Rachel Roy Announces Africa Initiative

Many designers are inspired by African cultures but Rachel Roy is helping to create jobs for women through a new partnership that will source accessories from Africa. Designer Rachel Roy has partnered with Fairwinds Trading to integrate hand crafted items by female-owned businesses in Africa into her collection. Via her label, Rachel Rachel Roy, a [...]

Brangelina, Wyclef To Aid Haiti

Celebrities are coming to find a way to help the island nation of Haiti, which was struck by a major earthquake on yesterday.

European Union Imposes Arms Embargo On Guinea

The European Union has enforced arms embargo and sanctions against Guinea’s military leaders, according to BBC News. When troops opened fire on protesters last month there was a violation of human rights. Rights groups say 157 protesters died in the African nation, but officials say 57 people died. The protests stemmed from rumors that Capt [...]

International News March 29-April 4

Teen Hacker Hired To Consult On Cyber Crime Owen Thor Walker, an 18-year-old teenager hacker, was just hired as a cyber security consultant by New Zealand’s second largest telecommunications company, The Los Angeles Times reports. Walker had helped a criminal network either skimming bank accounts or damaging computer systems or infiltrating some 1.3 million computers. [...]

International News February 8-16

Iran Preps For June Election Mohammad Khatami, Iran’s former President, eventually will take part as a candidate for the June’s presidential selection, as was recently announced, according to BBC News. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was the heir to the throne of Mohammad Khatami, who was the President of Iran from 1997 to 2005. Khatami was one of [...]

International News February 1-8

Nissan Reviews Morocco Project Nissan Motor Co. is currently in strained economical circumstances and the participation in a new factory in Morocco is under review, ZAWYA reports. Nissan’s cooperation with French partner Renault for the new factory was announced in 2007, but the Spanish newspaper El Pais reports Nissan will now take a step back [...]

International News January 12-18

Germany Mulls $135 Billion Emergency Fund The German government is going over an emergency fund of up to $135 billion for struggling companies, The Wall Street Journal reports. In December, unemployment grew for the first time after 2006, reaching 7.6% of the occupation force, as the established information revealed. Last month, 18,000 people became unemployed, [...]

The Whole Package

Spotted: 7 Train Name: Aya Age: 26 Hometown: Tokyo, Japan Current ‘hood: Sunnyside, Queens First language: Japanese Other languages: English, Spanish Job: Assistant to CEO at an investment bank Ethnicity: Japanese Favorite Condiment: Soy sauce Religion: Not really, maybe Buddhist Favorite Nut: Chestnut On your iPod now: Lounge, Jazz, Classical Favorites movie(s): Thrillers Dream Job: [...]

International News Week of November 17

U.K. To Label Produce From Israel The UK has announced a plan to clearly label fruits and vegetables that are produced and imported from Israel, the Telegraph reports.The plan is meant to give consumers in supermarkets across the EU awareness that their purchases were giving financial support to the Israeli communities in the occupied West Bank. [...]

Retail & Celebrity Charity News Week of November 10

Charlize Theron Takes On UN Role Actress and activist Charlize Theron has been appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as a United Nations Messenger of Peace, focused on ending violence against women.  She was recognized for her work to bring attention and gain support for social issues, specifically in her native South Africa. Theron, [...]

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