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U.S. Army teams going to Africa as terror threat grows By By LOLITA C. BALDOR | Associated Press WASHINGTON — A U.S. Army brigade will begin sending small teams into as many as 35 African nations early next year, part of an intensifying Pentagon effort to train countries to battle extremists and give the U.S. […]

Nigeria: Sovereign Wealth Fund becomes operational March 2013 By Emma Ujah Vanguard December 21, 2012 ABUJA — The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, NSIA, will become fully operational and commence investment in March 2013 following the approval of its Strategy Document by the Board of Directors. According to a statement issued, in Abuja, yesterday, by Mr. […]

Nigeria: Abuja’s National Stadium renovation begins January 2013 Punch Nigeria ABUJA, FCT- The Minister of Sports and Chairman, National Sports Commission, Bolaji Abdullahi, has said the renovation of the National Stadium in Abuja will commence in January. The Federal Government has awarded the contract for the renovation of the stadium to Julius Berger Nigeria Plc and […]

Duke University opens joint university in Kunshan, east China’s Jiangsu Province Xinhua NANJING– Duke University on Wednesday launched a joint university in Kunshan, east China’s Jiangsu Province. Duke Kunshan University (DKU), jointly established by U.S.-based Duke University, Wuhan University and the Kunshan government, will begin enrolling both domestic and international students next year, said DKU […]

Ghana discovers more oil off western coast Xinhua ACCRA– The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) on Wednesday announced the discovery of more oil off the western shores of the country. The discovery, made at the Pecan-1 exploration well located in the Deepwater Tano/Cape Three Points block, is by far the fifth made in the block, […]

New-wave economies going for growth As even BRICS plateau, other countries, from Bangladesh to Mexico, are coming up fast – and could overtake the west by 2050 Larry Elliott The Guardian They are big. They have young and growing populations. They have invested in infrastructure and education. And they are growing at the sort of […]

Cannonier: ‘Bermuda has seen a new day’ Premier Paula Cox lost her Devonshire North West seat tonight after 16 years and a political career that has seen her hold virtually every major Cabinet post. Glen Smith of the One Bermuda Alliance polled 407 to Ms Cox’s 377 and his party won the General Election overall. […]

Spanish population grows 14.6 pct from 2001 to 2011 Xinhua MADRID — The Spanish population has grown by 14.6 percent, or some 6 million, from 2001 to 46.8 million by the end of 2011 thanks to immigration, the National Statistics Institute (INE) said here on Friday. INE said the number of foreigners residing in Spain […]

Longest High-Speed railway to compete with A380s in China The stretch between Zhengzhou and Guangzhou is already in service By Jasmine Wang Bloomberg Travelers in China will soon have the choice of traveling on the world’s longest high-speed train line or flying on an Airbus SAS A380 superjumbo when going from Beijing to Guangzhou. A […]

UK unemployment falls as private sector jobs hit all-time high Public sector pay roll shrinks to lowest level in a decade – but there are more private sector jobs than ever before, ONS says Larry Elliott, economics editor The Guardian Unemployment in Britain recorded its sharpest quarterly drop in more than a decade in the […]