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In the 1960s and 1970s, students set up tents to form a pro-Palestinian encampment. At Brown University, students started organizing around a particular demand: university divest from weapons manufacturers. The protests have become a crisis for college administrators struggling to rein in demonstrations.
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2 years ago Read more at The Washington Post

Siri Paya, a beloved dish cherished by connoisseurs of Pakistani cuisine, clinches 47th spot in TasteAtlas' esteemed 2024 ranking. The dish translates to ‘head and feet’, paying homage to its principal ingredients – the flavourful gelatinous meat from the head and the nourishing marrow-rich trotters. It embodies the essence of comfort food, with its velvety texture and soul-warming flavours
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2 years ago Read more at The Express Tribune

ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 tournament will feature a total of 20 teams competing in 55 matches from June 1st to June 29th. Afghan cricket team will rely on the legendary leg-spinner to deliver his absolute best in every match, as his spell could prove decisive in determining the outcome. ABP Live | No Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya!
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2 years ago Read more at ABP Live

World Health Organisation (WHO) says the vaccine rollout seeks to further scale up vaccine deployment in the African region. According to it, Benin, which received 215,900 doses, has added the malaria vaccine to its Expanded Programme on Immunisation. At least 45,000 children are expected to benefit from the 112,000 doses of the available vaccine.
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2 years ago Read more at Premium Times

John Enoh told the NFF officials his preferred position on the appointment of a coach for the Super Eagles. It is now left for Gusau to go along with the minister of work with what his committee has put on his table. Critics have long knocked the capacity and even the independence of NFF President.
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2 years ago Read more at New Telegraph Newspaper

Ex-Spartans Convener Harrison Ugochukwu and Imo Sports Commission Boss. Prince Sir Eleazar Onyewuchi Ogbonna 'Ambassador' said the group who have their members in USA and Europe have equally indicated interest to partner with the Commission on its activities.
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2 years ago Read more at Imo Trumpeta newspaper

Participant Media was founded by former eBay executive Jeff Skoll in 2004. He coined the term “double bottom line” for his business model, which strove to make commercial entertainment but also movies that moved the needle toward (mostly) progressive social change. The real-life protagonist of Participant’s Oscar-winning “Spotlight,” Martin Baron — who led the Boston Globe when the paper investigated sexual abuse within the Catholic Church — reached out to me the day after the news broke.
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2 years ago Read more at The Washington Post

TotalEnergies reported a 22% decline in Q1 2024 adjusted net income to $5.1bn on Friday. Higher refining margins partially offset a significant decrease in natural gas profits. Adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) fell 19% to $11.49bn. Cash flow from operations, excluding working capital, also fell 20% to $5.6bn from the same quarter last year.
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2 years ago Read more at Offshore Technology

The 2024 Global Payments Innovation Jury is the most diverse in its 16-year history. 136 Jurors from all over the world participated in the research, all in senior roles at national payments companies, banks, fintechs, payments policy bodies, central banks and investors. This year, the number of central bank & regulators and investors each increased by 25%, enabling an even more representative picture of the challenges and opportunities ahead.
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2 years ago Read more at TechEconomy.ng

English is the official language of about 53 countries around the world and is also used as the lingua franca of some of these countries. It’s an official or secondary language in 27 out of 54 countries on the continent, but the proficiency levels among them vary. South Africa has the highest English proficiency in Africa.
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2 years ago Read more at The Nation Newspaper