Author: synergia
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May scrambles before key vote
After a disastrous Parliament vote on the proposed Brexit Plan, PM Theresa May is looking at a last-ditch effort to prevent the messy Irish Border stop-gap plan from passing in case of a no-deal Brexit. On June 23rd, 2016, Britain narrowly voted to leave the European Union, stunning Europe and the world in general. The…
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Japan to buy an island
The Japanese government is planning to buy a southwestern island, regarded as a candidate U.S. military training site, by the March end of the current fiscal year, government sources said. The relationship between Us and Japan began in the late 18th and early 19th century, with the diplomatic but force-backed missions of U.S. ship…
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China introduces new tax cuts
Chinese policymakers are continuing their piecemeal approach to arresting the slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy, as further details emerged of measures to ensure credit to small businesses and ease their tax burden. China is the second largest economy in the world after the USA. According…
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Pfizer to close two Indian plants
U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc said it was shutting down two manufacturing plants in India that make generic injectables like penicillin in response to falling demand. Pfizer is an American pharmaceutical corporation headquartered in New York City, with its research headquarters in Groton, Connecticut. It is one…
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Rod Rosenstein to leave DOJ
The Deputy Attorney General, Rod Rosenstein who oversees the federal investigation against Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election is set to leave the Department of Justice in a matter of weeks. Rod Rosenstein has been serving as the United States Deputy Attorney General since 2017. Before his current appointment…
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Canada – Korea denuclearisation talks
Canada held confidential talks with North Korea to convince the later to respect human rights and abandon its quest for nuclear weapons. Canada–North Korea relations refer to the relations between Canada and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (commonly known as North Korea)..
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EU backs new Iran sanctions
The EU has frozen assets of an alleged Iranian intelligence organisation and two of its agents, in a shift towards a tougher line against Tehran that could complicate efforts to save its international nuclear deal. Iran–European Union relations have been strained in the early 2010s by the dispute over the…
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India and Japan launch “2+2” talks
Japan and India will aim to launch ministerial security talks early this year to deepen cooperation in fields such as space and cyberspace, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said. India and Japan, two of the largest and oldest democracies in Asia, having a high degree of convergence in polity, economy…
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Monsanto wins crucial India casec
The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Monsanto can claim patents on its genetically modified (GM) cotton seeds, a victory for the U.S. company that is expected to encourage biotechnology firms to step up investment in the country. Monsanto is a multinational agricultural and biotechnology corporation…
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Russia’s growing influence in Africa
Russia’s recent activities in Sudan and the Central African Republic have been the subject of intense speculation. Along with renewed economic ties, private Russian military contractors are reported to have been active in both countries. The Central African Republic, which got independence…