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After Angie, Uschi? – Some Germans Ponder Life After Merkel

It is heresy even to pose the question to the chancellor's supporters before Sunday's general election and, if she does win a third term, the answer will remain evasive. But some Germans are asking anyway: who can succeed Angela...

Russia And France Disagree On Syria Sarin Attack

Russia said on Tuesday it still suspected an August 21 chemical weapons attack in Syria was carried out by rebel forces, despite a report by U.N. investigators which France said showed the government was behind the attack. Russian Foreign Minister...

Microsoft To Buy Back Up To $40 Billion Of Shares, Raises Dividend

Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) said it would buy back up to $40 billion of its shares and raise its quarterly dividend by 22 percent. The new share repurchase program, which has no expiration date, replaces a $40 billion buyback program that...

Wall Street Set For Flat Open Before Fed Meeting, Inflation Tame

Wall Street was set for a flat open on Tuesday before the start of the Federal Reserve's two-day meeting, while inflation data supported the case for the Fed's starting to reduce its stimulus measures. Investors were hesitant to make big...

Coty Results Beat Estimates In First Quarter After Going Public

Beauty products maker Coty Inc (COTY.N) reported a better-than-expected adjusted profit in its first quarterly results as a public company, mainly due to strong sales of branded perfumes such as Marc Jacobs and Chloe in Asia. The company, however, said...

ECB Starts Outlining Test For Top Euro Zone Banks

The European Central Bank's upcoming assessments of bank balance sheets should include in-depth details on their government bond holdings to be credible, one of the central bank's top policymakers said on Tuesday. The ECB will directly supervise 130 top euro...

PRESIDENT JONATHAN IN THE MIDST OF CONFUSION AND CALAMITY

Nobody likes being bullied especially when you are the President of Africa’s sleeping giant nation. This was exactly what PDP insurgents did to President Goodluck Jonathan by breaking away from the old PDP to form a “new PDP.” The PDP...

A FIGHT BETWEEN TWO LIONS

Five months ago I left the PDP and I told the world why I chose to do so. I also said that the party had hit the rocks and that it was a sinking ship. Few believed me at...

QUANTUM INTERNATIONAL LEAP FOR NIGERIA’S EDUCATION SECTOR

In April this year, the Supervising Minister of Education, Barr. Ezenwo Nyesom Wike led Nigeria’s delegation to the High Level Strategic Meeting to Accelerate Efforts to Reach Out of School Children globally. There are 61million out of school children...

THE MINDS OF AFRICAN YOUTHS IN THE AGE OF MTV AND MILEY CYRUS

Globalization and modern technology are changing the world. Air waves are now open globally, there is no national boundary and the whole world can now watch a television program simultaneously. You can say that Africa has finally arrived and...

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