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Emerging Market Policymakers Move To Allay Currency Concerns

Top emerging market policymakers moved to allay concerns about their economies on Friday after investors sold off their currencies, raising fears of a broad market rout. The U.S. Federal Reserve's plan to gradually withdraw its stimulus has long been expected...

OPINION: SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ISSUES DO NOT EXIST IN ISOLATION’

The theme of the 7th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights (7th APCRSHR), which opened in Manila on 21st January, 2014, is: Examining achievements, good practices, lessons learned and challenges: towards a strategic positioning of...

OPINION: GEJ’S THIRD TERM AMBITION: LIKE FATHER LIKE SON

Obasanjo’s third term agenda was no secret. It cost the nation billions and stalled our affairs, corrupted our legislative offices and wasted our time for months on end. At last it was over, but not before Obasanjo ensured he...

Emerging Markets’ Sell-Off Accelerates On China, Fed Worries

A sharp sell-off in emerging market currencies accelerated on Friday, setting global stocks on track for their worst week this year with worries mounting over an economic slowdown in China, U.S. monetary policy and domestic political issues from Turkey...

Boeing Says Dreamliner Reliability Still Not Satisfactory

The reliability of Boeing's (BA.N) 787 Dreamliner is slowly improving but it is still not at a satisfactory level and the firm is working to improve the jet's performance, Mike Fleming, Boeing's vice president for 787 support and services...

Microsoft Profit Beats Forecasts, No Word On New CEO

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Microsoft Corp posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday, boosted by strong sales of its software and services for businesses, a solid holiday season for its new Xbox game console and Surface tablets, and a slightly lower tax bill. The...

Green Economy Experts Laud Uduaghan’s leading Role On Climate Change In Africa

GOV EMMANUEL UDUAGHAN OF DELTA STATE (M); MR TERRY TAMMINEN (L), LEADER, R 20 TEAM & SPECIAL ADVISER TO FORMER CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR, SCHWARZENEGGER & MR. CHRISTOPHE NUTTALL, R 20 TEAM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DURING A COURTESY CALL BY MEMBERS OF...

OPINION: PRISONERS’ TRANSFER AGREEMENT AND OUR ECONOMY

The recent report of impending implementation of repatriation of prisoners’ agreement between Nigeria and Britain will definitely not come without controversy and clash of cultures and morality. Nigeria is the biggest country in a continent the so called developed...

OPINION: THE HIGHLY BENEFICIALLY NUTRITIOUS BUT OVERLOOKED WATERMELON SEEDS

Watermelon is a fruit in the melon family that can be eaten or made into drinks. There are more than 1,200 varieties of watermelon with variation in their size, shape, and colour of the flesh. Watermelon was originated from...

OPINION: LAWS MIRROR MORAL VALUES OF ‘COLONIAL ERA’, NOT SRHR REALITY!

- In India, 17 percent of female sex workers reported starting to sell sex under the age of 15 years. - In Maldives and Papua New Guinea, the median age reported among female sex workers ranged from 17-19 years (across...