Cabinet in push to reform five key state-owned finance institutions
The institutions include the Agricultural Finance Corporation, Industrial Development Bank Capital, Industrial Commercial and Development Corporation, Kenya Industrial Estates and the Kenya Tourism ...
View ArticleEnd of Mayan Calendar Observed Worldwide
Around the world Friday, believers, tourists and the curious are observing the end of a major cycle in the 5,125-year-old Mayan Long Count calendar that some predicted would be the end of the world. ...
View ArticleRussian firm lands $11 mn space lab contract
Space rocket corporation Energia has won a 350 million ruble (about $11 million) contract to design the orbital laboratory Oka-T-MKS. Russia's federal space agency Roscosmos announced a tender for ...
View ArticleDeveloped world looks at India for investment trade US report
As the global centre of economic growth moves to Asia, India has captured the attention of developed economies looking for new investment and trade opportunities, says a new report. Noting that ...
View ArticleWorld survives predicted Mayan apocalypse unscathed
As thousands of people around the world anxiously awaited the end of the world on "Doomsday" December 21, the predicted time of the world's end came and went without major incident. The end of the ...
View ArticleAniston and Clooney celebs most people want to spend apocalypse with
As many people across the globe waited anxiously for the world to end on Doomsday December 21, Jennifer Aniston and George Clooney were voted as the celebrities most of them wanted to spend the last ...
View ArticleKal Penn finds White House job more fulfilling than Hollywood
Hollywood actor Kal Penn is used to shuttling between his movie business and working in President Barack Obama's administration, but apparently finds his job at the White House 'most fulfilling'. ...
View ArticleDoomsday a time to let go of old patterns and heal the planet says Mayan expert
As people all around the globe anxiously awaited the end of the world to end on Doomsday December 21, there is only one person who can answer what actually happened on the day predicted for the Mayan ...
View ArticleBrazils Mineirao stadium ready for 2014 FIFA World Cup
After almost three years of re-construction, Belo Horizonte's majestic Mineirao stadium, a venue for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, has finally reopened to the public. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff ...
View ArticleNews Corp publishing arm lost $2.08 bln last year
Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch's publishing operations would have lost 2.08 billion dollars as a standalone company last year, News Corporation has said. The News Corp. revealed the full extent of the ...
View ArticleGenetic basis for eczema discovered
Researchers have announced the discovery of an underlying genetic cause of atopic dermatitis, a type of eczema most common in infancy that also affects millions of adults around the world with dry, ...
View ArticleMila Kunis called dirty Jewess by Ukrainian politician
Jewish organizations around the world are angry at the Ukrainian government, after their politician used an Anti-Semitic slur about Mila Kunis in a Facebook rant. Lawmaker Igor Miroshnichenko wrote ...
View ArticleBoeing uses potatoes as human substitutes to test in-flight Wi-Fi
US aircraft maker Boeing used an unusual substitute for people to test its in-flight Wi-Fi system - potatoes. Passenger seats on a decommissioned plane were loaded with 9,000kg of potatoes in sacks ...
View ArticleOlympic champ James to receive Caribbean Spirit award
Trinidad and Tobago will honour Grenada's World and Olympic champion Kirani James with the Caribbean Spirit of Sport award Dec 28 for his "unparalleled spirit of humanity" displayed at this year's ...
View ArticleChidambaram describes Direct Cash Transfer scheme a pure magic
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday described the Direct Cash Transfer to be a 'pure magic' and appealed to the banks to take the responsibility of making this scheme a success. Chidambaram, ...
View ArticleWenger says turned Arsenal into world class club
Arsenal manager has claimed he is not satisfied with his tenure so far at the club but claimed that he had turned the North-London based club into world class. Wenger is set to keep Theo Walcott in ...
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More gas found in Tanzania block of Statoil and ExxonMobil
DAR ES SALAAM - Norwegian energy firm Statoil and its partner ExxonMobil have discovered more natural gas in the Lavani-2 exploration and appraisal well offshore Tanzania. Announcing the third ...
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Brazilian Natura to acquire 65 per cent Aesop stake for $71.6mn
SAO PAULO/MELBOURNE - Brazilian manufacturer and direct seller of cosmetics, toiletries and fragrances Natura Cosmeticos S.A. has agreed to buy 65 per cent stake in Aesop, the Australia-based ...
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