An Egyptian billionaire’s offer to buy an island for refugees is closer to becoming reality. Naguib Sawiris, one of the region’s wealthiest men, said he has identified two privately owned Greek islands that would be well-suited for the project. “We have corresponded with their owners and expressed our interest to go into negotiation with them,” Sawiris said…
Every year, during the months of August and September, India gears up to welcome the elephant god. The Hindu festival of Ganesh Chaturthi celebrates the birth of Lord Ganesh, who is considered the symbol of prosperity, good fortune, wisdom and health. He is also known by 108 other names. Typically, families bring home an idol…
(MIDDLETOWN, Calif.) — A Sierra Nevada fire claimed an additional 250 homes, bringing the total to 503, California fire officials said Saturday after making new assessments. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokesman Mike Mohler said the increased count comes as firefighters make progress and damage inspection teams have access to affected areas. Cal…
Ford is holding its annual developer conference in tandem with the TechCrunch Disrupt SF Hackathon this weekend and ahead of the event, the company announced an update to its Sync AppLink developer platform. AppLink, which allows smartphone apps to connect to the car, now allows developers to make better use of Ford’s new SYNC 3 infotainment system. This means apps can now…
No Nigerian university is in the first 700 higher institutions of learning in the world and the first 18 in Africa, according to the QS World University Rankings 2015/16. However, South Africa has nine institutions while Egypt has five. Ghana, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania have one institution each. “This is the 12th edition of QS’s…
At least four persons were killed and some injured in a gas explosion that hit a mini gas plant in the Eliozu axis of Port-Harcourt Rivers state on Thursday evening. The explosion occurred during transfusion of industrial gas into a cylinder of an air conditioner(strange)… We will bring more details as later. Rip to the…
The proposed visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Cross River State for the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a 260km superhighway has been cancelled.A statement by Christian Ita, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River, on Thursday, September 17, 2015 confirmed the cancellation. It stated that the decision to postpone…
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