Monthly Archives: October 2014
Syria-bound US teens intercepted en route
Three teenage girls from Denver, Colorado who had been missing since last week and reportedly travelling to Turkey have been picked up in Germany...
Rousseff recovering to edge polls
The surge of optimism that ran through Brazil’s financial markets on hopes that the pro-business candidate Aecio Neves could unseat President Dilma Rousseff has...
Ebola serum in weeks, WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is optimistic about beginning tests for two experimental Ebola vaccines in West Africa by January and may have a...
African sunshine could power UK homes by 2018
A project, which seeks to import solar power from North Africa to the UK, could result in the UK being powered by African sunshine...
Ebola teaching resources sent to curb parental concerns
Charity, Action Aid, has sent Ebola resource packs to 24,000 teachers across the UK in order to help students gain a better understanding of...
Theatre company launches scheme to increase black presence on stage
A London theatre company will be launching a 3 year scheme to get more of the UK’s black stories on stage.
Eclipse Theatre Company, headed...
Ethnic minorities unlikely to vote in next election
A recent study into the thoughts, opinions and habits of Britain’s ethnic youth has found that while ethnic minorities have a deeper interest in...
Paralysed man starts to walk?
A paraplegic man has, it is claimed, had his severed spinal cord ‘repaired’, but what are the facts behind the sensational headlines
In pioneering research,...
“Negligent” Pistorius’ jail time may be barely longer than his court case
Paralympics gold medallist Oscar Pistorius was sentenced on Tuesday to a maximum of five years in prison for shooting and killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in...
Ceasefire accord raises hopes over kidnapped schoolgirls
The Federal Government of Nigeria and Muslim fundamentalist group Boko Haram have put pen to paper to a ceasefire agreement in Chad that could...
