Author: synergia
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Saudi Arabia promises India investments
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said he expected investment opportunities worth more than $100 billion in India over the next two years. The Crown Prince has just wrapped up his tour of Pakistan and India, signing multiple deals worth billions across both countries….
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Okinawa rejects US base expansion
Voters in the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa resoundingly rejected the construction of a new U.S. military base on their island in a referendum, causing fresh concern for the central government and for U.S. forces in Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost prefecture ….
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BMW and Daimler invest together in New Venture
BMW and Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, have unveiled a joint venture which covers new-generation services like driver-less cars, ride-hailing and pay-per-use cars. The landscape of the car market is one that is continuously changing with technology developing at breakneck…
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Trump to delay new tariffs
US President Donald Trump said that he wants to make a trade deal with Beijing that will be beneficial for both the countries. He also mentioned that there could be “very big news over the next week or two” if all goes well in negotiations. The United States and China are two of the largest…
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New Afghan-India trade route
Afghanistan began exports to India through Chabahar port in Iran as the landlocked, war-torn nation turns to overseas markets to improve its economy. Chabahar Port is a seaport in Chabahar located in southeastern Iran, on the Gulf of Oman. It serves as Iran’s only oceanic port, and consists of two separate ports named Shahid Kalantari…
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Venezuela on the brink of chaos
A massive effort to break President Nicolás Maduro’s blockade of humanitarian aid descended into violence and chaos across the string of border flashpoints, showing both the growing defiance of Juan Guaidó and Maduro’s willingness to fight back. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is located in northwest South America….
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Food shortages after Brexit?
The European Union expects Britain to seek its assistance to avoid disruption to food imports in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the EU’s agriculture chief said. On June 23rd, 2016, Britain narrowly voted to leave the European Union, stunning Europe and the world in general. The EU employs a set of policies for its…
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Israel’s Probe to reach the Moon
SpaceIL’s project known as Beresheet will attempt a moon landing mission in April. The small Israeli spacecraft was part of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch last night. Beresheet, designed by SpaceIL and built by Israel Aerospace Industries for the since-cancelled Google Lunar X-prize competition, is the first Israeli spacecraft designed to visit the moon…
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Lebanon crisis
Hezbollah, an armed Shi’ite group backed by Iran is expanding its influence in Lebanon. The increasing influence could prompt action from Israel or the West. Originally a part of the Ottoman Empire, Lebanon was established in 1920 after France was granted the mandate for Lebanon and Syria. France…
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US to leave 200 troops in Syria
Despite President Donald Trump’s promises to withdraw American troops out of Syria, the US intends to maintain a presence on the ground with a “small peacekeeping group” for an unspecified “period” of time, the White House said. Over the span of several centuries, Syria, which was at the forefront of the Islamic Caliphate witnessed multiple…