as “Little England” […]

United Nations: Permanent memorial in New York honoring victims of transatlantic slave trade United Nations A permanent memorial to honor the victims of one of the most horrific tragedies of modern history will be revealed at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Wednesday, when the world marks the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims […]