Taking advertisements to a new frontier The 2008 global communication campaign of global clothing and accessories brand Benetton focuses on entrepreneurial Africa showcasing the Birima micro-credit programme in Senegal, a co-operative credit society founded by the country's most famous global icon, singer Youssou N'Dour...
Compelling evidence over suicides Specialists from Oxford University's department of psychiatry said there was "compelling evidence of increases in suicidal behaviour after the appearance of news reports, fictional drama presentations on television and suicide manuals".
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Kenyan beer and Obama While the outcome of the US elections may not matter as much in Kenya as it does in America, here every visit to the local watering hole is a vote of confidence in their Obama...
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Dark matter spanning space detected Enormous chunks of the enigmatic dark matter stretching 270 million light-years across the space have been discovered by astronomers.
Wild fire...Smoke rises behind rhinoceroses at Lake Nakuru National Park in the Rift Valley in Nakuru, west of Nairobi, on Saturday. A bush fire engulfed the park, destroying vegetation and terrifying wildlife at one of the east African nation's top tourist destinations, local authorities said. Reuters
Is commercialisation of cricket through the Indian Premier League good or bad? Deccan Herald had invited its readers’ opinion on the issue. Almost all our readers opined that commercialisation of cricket would have negative effect on the game as money would dominate the true spirit and patriotism of players.
The responsibility of players will be measured in terms of their bid amount. Some readers even termed IPL bidding as slave trade.
