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January 9, 2017 No Responses

Gambia: Buhari hosts West African leaders

In furtherance of his mandate as mediator, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari will be hosting four other West African leaders on Monday to a meeting aimed at avoiding violence and preserving democracy in The Gambia. President...

January 9, 2017 No Responses

2016: Rolls-Royce records second highest sales in 113 years

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has announced its second highest ever annual sales result in the marque’s 113-year history, up 6% on its 2015 results. in 2015, a total of 4,011 cars were delivered to customers in more than 50 countries, affirming...

January 9, 2017 No Responses

Venezuela minimum wage to rise by 50% ‘to combat inflation’

(BBC) Venezuela’s government has announced a 50% increase in the minimum wage and pensions amid runaway inflation. President Nicolas Maduro says the move will protect jobs and incomes. Critics say it may worsen the crisis. The opposition accuses Mr Madur...

January 8, 2017 No Responses

RCCG explains new structure

Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye remains the General Overseer, Worldwide of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG. A statement signed by Leke Adeboye, the clergyman’s last son and Personal Assistant said the clarification is coming on the heels of m...

January 7, 2017 No Responses

Lexus debuts new exhibit design at Auto Show

Lexus will debut a new auto show exhibit in Detroit’s Cobo Center at the 2017 North American International Auto Show, which takes place January 8-22. The new design showcases the Lexus brand’s hallmark craftsmanship, quality and safety while giving visitor...

January 6, 2017 No Responses

Ghana ratifies trade facilitation agreement with WTO

Ghana has ratified its Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) with the Word Trade Organisation (WTO). Ghana’s instrument of acceptance was submitted to the WTO on 4 January. The TFA will enter into force once two-thirds of the WTO membership has formally...

January 5, 2017 No Responses

‘Demand for BMW 7 Series up by 39 %’

Between January and December 2016, demand for BMW 7 Series increased by 39 per cent to 12,918 in the United States of America (USA). The BMW X1 also set a new sales record with 27,812 units, a 92.9 percent increase...

January 5, 2017 No Responses

Cosco Shipping, FAW seal vehicle transportation partnership

China Cosco Shipping Group (Coscocs) has entered into a strategic agreement with Chinese state-owned automaker FAW Group for the transportation of vehicles and components. Under the agreement, signed on January 3 in Shanghai, the parties also plan to strength...

January 4, 2017 No Responses

Dakar 2017: Team Toyota wins opening stage

(Wheels 24)-It was a picture perfect start for Toyota Gazoo Racing SA, as Nasser Al-Attiyah and navigator Mathieu Baumel (#301) triumphed in the opening stage of the race, a 26th stage victory for Al-Attiyah on the Dakar Rally. Giniel de...

January 2, 2017 No Responses

Daewoo partners Iran on Shipbuilding

South Korean shipbuilder, Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) and Industrial Development and Renovation Organization of Iran (IDRO) have agreed a mutual cooperation related to the Iranian shipbuilding industry. The parties signed a Head of Agree...

January 1, 2017 No Responses

Thirty-five dead in instanbul attack

(BBC) At least 35 people have lost their lives in an attack on a nightclub in Turkey, Istanbul’s governor has said. Among the dead at the Istanbul club is one police officer, Vasip Sahin stated, adding that it was a...

December 31, 2016 No Responses

VW acquires mobile-payment provider

(Auto News) Volkswagen AG has bought North American parking-payment operator PayByPhone in the latest move by Europe’s biggest carmaker to expand from manufacturing into mobility services. The purchase of Vancouver-based PayByPhone, which processed more th...

December 31, 2016 No Responses

Mali sends back migrants deported by France

(BBC) Mali has sent back two people who were deported from France on the same planes they arrived on, questioning whether they were even Malian citizens. The pair were flown to Bamako using European travel permits or “laissez-passer”, not passports...

December 31, 2016 No Responses

‘Ambassador killed by wife’s lover’

(AP) Police in Brazil believe that Greece’s ambassador to the country was killed by his wife’s lover under her orders in a house in the Rio area and have detained three suspects, authorities said Friday. Ambassador Kyriakos Amiridis went missing...