CAPE TOWN: Key players in the mining sector attending an industry partnership meetingfor Mining and Metals session organized by the World Economic Forum and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) have underscored that the window of opportunity provided by rising commodity prices must correspond to a rise in revenues for African governments by equal measure. Held on 8 May, the session was aimed at examinin ...

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The Egyptian government has said the Australian government has not officially informed them of any changes to the import of live animals, even as a damning report revealed widespread cruelty in the two government abattoirs, which Animals Australia said has led to a stoppage in the exporting of live animals to the North African country. Salah Abdel Moemen, Egyptian minister of agriculture, stated that Egypt ...

SAN FRANCISCO: Police in Cleveland believe that there could be more women kidnapped in what they are referring to as a "house of horrors" after three women were discovered at the home of three brothers earlier this week after having disappeared nearly a decade ago. Police told Bikyanews.com on Wednesday morning that they fear a fourth victim could be in the area after one of the women rescued, Michelle Knig ...

SAN FRANCISCO: The United States military is being hit by a number of sex scandals that have once again revealed the inner workings of what many women's rights activists have called a male dominated institution where sex and violence are the status quo. "The US military, when I was there, was not about defense or protection of others, it was about the so-called honor of developing a relationship with your f ...

SAN FRANCISCO: A court ruling on Monday in California could change the landscape of marijuana shops in the state. The court said that cities in the state have the ability and the legal authority to ban pot shops in their jurisdictions, which could be yet another step toward reducing what had been a strong medical marijuana sector. Nearly 17 years after voters in the state legalized medical marijuana, the co ...

SAN FRANCISCO: Women's rights activists and commentators have once again lashed out at Fox News over controversial comments concerning abortion and teen pregnancy by one of the network's contributors. According to Nina Easton of Fortune Magazine, if Americans "celebrate" young girls who carry pregnancies to term for adoptive parents this would help reduce abortions. It came after she had admitted that acces ...

SAN FRANCISCO: In an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, limo driver Orville Brown said he was initially confused when one of the women tapped on the partition and mentioned smoke. It just didn't make sense, he said. “They were shouting, ‘Smoke, smoke!’ and ‘Pull over, pull over!’” Brown, who began driving as a chauffeur two months ago, told the San Francisco Chronicle. The 46-year-old pulled to the ...

SAN FRANCISCO: Police reported that five women were killed and another four were injured when the limo they were riding in caught fire on San Mateo bridge south of the city on Saturday evening. Police officials confirmed to Bikyanews.com that the women died after they could not escape the flames that had taken over the vehicle. The male driver was the only individual to escape the incident without injuries. ...

In an apparent victory, Animals Australia announced that the Australian government would end live export of animals to Egypt over "cruelty" in what animal rights activists say is a step in the right direction to end the practice that has seen thousands of animals die en route to destinations across the Islamic world. The move comes after the Australian Livestock Exporters' Council said new video footage, re ...