U.S. President Barack Obama is in overall "excellent health" but still struggles with a smoking habit, his doctors said in a report after Obama had a routine medical exam on Sunday.
Just reading a list of Azeem Ibrahim's achievements is exhausting," declared Scotland's Sunday Post of this multitalented whiz kid who has already packed a number of careers into one. Still only in his mid-thirties, this globetrotting entrepreneur, philanthropist and scholar is building a formidable track record as a brilliant polymath and adviser to world leaders.
Japan to support U.S. nominee for World Bank Chief
Japan will support Dr Jim Yong Kim, the United States nominee for the next World Bank chief, Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi said on Sunday after meeting the candidate who visited Tokyo on this world tour to seek support for the candidacy
Mexico plans to announce the preliminary terms of tender for the reopened $3.75 billion high-speed railway contract on Jan 14, after abruptly canceling the bid won by a Chinese company in November.
Traffic transportation ministry said on Sunday that the new bidding invitation would be similar to the previous one, and the entire project would keep the one-stop package. The project requires the bid winner to be capable of securing the complete operation function and safety of the trains, at the same time accept the trial operation maintenance for five years, according to China News.