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Apsley Business School Ranked Among The First 100 In Europe

Apsley Business School: Ranked Among The First 100 In Europe

January 24, 2023 5:26 am

It is not surprising that in just a little over a decade, Apsley Business School has elevated itself to become one of the best Business Schools anyone can find in the world in terms of class, variety, affordability, flexibility, and general curriculum. Through consistent efforts coupled with hard work, purposeful determination, and tenacity, the highly renowned citadel of learning can now boast of being ranked among the best 100 schools in Europe. 

Before now, Apsley Business school could only boast of being one of the top five hundred business schools in the world, and today, the story is now …

Surprise As Far-Right Meloni Emerge Italy’s First Woman PM

Surprise As Far-Right Meloni Emerge Italy’s First Woman PM

October 22, 2022 6:11 am

Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni has been named the new prime minister of Italy becoming the first woman to head a government in the European country.

Eurosceptic and anti-immigration who are her post-fascist Brothers of Italy party — won September 25 legislative polls but needs outside support to form a government.

Meloni’s appointment is an historic event for the eurozone’s third largest economy and for Brothers of Italy, which has never been in government.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the 45-year-old from Rome will now name her ministers who will be sworn in on Saturday in front of President …

German Central Bank Laments Over Signs Of Recession

German Central Bank Laments Over Signs Of Recession

September 19, 2022 7:23 pm

The German central bank has lameneted on Monday about the fact that it was increasingly likely that Europe’s largest economy would be shrinking for a “prolonged” period as Russia has completely throttled down energy supplies to the continent.

“The signs of a recession for the German economy are multiplying,” the Bundesbank said in its monthly report, warning of a “broad-based and prolonged decline in economic output”.

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The likely slump was above all down to “supply-side constraints”, namely reduced deliveries of energy in the wake of the Russian invasion of …

Obesity ‘Epidemic’ In Europe Very Likely, WHO Warns

Obesity ‘Epidemic’ In Europe Very Likely, WHO Warns

May 4, 2022 1:40 am

The World Health Organisation, WHO have declared that ‘epidemic’ overweight and obesity rates are linked to at least 1.2 million deaths annually across Europe, calling for swift policy changes to reverse the dangerous trend which could take more lives this year.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that obesity rates in the region have over the past five decades ballooned by 138% according to the World Health Organization in a new report. The health body’s report also linked it to a series of cancers and cardiovascular diseases.

Nearly a quarter of adults are now obese in Europe, higher than in …

UK ‘Committed’ To Help Nigeria Curb Human Trafficking – Envoy

UK ‘Committed’ To Help Nigeria Curb Human Trafficking – Envoy

July 31, 2021 3:27 am

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has reiterated the UK’s commitment to helping Nigeria curb human trafficking and other forms of irregular migration which has become a major source of worry for both countries.

Ms Laing voiced the commitment at an event marking the World Day Against Trafficking of People at the British High Commission in Abuja.

Attendees included the International Organisation for Migration Chiefs of Mission from Niger and Nigeria, the French Ambassador to Nigeria, Jerome Pasquier and Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki.

In 2013 the United Nations General Assembly had declared July 30 as the …

2020 Worst Year In History -Read What Happened In 536 AD

2020 Worst Year In History? Read What Happened In 536 AD

July 12, 2020 12:01 pm

2020 has already been immortalised. It is a year that nobody will forget. However, when speaking of the worst year recorded in human history there are many to choose from:

The year 1349 saw the Black Death kill half the population of Europe.

In 1520 smallpox ravaged the Americas and killed between 60 and 90 percent of the continents’ original inhabitants.

In 1918 the Spanish Flu led to the deaths of over 50 million people.

The rise of Hitler in 1933 is often claimed to be the turning point in modern history.

However, many scholars, are unanimous in their choice. …

Fears mount over migrants dying 'out of sight' in Mediterranean

Fears Mount Over Migrants Dying In The Mediterranean

May 15, 2020 3:43 pm

More and more migrants are crossing, Europe is closing its ports and no humanitarian ships are carrying out rescues. As the coronavirus pandemic dominates headlines, activists fear the Mediterranean is the scene of an overlooked “tragedy”.

A handful of migrant landings have taken place in recent weeks, including 79 people who arrived last weekend in Italy — a country under fire even before the outbreak for refusing to allow private vessels carrying migrants to dock.

International organisations and NGOs say the situation is bleak, as all rescue operations were ceased as of last week.

“If there is no help at …

Leagues Across Europe Ready To Play Behind Closed Doors

Leagues Across Europe Ready To Play Behind Closed Doors

April 20, 2020 2:48 pm
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin on Monday disclosed that leagues across Europe were ready to return to action behind closed doors in a bid to limit the damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Football leagues have been suspended since mid-March due to the pandemic which has claimed more than 100,000 lives throughout the continent.

But the head of European football believes that playing would be an important step towards a return to normal life and avoid heavy financial losses for leagues.

“I believe there are options that can allow us to restart cup championships and to complete them,” Ceferin said in …

Premier League Stars In Firing Line Over Taking Pay Cut

Premier League Stars In Firing Line Over Taking Pay Cut

April 3, 2020 6:41 pm

Highly-paid Premier League players are coming under pressure to follow the example of some of their fellow professionals at the biggest clubs in Europe and take a cut in salary during the coronavirus pandemic.

Leading politicians have weighed in while discussions are ongoing between the Premier League, Football League and the players’ union over the highly-charged issue.

Some observers fear that if the standoff continues much longer, it could cause damage to the brand of the Premier League, Europe’s wealthiest league.

Premier League club chairmen are likely on Friday to push back further the date for a resumption of the …

Europe Mulls Finishing Football Season At End Of Year

Europe Mulls Finishing Football Season At End Of Year

March 28, 2020 6:02 pm

Europe’s football bosses have not given up hope of finishing this pandemic-hit season — even if it might have to be done at the start of the next one.

The novel coronavirus has created an existential challenge to the world’s most widely played and watched sport.

Europe’s football leagues are the planet’s richest and can afford to pay the most money to the biggest stars.

But that system could come crumbling down quickly if there is nothing to show on TV.

Cristian Ronaldo has not had a chance to celebrate goals for Juventus for nearly three weeks because Italy’s Serie …

Nearly One Billion People Confined To Homes Globally

Nearly One Billion People Confined To Homes Globally

March 21, 2020 9:58 am

Close to one billion people worldwide were confined to their homes on Saturday as the global coronavirus death toll shot past 11,000 and US states rolled out lockdown measures already imposed across swathes of Europe.

The pandemic has completely upended lives across the planet, restricting movement, shutting schools and forcing millions to work from home.

While President Donald Trump insisted the United States was “winning” the war against the virus, individual states dramatically ramped up restrictions, with New York and Illinois joining California in ordering residents to stay home.

 

The virus death toll surged past 11,000 worldwide, with 4,000 alone

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UEFA Gives Nod To Partial Fan Return For Super Cup

Fate Of Euro 2020 To Be Determined, UEFA Set For Meeting

March 16, 2020 4:48 pm

Euro 2020 could be postponed by up to a year, with all the sporting and financial consequences that would entail, when UEFA holds a crisis meeting on Tuesday as Europe battles the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

European football’s governing body will hold a videoconference with representatives from all 55 member associations as well as from clubs and players bodies. UEFA will then hold an executive committee meeting at 1400 (1300 GMT) at their Swiss headquarters.

The future of the European Championship, due to take place for the first time in a dozen different cities spread across the continent from June 12 …

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