Climate change hits poor in Africa, South Asia hardest: World BankOctober 4th, 2009 ISTANBUL - Climate change could depress the economic output of Africa and South Asia by as much as five percent per year, the World Bank warned Sunday. The effects of a warming of the Earth's temperature by even two degrees Celsius could put up to 400 million people at risk of hunger and leave up to two billion lacking enough water resources.
Chinese stamp sells for record $332,000September 18th, 2009 HONG KONG - A single Chinese stamp with a face value of 3 cents has sold for a world record $332,000 at a Hong Kong auction, a news report said Saturday. The 1897 Qing dynasty stamp was bought by a Beijing collector at an auction Friday and set a new world record for a single Chinese stamp, the South China Morning Post reported.
US maritime agency warns ships of increased piracy off Africa; suggests that crews fight backSeptember 9th, 2009 US maritime agency warns ships of increased piracyWASHINGTON — The U.S. government warned mariners on Tuesday to expect an increase in piracy off the Horn of Africa and in the Indian Ocean and counseled seamen on U.S.-flagged ships to be prepared to defend against boarders.
World Health Organization says swine flu cases going down in Southern HemisphereAugust 28th, 2009 WHO says swine flu down in Southern HemisphereGENEVA — The World Health Organization said Friday that swine flu infections are declining in the Southern Hemisphere as its seasonal flu period comes to an end and the pandemic shifts back north. Countries in the Northern Hemisphere that have already had one wave of swine flu should prepare for a second wave, which may be worse, the agency said.
World champ of world records set for 237th feat!August 6th, 2009 LONDON - Zany Ashrita Furman is all set to make an attempt for his 237th world record. The New Yorker has more world record titles than anyone for oddball activities.
Hillary Clinton to visit Africa next weekJuly 31st, 2009 PRETORIA - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit South Africa next week as part of her seven-nation tour of Africa, BuaNews Reported. Clinton will begin her tour Aug 5 when she arrives in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, to attend the 8th US-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum (AGOA Forum).
South Africa set India 131-run targetJune 16th, 2009 NOTTINGHAM - India restricted South Africa to 130 for five in the last Super Eight Group E match of the World Twenty20 at Trent Bridge here Tuesday.
Brief Scores: South Africa 130/5 in 20 overs (AB de Villiers 63, Graeme Smith 26; Ravindra Jadeja 1-9).
Mahindra may start assembling in South Africa in 2010June 9th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - Indian auto major Mahindra and Mahindra will likely start assembling vehicles in South Africa from early next year, according to the new chief executive of Mahindra South Africa, Ashok Thakur. The services of a local manufacturer would be utilised for this purpose, as no South African company has ever produced at 100 percent capacity, Thakur told the Afrikaans daily Beeld here.
Over 150 Abba impersonators claim sing-along world recordMay 15th, 2009 LONDON - More than 150 Abba impersonators on Friday claimed to have made a world record after joining up for a sing-along. The attempt to make the world record was made in London's Leicester Square.
India-South Africa Davis Cup tie likely at select venueMay 13th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - Hopes of residents of Soweto, the largest township in South Africa, that they may see Indian tennis stars like Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi in action there in September may be slim. The Davis Cup tennis fight for a position in the World Group between India and South Africa may be played at the prestigious Emperors Palace here if a sponsor can be found in time, organisers said.
200,000-year-old human hair found in dung in South Africa+May 10th, 2009 London. - Palaeontologists have discovered strands of hair belonging to a human who lived 200,000 years ago in fossilised hyena dung from a cave in South Africa. Dr Lucinda Backwell, a palaeontologist at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, who led the team that found the hair, found 40 strands of fossilised hair preserved inside the dung after hyaenas scavenged the remains of the human.
Brit freediver breaks world record by plunging to depth of 96 meters in single breathApril 3rd, 2009 LONDON - British freediver Sara Campbell has broken a new world record by plunging to a depth of 96 meters in a single breath, in the Bahamas. According to a report in the Telegraph, Campbell broke the record while taking part in Vertical Blue 09 in Dean's Blue Hole, Long Island in the Bahamas, which is 203 meters deep.
Carla Bruni may sing at FIFA World Cup in South AfricaApril 2nd, 2009 LONDON - France's First Lady Carla Bruni has been asked by Nelson Mandela to sing at the opening ceremony of the World Cup in South Africa. Mandela wants the former supermodel turned singer to kick off the tournament by performing live in a packed stadium in front of millions of TV viewers worldwide.
South Africa's decision to ban Dalai Lama outrages Nobel peace laureatesMarch 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has been barred from entering South Africa to take part in a peace conference linked to the 2010 football World Cup, plunging the country into a diplomatic row. The decision was met with outrage by fellow Nobel peace laureates Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the former President F.
Macca's Las Vegas gig sells out in seven secondsMarch 12th, 2009 LONDON - Sir Paul McCartney may have set a world record after selling out all the tickets for his upcoming gig in Las Vegas in an astonishing seven seconds, according to promoters. The former Beatle's performance at the opening of the New Joint at the Hardrock Hotel and Casino will be witnessed by 4,000 fans, reports The Telegraph.
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