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Daily News Roundup – 25 June 2012
Europe Spain formally requests bailout Spanish Economy Minister Luis de Guindos has asked for up to €100 billion in rescue loans to recapitalise its banking sector today as the euro and stock markets fell amid investor scepti...
They Lied Until He Died: Zambia Acknowledges President’s Illness Just Before His Death
Left in the dark about their leader’s illness, Zambians were angry more than shocked to learn this week that the country’s fifth president, Michael Sata, fondly known as King Cobra, died in London on October 28.
UK Students Stand Up To Cancer In Their Underwear
Over the summer, Cancer Research UK has hosted a wide range of fundraising runs all over the country. Their ‘Race for Life’ events began as early as April/May and go on until October, with women from all walks of li...
Does the NSA Tap That? What We Still Don’t Know About the Agency’s Internet Surveillance
Among the snooping revelations of recent weeks, there have been tantalizing bits of evidence that the NSA is tapping fiber-optic cables that carry nearly all international phone and Internet data. The idea that the NSA is swe...
Football And Politics: More Similar Than We Think?
The world cup is almost upon us! How similar is international football and international politics? At their roots, these are bodies in which both try to create legal level playing fields, whereby all participants know where the...
Are Children In East Africa Learning (Anything) In School?
I attended a discussion where stakeholders in education around the East Africa region and beyond were gathered to discuss a common fear: Were children in East Africa learning in school? Over 20 leaders drawn from learning ins...
