adminFAO hails China’s contribution to improving global food security
ROME. — The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation hailed China’s contribution to improving global food security via reducing poverty and chronic hunger, calling its co-operation with China over past 40…
Bruce Lee’s famous tracksuit fetches US$100 000
HONG KONG. — A yellow-and-black jumpsuit from Bruce Lee’s final movie was sold for more than double its expected hammer price at an auction in Hong Kong yesterday commemorating the…
New book probes Bhutto murder failures
ISLAMABAD. — A new book brings to a wider audience a theory of cover-up, sweeping blame and staggering security failures behind the 2007 assassination of Pakistan’s ex-prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
Arab think-tanks call for more job creation for women
DUBAI. — The Arab Thought Foundation at the conclusion of its annual summit yesterday called for more job creation and entrepreneurial chances in the Arab world, especially for young Arab…
US teacher gunned down in Benghazi
BENGHAZI. — An American teacher with International School Benghazi was gunned down in Libya as he took his morning jog yesterday, a week before he was to return home on…
Choosing the ideal 4×4
Fact Jeke Behind the Wheel December is the best month of the year, not only do we celebrate the birth of Christ Jesus, but we also get to have a…
Zambia’s central bank to commence implementation of banking gauge
LUSAKA. — Zambia’s central bank intends to commence the implementation of a globally accepted standard to measure the solvency of commercial banks in the country in order to avoid bank…
Confidence vital for economy rebound
Vandudzayi Zirebwa Buy Zimbabwe Economists the world over have found out that the biggest challenge nations face in reviving their fortunes for the better is more often than not, a…
Insurance, pension firms to raise US$6m for low-cost housing
Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter THE insurance and pension industry is seeking to raise US$6 million through private placement bonds to mobilise funds for on lending to banks to finance…
It’s the greatest action film
Prof Joel White At the Movies Film: Captain Phillips Cast: Barkhad Abdi, Tom Hanks, Max Martini, Catherine Keener, Chris Mulkay, Corey Johnson.