Category: World

Aljazeera reported that a court in the Maldives had frozen the bank accounts of their former President Abdulla Yameen as part of an investigation into allegations of financial fraud. The Maldives is an Islamic republic which lies off the Indian sub-continent. It is made up of a chain of nearly…

According to recent US Treasury Department figures, the total public debt outstanding has increased by $1.36 trillion, or 6.6 per cent, since the start of 2018, and by $1.9 trillion since President Donald Trump took office. A national debt occurs when a country spends more than the Treasury collects. Historically, during periods of war…

Japan’s government has formally passed a legislation to allow more foreign workers to bolster the shrinking labour force. In 2019, immigration rules will be relaxed for foreigners looking to work in Japan. Japan is one of the most rapidly ageing societies in the world. More than 20% of its population is over 65 years old…

Google has “no plans” to relaunch a search engine in China though it is continuing to study the idea, Chief Executive Sundar Pichai told a U.S. congressional panel on Tuesday amid increased scrutiny of big tech firms. Alphabet Inc. is an American multinational conglomerate…

Philippines’ Commission on Human Rights has urged the government to follow ‘due process’ with suspects instead of shooting them, saying that Duterte’s war on drugs will become a ‘killing field’ if it continues. During his presidential campaign, Rodrigo Duterte claimed that drug dealing…

Australia became the biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG), overtaking the small Arab nation of Qatar, that has over recent years been the world’s top producer. Qatar has seen its LNG exports dip ever since the Saudi-led diplomatic isolation cut off the country from key middle eastern markets. Liquefied natural gas..,.

As the world celebrates the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in an era of spreading nationalism and gross violations, it is fair to ask whether the global human rights movement has improved the human condition, and define its role in the 21st Century. The Universal…

Leaders and officials from six Gulf nations met in the Saudi capital to discuss cooperation, but regional disunity dominated the summit. The blockade of Qatar, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic crisis surrounding the murder of Jamal Khashoggi overshadowed the event. The…

Theresa May’s latest attempt to forge a compromise with the Pro-Brexit faction of the Conservative Party has failed. The PM now faces a crucial Parliament vote without the support of the most ardent Brexit supporters. On June 23rd, 2016, Britain narrowly voted to leave the European Union, stunning Europe and the world in general…

Uganda has vaccinated thousands of health workers against Ebola to counter the spread of the deadly virus from its neighbour the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is a severe illness in humans. The approximate case fatality rate is 50%. The first outbreaks of Ebola occurred in 1976 in remote Central…