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June 23, 2016
BREXIT: Hard to tell if Britain is on board an airplane or locked in a car trunk “If you jump out of the aeroplane you cannot […]
April 21, 2016
A woefully low proportion of members of the world’s learned bodies and science academies are women. A report [1] published by the Academy of Science of […]
April 19, 2016
The Panama Papers and the Correlates of Hidden Activity- Unless you’ve been living under a rock in the British Virgin Islands, you might have heard of […]
April 18, 2016
Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff suffered a crushing defeat on Sunday as a hostile and corruption-tainted congress voted to impeach her. In a rowdy session […]
April 12, 2016
Six months into office, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina looks back on his accomplishments and shares his vision for the Bank and for Africa over […]
March 31, 2016
Major milestones reached on renewable energy investments, UN reports – 25 March 2016 – Coal and gas-fired electricity generation last year drew less than half the […]
March 25, 2016
After some 115 years, Scotland has burned its last lump of coal for electricity. The Longannet power station, the last and largest coal-fired power plant […]
March 23, 2016
National Assembly to pass 2016 budget today by John Ameh and Sunday Aborisade, Abuja – After weeks of delay, both chambers of the […]
March 23, 2016
Schengen: Controversial EU free movement deal explained – The Schengen Agreement abolished the EU’s internal borders, enabling passport-free movement across most of the bloc. […]