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The Beijing Auto Show 2012     Jack Perkowski, Contributor Forbes   First quarter passenger car sales in China may have been flat, but that does not seem to have dampened the enthusiasm for the Beijing Auto Show, which opened earlier this week. Every year, China’s major auto show alternates between Beijing and Shanghai, and […]

243 cameras to be strategically placed around New Providence Island (Nassau), Bahamas to monitor, prevent and detect crimes Travis Cartwright-Carroll The Nassau Guardian Minister of National Security Tommy Turnquest said yesterday that the implementation of closed circuit television (CCTV) camera throughout The Bahamas will not, in isolation, reduce the crime rate, adding that other factors […]

United Kingdom falls into double-dip recession   By Mike Obel International Business Times The United Kingdom, Europe’s third-largest economy, fell into recession in the first quarter as its gross domestic product fell 0.2 percent, a contraction that followed the fourth-quarter’s 0.3 percent decline. The decline, which is the country’s second since the Great Recession, stemmed […]

Japan fears nuclear plant sits atop active geological fault Reuters Japan Atomic Power Co.’s Tsuruga nuclear power plant is seen in Tsuruga, Fukui prefecture, July 2, 2011. JAPAN-NUCLEAR/ARCADE  Credit: Reuters/Issei Kato TOKYO- A nuclear plant in northwestern Japan may be sitting right on top of an active geological fault, the country’s nuclear watchdog has said, […]

China and Russia launched joint naval exercises showing growing cooperation in international affairs Associated Press BEIJING  — China and Russia launched joint naval exercises Sunday that highlight warming ties between their militaries and growing cooperation in international affairs. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said the six days of drills feature simulated anti-aircraft, anti-submarine and search-and-rescue operations, including […]

India’s Aggressive Military Build-Up: Keeping Up With China Indian police and army soldiers march towards India Gate on Rajpath during the main Republic Day parade on Rajpath, in New Delhi, Thursday. India is marking it’s 62nd Republic Day with military parades across the country. By Palash R. Ghosh International Business Times  As India prepares to […]

Hollande Seeks to Overcome Doubts in Fight Against Sarkozy By Helene Fouquet Bloomberg  Francois Hollande began his march toward the pinnacle of French power in Lorient, a Breton port, three years ago. On June 27, 2009, he told 400 Socialist Party activists they needed to unite to oust Nicolas Sarkozy. It was the first of […]

Mugabe urges peace ahead of Zimbabwe elections By Cris Chinaka Reuters HARARE- Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday urged political parties to ensure a looming general election is peaceful, amid a rise in violence that he blamed on ambitious politicians staking claims as candidates. “It’s very sad that we are seeing ugly fights in constituencies […]

Ghana’s new capital city highway named after U.S. President George Walker Bush Will President Obama have a road in Ghana or Nigeria too?           Many Americans do not know that an African nation back in February 2012 named one of their capital city’s new expressways after former President George W. Bush.   President John Evans Atta […]

Ghana signs $1 billion loan with China for natural gas project By Bloomberg News Ghana signed a $1 billion lending agreement with China Development Bank Corp. as part of the biggest loan in the country’s history that Vice President John Dramani Mahama said would provide hundreds of thousands of jobs and develop natural gas. Ghana […]