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Hundreds of people gathered for an anti-Boko Haram march in Chad’s capital N’djamena on Saturday (January 17) to support the government’s decision to send troops to Cameroon. Chad said on Thursday (January 15) it would send a large number of troops to its southern neighbour to help fight increasing incursions from the Islamist militants attacking from Nigeria. Protesters holding banners reading “Stop Boko H” marched against the ongoing violence of the militant group, that has […]
(Reuters) – Hedge fund manager Marko Dimitrijevic is closing his largest hedge fund, Everest Capital’s Global Fund, having lost almost all its money after the Swiss National Bank (SNB) scrapped its three-year-old cap on the franc against the euro, Bloomberg news reported on Saturday. Citing a person familiar with the firm, Bloomberg said the fund had been betting that the Swiss franc would decline. The fund had about $830 million in assets at the end […]
Yemen’s Houthi militia seized the president’s chief of staff on Saturday (January 17) and threatened further steps to derail a proposed new constitution in a wrangle for power that threatens to bring down the government. The draft constitution was formally launched on Saturday and aims to resolve big regional, political and sectarian differences in Yemen by devolving authority to the regions. But it has been bitterly opposed by the Houthis who fear it will dilute […]
Thousands of farmers and consumer rights activists gathered at the German chancellory on Saturday (January 17) to protest against the rise of industrial-scale agriculture and genetically modified foods. The protest, under the headline “We are fed up”, coincided with the start ofEurope’s biggest agricultural fair, the International Green Week, and is one the largest annual protests in Germany. The protesters said they blamed the German government for not doing enough to support traditional farmers and […]
In Antwerp, Belgium’s second largest city, soldiers with machine guns are guarding the city’s Jewish community. Hundreds of troops are being deployed to protect all kinds of potential terror targets — Jewish schools and Jewish museums, diplomatic missions, offices for NATO and the EU. The move comes after authorities discovered an Islamist cell preparing an attack on police across the country, says Belgium’s Minister of Defense. BELGIAN MINISTER OF DEFENSE STEVEN VANDEPUT “It’s very important […]
(Reuters) – CBS Sports basketball analyst Greg Anthony has been suspended indefinitely by the network, a CBS spokesperson said on Saturday, a day after he was arrested in Washington, D.C., on a charge of soliciting prostitution. “Greg Anthony will not be working again for CBS this season,” the spokesperson said in an email. Anthony, 47, was arrested Friday evening after making an agreement for sexual favors, according to Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department. He was booked […]
French President Francois Hollande said on Saturday that anti-Charlie Hebdo protesters in other countries do not understand France’s attachment to freedom of speech. He was speaking a day after the satirical weekly’s publication of a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammad sparked violent clashes, including deaths, in some Muslim countries. Demand has surged for Charlie Hebdo’s first issue since two militant gunmen burst into its weekly editorial conference and shot dead 12 people at the start […]
Three moderate earthquakes jolted the provinces of Batangas, Bohol and Catanduanes in a span of seven hours on Saturday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the latest tremor of 4.1 magnitude occurred at 1:09 p.m. with its epicenter located 21 kilometers northwest of Calatagan, Batangas. The agency said the quake, which was tectonic in origin, had a depth of 112 kilometers. It was felt at Intensity […]
Chinese police confirms the identity of an arsonist who set fire on a bus, saying that the 55-year old man is also the one responsible for a fire in a food company warehouse.
A gas tank explosion in China killed six and injured 19 more.
New York Knicks earned their worse record when they suffered 36th defeat at the hands of the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Philippine Stock Exchange will not implement an increase in its access fee despite switching to a new platform.
