A huge fire, which source is yet unknown, has broken out in a high-rise hotel in central Dubai close to the world’s tallest skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa. Burning debris are said to have fell from the 300m-tall (1,000-feet) building as… Read More ›
Month: December 2015
Science cooperation expands with restoration of U.S.-Cuba ties
A year after President Obama announced steps to restore relations with Cuba and end a 50-plus-year diplomatic stalemate, the two countries are forging new ties. “A year ago, it might have seemed impossible that the United States would once again… Read More ›
Wind and solar energy industries get some well-deserved credit from Congress
United States: In the U.S., experts predict a coming boom in renewable energy — particularly solar and wind — and not just because of world leaders’ recent resolve at the Paris climate summit. In December, the U.S. Congress extended tax… Read More ›
Arms race between Ebola virus and bats, waged for millions of years
It seems a war that was fought at ‘least 25 million years ago’ between Ebola virus and bats has its full intensity on African soil, causing thousands of casualty and affecting millions of residents in the three Mano River Union… Read More ›
Sierra Leone’s newly appointed top state lawyer
By Lesley Will (Political Will) Sierra Leone: President Ernest Bai Koroma on Monday 28th December, 2015 appointed Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara (JFK) as Attorney General and Minister of Justice subject to parliamentary approval. JFK was until his appointment, Commissioner of the… Read More ›
African Nations Must Join Fight Against Terrorism For Their Own Good
Editorial: Just recently the Government of Saudi Arabia came up with names of African nations that have signed up in the coalition to battle ISIS indicating a move to recognize the importance of Africa in combating growing terrorism crises for… Read More ›
End of Ebola transmission in Guinea
Press Release Geneva, 29 December 2015 – Today the World Health Organization (WHO) declares the end of Ebola virus transmission in the Republic of Guinea. Forty-two days have passed since the last person confirmed to have Ebola virus disease tested… Read More ›