Author: synergia
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US warns Iran over satellite launches
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Iran to forfeit its plans for satellite launches that the United States says involve technology that could be used in intercontinental ballistic missiles. ICBMs usually involve sophisticated launch, re-entry and detonation system and…
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Democrats take control of House
Nancy Pelosi returned as the Speaker of the House of Representatives and was successful in passing a bill to end the partial Federal Government shutdown without allocating any funds for the Border Wall. A government shutdown occurs when Congress fails to pass a resolution or the President fails to sign appropriations legislation…
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Somalia expels UN Official
Somalia’s government took the drastic step of expelling the United Nations’ most senior official in the country after he questioned the detention of a former al-Shabab leader contesting the regional election.Somalia is the easternmost country in Africa, located on the Horn of Africa. In the 1800s, after the fall …
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Robots are not killing jobs
The rise of automation has so far had a negligible impact on jobs at a global scale, the World Bank chief economist Pinelopi Koujianou said, despite common gloomy predictions that humans are set to be replaced by machines. A robot is a machine—especially one programmable by a computer…
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Pompeo assures Israel of continued support
The US ‘withdrawal’ from Syria might not mean the end of all its Syria-related operations where Israel is concerned, as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reaffirmed Washington’s ongoing commitment to Israel’s security. Israel and the US are staunch allies. Israel plays a key role in America’s…
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Taiwan and China ‘will be unified’: Xi Jinping
The Chinese President, Xi Jinping asserted that Taiwan “must be unified, will be unified” with China as a rebuke to President Tsai Ing-wen’s earlier statement on how her people wanted to maintain self-rule and develop closer ties with the US. Taiwan, home to twenty-three million people, is…
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Washington state enacts new gun controls
Washington state joined a handful of other states that ban anyone under 21 from buying a semi-automatic assault rifle after voters passed a sweeping firearms measure in November that has drawn a court challenge from gun-rights advocates. An assault rifle is a selective-fire rifle that uses an…
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Chinese factory activity shrinks
As a result of the trade tensions with the US, China’s manufacturing sector contracted in the end of 2018 for the first time in 19 months. It is signalling a renewed deterioration in manufacturers’ operating conditions amid weakening market demand. China and the United States are engaged in a trade war as each country continues…
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Democrats take aim at Trump
Donald Trump sparred with Democrats on Capitol Hill over ways to end the US government shutdown, as the US president invited congressional leaders to the White House for their first meeting since the budgetary stand-off began on December 22, 2018. A government shutdown occurs when Congress fails to pass or the President fails…
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Qatar Airways buys stake in China Southern Airlines
Qatar Airways has acquired 5 per cent of China Southern Airlines as part of the carrier’s strategy to invest in robust airlines around the world. The acquisition seeks closer cooperation and a long-term relationship beyond stake transaction. Qatar is currently a strategic ally of China, with the…