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The picture above is the Faliro Beach Volleyball Stadium in Athens, Greece. The very stadium that served as a backdrop to the 2004 Olympic volleyball competition. Now here’s something to ponder- What happens to these venues after the medals are all distributed and the crowds disperse? Some, if not most, of these places are built specifically for the Olympic games, costing the host city millions of dollars. Sadly though, when the games are over these places cease to serve much of a purpose. They end up falling in ruins. Читать дальше...

Over the weekend, students of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ) gathered to mark their annual students’ week celebration. The week-long event climaxed with the beauty pageant which produced Pretty Oyebola and Dayo Ajiferuke as Miss and Mr NIJ respectively. Speaking with our correspondent after the event, the chairman, Students Representative Council (SRC) of the […]

A Lebanese man en route to Dubai carrying 17 rectangular gold bars and three circular bars weighing 23kg worth more than R7-million was intercepted by Customs officials at O.R. Tambo International Airport.

Similar roles to be created offshore in India, China and Poland to reduce costs

The stage version of supernatural shocker The Exorcist is to have its UK premiere around Halloween.

Three juveniles were apprehended in connection with widespread egging of vehicles and homes on the east side of Viroqua.

Thousands of drivers opt for app-based service over traditional private-hire

Providers should not be forced to supply data

Tienduizenden Nederlandse vogels worden jaarlijks in de natuur gevangen en illegaal verhandeld. Dat zegt de Landelijke Inspectiedienst Dierenbescherming in actualiteitenprogramma EenVandaag.

Universal’s Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey has bedeviled many big and tall riders who discover at the last moment that their journey aboard the new attraction is indeed forbidden because they don’t fit in the “enchanted benches.”

Cape Town employers say the unreliable train services offered by Metrorail has resulted in reduced productivity at work and ademotivated workforce.

Clinton hinted at what Bill's role in her administration would be.

We were working around the butcher pole, four of us taking apart the New Zealand fallow deer we had killed earlier in the week. We had a problem: We could only take home the meat that fit in our Yeti Hopper 40s, and it wasn’t going to be everything. So as we cut and trimmed, we talked about what meat would make the trip home and which would be left behind with our hosts on the South Island sheep station where we hunted.

We were working around the butcher pole, four of us taking apart the New Zealand fallow deer we had killed earlier in the week. We had a problem: We could only take home the meat that fit in our Yeti Hopper 40s, and it wasn’t going to be everything. So as we cut and trimmed, we talked about what meat would make the trip home and which would be left behind with our hosts on the South Island sheep station where we hunted.

The Supreme Court on Monday announced a compromise ruling on contraceptives that clears the way for women working for religious organizations to receive the free birth control promised by President Obama's healthcare law.

Russia attaches great importance to the need for both the free trade agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), and its trade pact with the US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), to conform to World Trade Organization (WTO) standards, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Monday.

All of the officers were recognized for showing exceptional courage despite threats to their personal safety.

The Supreme Court failed to resolve a knotty dispute between faith-based groups and the Obama administration over birth control on Monday, the latest indication of the shorthanded court's struggle to find a majority for important cases taken up before Justice Antonin Scalia's death. … Click to Continue »

Actor and UN special envoy addresses country’s policies and proposals, targeting Donald Trump in particular amid a global ‘race to the bottom’...

If you’re planning on taking in the action at the 2016 FIVB Volleyball Women’s Club World Championship that can only mean one thing, you’re headed to: Manila, Philippines! That’s right, you heard it here first (okay, maybe not first but you heard it here). The event is set for October 18-23 and promises to be even more exciting than years past. First off, the event is going to be held at the Mall of Asia Arena, with a whopping 16k seats for excited volleyball lovers from around the globe! The... Читать дальше...