Photo credit: Yahoo News French authorities announced that they discovered on Sunday a body on a beach, which is one of the launch points for migrants attempting the dangerous crossing of the Channel on flimsy boats. The AP reports that the prefecture of northern France’s Pas-de-Calais region said the body of a young man, “very likely” a migrant…
I was briefly there yesterday. Since I had an appointment for 3 pm, I couldn’t stay for as long as I would have wished. But I didn’t depart until I bought one book, was given three, and got some business cards. I promised myself that I must be there tomorrow. So, today, I’m here like I promised. I’m…
lookup: noun An act, process, or instance of looking something up (as in a reference or listing) look up: verb 1) to cheer up 2) to improvise in prospects or conditions transitive verb 1) to search for in or as if in a reference work 2) to seek out, especially for a brief visit Source: Merriam-Webster
Photo credit: PBS Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned the West that any aggression against his country would face a “decisive response.” The Korean Herald reports that Lavrov warned at the ongoing United Nations General Assembly on Saturday against attempts to down aircraft in Russian airspace and accused Germany of militaristic rhetoric. As Russia’s war rages…
Photo credit: CTV News A temporary ban on Iranian pistachio and pistachio products has been announced by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency amid a Salmonella outbreak in Canada. The Toronto Star reports that the CFIA announced the restraints on Saturday as part of an ongoing investigation into the nuts and related products after over 100 people across…
Photo credit: Global News The world’s highest bridge opened to traffic in China on September 28, according to state media. The Straits Media reports that it has achieved an engineering feat three years in the making, surpassing the record held by another bridge in the same province. The Huajing Grand Canyon Bridge towers 625m above a river and…
The novel, ‘Cry the Beloved Country’ was written by Allan Paton in 1948 just before the inhumane apartheid policy was introduced in South Africa. I should think a quote from chapter 12 of the book is eminently relevant to our present situation in Nigeria. ‘ Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is…
