[ad_1] The pro-Fubara Rivers State House of Assembly has screened and confirmed Dagogo Iboroma as commissioner designate and member of the Rivers State Executive Council. Iboroma is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) who hails from Okrika Local government area of the state. The Speaker, Victor Oko-Jumbo, before reading the correspondence from Governor Fubara, commended […]
[ad_1] Every year the world uses 4 billion tonnes of cement to make the concrete that goes into buildings and other infrastructure. It leaves a huge carbon footprint, and comes with other costs too. Civil engineering professor Elsabe Kearsley, who researches cement and concrete, tells us more about this basic ingredient of modern life and […]
[ad_1] U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez’s criminal corruption trial begins Monday in New York. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez’s criminal corruption trial begins Monday in New York. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Sen. Robert Menendez goes on trial Monday for allegedly accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes, […]
[ad_1] Highest container handling performance in a single month since DP World began operations in Senegal in 2008 DP World’s container terminal at the Port of Dakar has set a new record by handling 77,680 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in April 2024, surpassing the previous 76,282 set in March 2023. This performance is now the […]
[ad_1] The Australian Government has released its Future Gas Strategy, putting natural gas at the centre of its plans to reach net zero by 2050. Madeline King, Australia’s Minister for Resources, launched the document on 9 May, drawing criticism from some environmental groups. Although the strategy begins by noting that “Australia is committed to supporting […]
[ad_1] An aerial view of the West Virginia State Capitol Building. Primaries Tuesday will decide who’s facing off for governor in November. Wirestock/Getty Images/iStockphoto hide caption toggle caption Wirestock/Getty Images/iStockphoto CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With incumbent Gov. Jim Justice reaching his term limit and running for the U.S. Senate, a field of Republicans is competing to […]
[ad_1] Credit: IMF Opinion by Danny Bradlow (pretoria, south africa) Monday, May 13, 2024 Inter Press Service During its G20 presidential year, South Africa will host a summit of heads of state and government. It will also be responsible for organising and chairing about 200 meetings of ministers and officials. These will come from the G20 […]
[ad_1] On October 19, Sarah Mahamid watched helplessly from a window as Israeli security forces shot her younger brother. Taha, 15, had been playing with a friend outside their house in the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem. The 19-year-old screamed as her brother fell to the ground. Their father, Ibrahim, ran out of the […]
[ad_1] Heavy rain in Indonesia over the weekend triggered flash flooding and sent torrents of cold lava coursing down a volcano and into towns, killing at least 37 people, officials said. Hours of rain on Saturday night carried volcanic rock and ash down Mount Marapi, an active volcano on the island of Sumatra, and into […]
[ad_1] Tens of thousands of demonstrators spent the night outside Tbilisi’s parliament building, dancing as it rained through the dark hours. Once the sun rose on Monday, MPs from the governing party arriving ahead of the session were met with shouts and chants from the crowd. [ad_2]