Retirement Age
One in seven (14%) non-retired people, the equivalent of 5.1 million individuals, do not plan on retiring, according to the latest consumer research by Baring Asset Management (“Barings”)[1]. An increase from 12% in 2012[2] and 10% in 2011[3], this is the highest such figure since the Barings’ annual study began in 2008[4]. (more…)
Spain Train Crash
Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has expressed condolences to the government and people of Spain after a train accident that killed 80 people and left more than 140 injured. (more…)
Brazil Riots
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – As many as 200,000 demonstrators marched through the streets of Brazil’s biggest cities on Monday in a swelling wave of protest tapping into widespread anger at poor public services, police violence and government corruption. (more…)
Umutima Shaman
A shocking report detailing horrific atrocities committed against Brazilian Indians in the 1940s, 50s and 60s has resurfaced – 45 years after it was mysteriously ‘destroyed’ in a fire. (more…)
Pope Francis
Rome – The Inauguration Mass for Pope Francis was held in Vatican City on Tuesday in the presence of more than 130 international delegations, marking the start of his papacy. (more…)
