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Annual session of States Parties to the Statute of the International Criminal Court is a venue for all States Parties
Recently, the International Criminal Court has been in the spotlight of the international stage. This Court is an independent judicial institution that States collectively...
Thabo Mbeki: “The relationship between African and its ex-colonizers is illegal!”
Charity begins at home, and Africans need to take the first bold steps to deal with problems affecting them instead of depending on the...
Overexposure to environmental stress like pollution, smoke, harsh weather and sun rays can accelerate skin ageing by triggering oxidative stress in the skin
To protect your skin against environmental stress Evonik launches TEGO® Cistus which will be presented at the IFSCC Congress 2012. This latest active is...
Elizabeth Arden, Inc. Reschedules Issuance of First Quarter Fiscal 2013 Financial Results, Conference Call and Webcast to November 5, 2012 Due to Tropical Storm Sandy
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 30, 2012-- Elizabeth Arden, Inc. (Nasdaq: RDEN), a global prestige beauty products company today announced that it has postponed the issuance...
L’Oréal acquires the Vogue make-up brand in Colombia
L'Oréal announces it has signed a contract for the acquisition of Colombian Vogue group from its shareholders. In Colombia, Vogue is the leader in...
New Energy for Fasken Martineau: Kirill Zenin and Nuno Frota join the London office
London (UK) – Fasken Martineau, a leading international business law and litigation firm, announced that Kirill Zenin and Nuno Frota have joined the firm’s...
Avon to Postpone 3Q 2012 Earnings Due To Hurricane
NEW YORK, Oct. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE: AVP) -- In light of Hurricane Sandy and its expected impact on New...
TEGO® Stemlastin: Delaying chronological aging
During the chronological aging process epidermal skin stem cells become less effective, meaning that the renewing and repairing activity of the epidermis is reduced....
New solutions for new beauty – Highlights from Evonik Personal Care for In-Cosmetics Asia
Evonik’s personal care will introduce its most latest innovative products and unveil Move 360°, which shall support cosmetic manufacturers in developing their eco-optimized products...
Gerresheimer glass packaging solutions for the Asian cosmetic market at Cosmoprof 2012
WorldPressOnline First Call - Düsseldorf/Hong Kong, October 30, 2012. As a result of the extravagant flacons, jars and bottles that it manufactures and the...
RONCHI: THE NEW CHALLENGE
WorldPressOnline FirstCall - Renowned the world over as leading manufacturer of packaging machines for beauty care, chemical and pharmaceutical industries, appreciated at planetary level...
Special report proposing “one-world” approach to post-2015 development goals to be presented at United Nations
Waterloo, Canada – October 24, 2012 – The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and the Korea Development Institute (KDI) have released a new...
EU agencies promote Aquaculture to fight against hunger in poor countries
An international initiative to create awareness on the role of aquaculture in food security in poor countries has been launched; the program will bring...
Rotary to commit $75 million to end polio
EVANSTON, Ill., September 27, 2012/ -- Rotary International ) plans to contribute US $75 million over three years to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative...
The weekend of Africans in Europe
In the five major European championships, Africans in Europe performs differently. If Thierry Dubai and Alain Traoré ensured the show in Ligue...
KPMG hosts “transacting in Africa” discussion panel
JOHANNESBURG, 30 July 2012 – With the 'Great Africa Business Migration' well under way, discussions around the realities of doing business on the continent...
Prices, profits and planning – the teaching of Hayek
The insights of Frederick Hayek concerning thedevelopment of modern human society have contributed greatly to our understanding of the relationshipbetween law, economics and politics.
They...
African Farmers are Desperate for Change
The use of GM (genetically modified) food crops is a highly emotive issue. What should influence the debate between those who support these developments...
New Winds of Change Blowing in the Developing World
The developing world has long lent itself to political soundbites, often with a tone of despair. It wasn’t too long ago that Henry Kissinger...
Royal Wedding article from Al Jazeera’s wedding correspondent
In his Confessions St Augustine describes how, when studying in Rome, he was persuaded by friends to go to the Colloseum to watch the...
The Global Fund Welcomes U.S. Budget Allocation of US$1.05 billion for 2011
Geneva – The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria warmly welcomed passage of the continuing resolution for the Fiscal Year 2011 U.S....
Burqa Ban: Islamophobia verses the Enlightenment
Writing during a period of great religious conflict, John Locke stated that the “toleration of those that differ from others in matters of religion...
The Last Straw (Part 2)
“The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.”-Maureen Dowd, American author and columnist.
The other day...
The Last Straw
Everyone knew that it would happen sooner or later, that despite my seemingly unshakeable optimism and avowed faith in Ghana’s ability to become an...
Somalia: Rebuilding a stateless country’s piracy-driven economy
Maritime piracy costs the global economy between $7 billion and $12 billion annually, and since January 2010 pirates working from ports in Somalia have...
Norwegian Crown Couple to visit CWC Ghana Summit
Norwegian Crown Couple, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit will be travelling to Ghana in mid-April. The Couple’s visit to Ghana will be...
Libya: Uganda offers Muammar Gaddafi refuge
Uganda has freely offered embattled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi refuge in Uganda as diplomats attempt to persuade the defiant leader to leave office without...
Pro-Gaddafi Africans protest as Coalition forces gain momentum
As world leaders met Tuesday in London to discuss the Libyan situation, hundreds of members of a group called Pan Africanists from Uganda and...
Watching out for Franco-Nigerian singer, Asa
Similar to the British Invasion of the 1960s, a Nigerian Invasion of musical acts has been scoring success in the Anglophone world for decades:...
News Corp. passes MySpace over to Vevo?
The media giant is said to have approached the music website about exchanging the social network for a stake in a new venture.
News Corp....