Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com There was a young man in Kansas City who realised that he had the natural talent for cartooning. He sent many application letters to many media houses but none of them was willing to employ him. Fortunately for him a church decided to employ him to run their adverts for … Continue reading Achieving greatness in adversity
Image shows self-made billionaire Alan Corey In 2001, at 22 years old, I moved out of my mom’s basement in Atlanta and into a sublet in the housing projects of Manhattan. I got a job as a technical support operator making $45,000 a year. When I told my friends and family that I was going … Continue reading Self-made billionaire shares secret to wealth creative
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com The World Bank Group has approved a loan of $500m to help Nigeria drive women’s empowerment, MEZIESBLOG learnt. This became the second loan approved by the World Bank under the new President, Bola Tinubu. It is a scale-up financing for Nigeria for Women Programme, which was initially approved on June … Continue reading World Bank approves Nigeria’s request for fresh $500m loan
Photo by Vlada Karpovich on Pexels.com A new study has put forward a 9-year ideal time period. When it comes to the best age for having children, there is a nine-year Goldilocks zone for women. That's the conclusion of a study of more than 31,000 births, which showed that women aged 23 to 32 had … Continue reading REVEALED: The Best Age for Pregnancy
The escalating chip war against China from the U.S. could cause "enormous damage" to the American tech industry, said semiconductor giant Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang in an interview with the Financial Times published on Wednesday. Noting that China made up roughly one-third of the U.S. tech industry's market, Huang said there is no substitution for … Continue reading Nvidia CEO warns chip war would cause ‘enormous damage’ to the tech world
Chinese Premier Li Qiang (R) meets with Director-General of the World Trade Organization Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in Tianjin, north China, June 26, 2023. /Xinhua Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Monday reiterated the country's support for free trade and rejection of protectionism during a meeting with World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in Tianjin. China has … Continue reading Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala attends WTO meeting in Tianjin, Premier Li backs free trade
General Commander of the Sudanese Armed Force Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Tuesday urged those who are able to carry arms to join the fight against the paramilitary forces. "We ask all the youth of my country and whoever can defend not to hesitate or delay in playing this patriotic role in the place of his … Continue reading Sudanese army chief urges civilians to take up arms against paramilitary forces
Nearly half of respondents in Seattle, in the northwestern U.S. state of Washington, identified drug use as their biggest public safety concern, while 33 percent were most concerned about gun violence, according to a poll published on Monday. The poll by Seattle Times and Suffolk University also finds that less than 8 percent of respondents … Continue reading Drug use, gun violence top public safety concerns in Seattle, poll finds
Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the recent actions of the Wagner group in a televised address on Monday night, saying that the members of the Wagner private military group could either continue their service by entering into a contract with the Russian defense ministry or go to Belarus. The majority of the fighters and commanders … Continue reading Putin lays out options for Wagner soldiers
Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng on Tuesday held a phone conversation with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, calling for efforts to gradually bring China-U.S. relations back onto the right track. Xie thanked the U.S. side for its support and assistance in performing his duties, adding that a sound and stable … Continue reading Chinese ambassador calls for stronger Sino-US ties
The extreme heat wave that has baked much of southern United States continues to spread to other regions of the country this week, with over 55 million people now under heat alerts. The heat wave scorched Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico among other southern parts over the past week, setting or challenging all-time records. The … Continue reading Extreme heat wave spreads across US, 55m people under threat
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