Author: synergia
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Comedian vies for Ukrainian Presidency
Mr. Zelenskiy, a popular Ukrainian comic, mounts a significant lead in exit polls and early counting although he is unlikely to secure an absolute majority. A runoff vote is likely; Mr. Zelenskiy will face stiff opposition from more seasoned candidates, facing an uphill battle. Ukraine is a…
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Chinese jets enter Taiwan strait line
Taiwan has protested what it called a “reckless” and “provocative” flight by two Chinese fighter jets across the so-called median line of the Taiwan Strait, the country said. The relationship between the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan is complex and controversial due to the dispute on…
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China to regulate opioids
China said it will tighten regulation of fentanyl-related substances as a gesture to the United States, where the synthetic opioid has caused tens of thousands of overdose deaths every year and fuelled a public health crisis.
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Trouble grows for Trudeau
Canada’s former attorney general made public a conversation that she secretly recorded with Canada’s top civil servant, which she took as a veiled threat that she would lose her job if she didn’t intervene to avoid criminal prosecution of a Canadian company. Justin Trudeau s a Canadian politician serving as the..
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Migrants hijack oil tanker
A Turkish oil tanker was hijacked by migrants amidst rising anti-immigrant, nationalist sentiments in Europe. The European migrant crisis is a part of a pattern of increased immigration to Europe, including asylum seekers and economic migrants. Most migrants make a treacherous journey across the Mediterranean Sea or use the…
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UK’s political nightmare
On the day Britain was supposed to extract itself from the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May suffered a third crushing defeat on her exit plan, effectively setting the Brexit process back to the beginning almost three years after Britons voted to leave. On June 23rd, 2016, Britain narrowly voted to leave the…
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Ghana passes RTI bill
Ghana adopts Right to Information bill that boosts transparency and government accountability, in a serious boost to the tools available to Africa’s freest media landscape. The Republic of Ghana is located in West Africa, along with the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean, and is bordered by the Ivory Coast, Burkina…
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US-China trade war winner: Mexico
Mexico has seen big gains in shipments to the U.S. in categories where competing Chinese goods were hit with tariffs, everything from poster board to air conditioner parts. In all, U.S. imports of goods from Mexico surged 10 percent to almost $350 billion last year, the fastest growth…
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Trump fails to achieve his campaign promise
Corporate America brought $664.9 billion of offshore profits back to the U.S. last year, falling short of the $4 trillion President Donald Trump said would return as a result of the 2017 tax overhaul. Donald Trump is the 45th and current president of the United States. Before entering politics…
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Robust monsoon predicted for India
India’s monsoon, crucial for Asia’s third-largest economy, is likely to be a robust and healthy one this year provided there isn’t a surprise El Nino phenomenon, the top India Meteorological Department official said. Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by…