New Transportation market report from Business Monitor International: “Nigeria Shipping Report Q1 2014” Boston, MA — (SBWIRE) — 12/06/2013 — The short- and medium-term picture for the Nigerian shipping sector appears rosy, with the country’s five…
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Former South African President Nelson Mandela laughs while celebrating his 89th birthday with children at the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund in Johannesburg in July 2007.(Denis Farrell/AP/File) With the passing today of Nelson Mandela, the African continent…
Nigeria insist they have drawn a fair first round group for the World Cup, but Ghana admitted they face a battle against Germany, Portugal and United States. The Ivory Coast enjoyed better luck in Friday’s draw with Africa’s other flag bearers, Algeria…
Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton on Friday praised the life of South Africa’s late leader Nelson Mandela, whom she hailed as “a giant among us.” Clinton, who was accepting a prestigious human rights award in Washington, focused on Mandela…
Arturo Vidal and Giorgio Chiellini struck in either half to hand Juventus a 2-0 away win at Bologna on Friday which gave the Serie A leaders a six-point lead over second-placed Roma. Four days ahead of a crucial trip to Istanbul, where Juve need a point…
French President Francois Hollande on Friday told African leaders it is time for their continent to take charge of its own security as a major summit went ahead against the sombre backdrop of mourning for Nelson Mandela. Hollande unveiled a major new…
Palestinian leaders on Friday drew on the legacy of Nelson Mandela, a high-profile supporter of their cause, likening his fight against apartheid to their own struggle to end Israeli occupation. Tributes to the late South African leader, whose death…
World governing body FIFA on Friday conducted the draw for next year’s World Cup, when 32 national teams will converge on Brazil to compete for the sport’s most important prize. Six months and six days before the tournament opens with a game between…
People view and place tributes at a statue of former South African President Nelson Mandela in Parliament Square in London December 6, 2013. (Toby Melville/REUTERS) Reporting contributed by Christa Case Bryant in Jerusalem, Scott Peterson in Tehran,…
Signs of HIV have returned in two American men who appeared to have briefly eradicated the virus after bone marrow transplants for cancer, US doctors said Friday. Experts said the discovery is a disappointment to efforts to find a cure for the human…
Outside Nelson Mandela’s former home in Soweto, South Africans paid tribute to the anti-apartheid leader through song and dance. They also mourned his death with flowers and candles outside the Johannesburg home where he died. (Dec. 6)
Former US president Bill Clinton, who was in office when Nelson Mandela took power in South Africa, on Thursday mourned the death of a “champion for human dignity and freedom”. “Today the world has lost one of its most important leaders and one of its…
The widow of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat pledged Friday to challenge a French inquiry which found his death to have been from natural causes, rather than poison as Palestinians suspect. “A request for further expert opinion will be submitted in…
South African President Jacob Zuma has laid out the schedule of formal events to honor Nelson Mandela, who died Thursday at the age of 95. Mandela will be buried on December 15 at his rural home in Qunu. (Dec. 6)
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says Nelson Mandela was “a giant for justice” whose “selfless struggle for human dignity, equality and freedom” inspired many people around the world. http://news.sky.com/story/1178430/nelson-mandela-dies-president-confirms…
I’ve been a supporter of Spotify for quite some time now, but one thing that has always caught me a more than a little off guard has been the strange way Spotify has supported mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets. Essentially, Spotify has…
What the world is saying about the death of Nelson Mandela: World leaders — US President Barack Obama: “He achieved more than could be expected of any man.” — South African President Jacob Zuma: “Our nation has lost its greatest son. Our people have…
The world on Friday grappled with the loss of South Africa’s beloved Nelson Mandela, a towering figure of the 20th century who inspired millions across the globe with his struggle for equality. Mandela’s Rainbow Nation awoke to a future without its…
Pope Francis on Friday paid tribute to anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela for “forging a new South Africa” and said he hoped his example would inspire the nation to strive for “justice and the common good”. Francis praised the “steadfast commitment…
As Brazil strains at the leash to prepare next year’s World Cup, FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke told AFP on Thursday that organisers should see the glass as half full. The tournament has been beset by delays, with the stadiums at Curitiba and…