adminBangladesh eye rare Test series win
Bangladesh will be looking for a rare Test cricket series win when they take on West Indies in the second and final Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka today.
Why Zim might just offer Africa’s best safari experience
AS a child, the ultimate treat was a day out to Knowsley Safari Park, a mere mile from my Merseyside home. However, it being the 70s and us not having a car, we would have to wait for four-wheeled visitors to take us.
Putin, Trump to meet at G20 summit: Kremlin
A meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin will take place at this week’s G20 summit as planned, the Kremlin said on Thursday, despite US threats to cancel over Moscow’s tensions with Ukraine.
Brexit could see US$911 bln of assets siphoned from London to Frankfurt
While Theresa May tries to get her Brexit deal over the line, banks have already packed their bags and started moving to Frankfurt.
Climate change “biggest global health threat” of century, doctors warn
Rising heat and wilder weather linked to climate change make it “the biggest global health threat of the 21st century”, with hundreds of millions more people already suffering in the last two decades, medical officials warned Wednesday.
Saudis to lend Tunisia US$500 ml: Sources
Saudi Arabia will lend Tunisia US$500 million at a favourable interest rate and will finance two projects worth $140 million, two sources told Reuters on Wednesday, a day after a visit from the Saudi crown prince that drew Tunisian protests.
UNESCO adds reggae music to global cultural heritage list
Reggae music, whose chill, lilting grooves found international fame thanks to artists like Bob Marley, on Thursday won a spot on the United Nations’ list of global cultural treasures.
German police search Deutsche Bank in money-laundering case
German investigators looking for evidence of possible money laundering have searched multiple offices belonging to Deutsche Bank.
Mozambique signs up to the “HeForShe” campaign
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday declared that gender equity and the empowerment of women are priorities for his government, as shown by the policies and strategies under implementation in the country.
UNICEF develops story-books for children
THE United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF Zimbabwe), in collaboration with local writers, photographers and graphic designers has developed 16 story-books for children under the age of six.