With presidential polls-to-be and inaugurations undergoing in Africa and south-east Asia respectively, the Evening Paper today presents news from other evening newspapers from around the globe. Report compilers: Tina Fey and Timothy Wahome.
Africa news headlines
Nairobi today evening: The Standard newspaper reports that even despite an aborted meet between rival presidential candidates with the country’s Independent electoral body, IEBC, in the runner-up to a fresh presidential ballot after the annulment of the August 8 polls, IEBC still insists it will use its Gulf agent, Al Ghurair as its printing contract has not ended yet.
Pretoria this evening: At least three automobiles from a taxi company have suffered arson from a rival taxi company. This follows the disagreement between online and metered taxi operators, leading to the disarray in the South African city. Report from News 24.
Europe and the UK this evening
Manchester: A little story but of humanitarian proportions from Manchester Evening News is about the disappearance of a woman by the name Cindy Jenkins, age 31, Caucasian, who has not returned home since visiting a grocery venue, September 12. The evening paper reveals that the police are following up on the issue.
Brussels: The Times reports that Britain would regret its Brexit decision if Jean-Claude Juncker’s words of forming a United States of Europe, whose agreement will take place a day after official Brexit date, come to pass. The European Commission President has it that the union will have great centralized authority.
North America this evening
Miami: CNN writes that Irma has left at least eight persons dead at a nursing facility in Florida after the storm knocked off the power supply in the air-con, leading to asphyxiation in the elderly residents.
Toronto: Birds, mammals, reptiles and fish are declining in Canada’s protectorates, puzzlingly since the 2002 reform plan that saw the government switch to stronger protection measures to reduce spetial extinction. Investigators are yet to find out the cause, reports CBA.
Asia Pacific and Australasia this evening
Rangoon: Burma has accused China of giving a nod to what the United Nations labels ‘ethnic cleansing’ of the Rohingya, reports Reuters.
Singapore: The south-east Asian nation of Singapore has sworn in its initial female President, Halimah Yacob, September 14 at the Istana. Report from Channel News Asia.
South America in the news
Santiago this evening: Chile’s President, Michelle Bachelet has ushered in a new dawn for South America with the continent’s very first geo-thermal power plant that has utilized some 320 million US Dollars to set up. The plant is co-owned by a national corporation with the majority stake going to the Italian entity that built it, Enel Green Power, reveals Telesur TVEnglish news.
Brasilia this evening: In Brazil, the kingpin of meat-packing in the world, JBS SA has its chief executive, Wesley Batista today put under arrest alongside his younger sibling, both of whom down a major stake in the company, under accusation of insider trading. Report courtesy ofCNBC.
End of today’s Evening Paper review.
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