African athletes have added glamour and excitement to the 10th edition of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) world championships in Helsinki, Finland. Crowds of more than 30Â 000 have been treated to spectacular performances by the 2Â 000 athletes drawn from more than 200 countries.
He spent almost a quarter century as a trader in the financial markets, so you’d think David Bullard would read the financial pages. Why doesn’t he?
Some weird disease takes Harry Herber to the US every year to listen to country music and visit small towns. Seems the top media brands are about as bizarre as his habit.
It was announced today that The Tuesday Night Show, the only gay and lesbian radio show that broadcasts to a national audience, will be discontinued with immediate effect.
A bellwether report has found that the number of malnourished people in Africa has increased from 88-million in 1970 to 200-million today, 35% of the continent’s population, as a result of ill-conceived agricultural policies and trade barriers imposed by wealthy countries.
It would be a mistake to view the recent launch of MTN Banking as simply another banking channel. It is the first step towards true cellphone banking where bricks, mortar and tellers could be relegated to the history books. It is not about a bank offering cellphone banking, but rather a cellphone company offering banking.
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Monday marked the first day of Israel’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, with teams of soldiers and police officers slated to fan out throughout the Gaza Strip’s 21 settlements to hand settlers notices telling them to quit their homes. Those who have not left after 48 hours face being removed by force.
A dramatic last-hole birdie saw Phil Mickelson capture his second major title when he won the storm-delayed 87th PGA Championship on Monday. The 35-year-old American carded a closing two-over 72 to finish on four-under 276 for the year’s final major tournament.