Category: World

The UK government lost key votes in the parliament as the House of Commons gains powers in upcoming Brexit stages. Theresa May’s own party members won a challenge to give lawmakers more power if her deal is voted down in the next session. On June 23rd, 2016, Britain narrowly…

The head of the UK’s secret service, Alex Younger, signalled security concerns over the Chinese telecoms group Huawei. New Zealand had earlier cancelled Huawei’s contract to supply next-generation telecom equipment over similar concerns. Huawei Technologies is a Chinese multinational networking and telecommunications…

The global importance of the Chinese yuan seems destined to rise, according to strategists and economists who believe that the flow in the currency will grow over the long term if Beijing continues to gradually open its financial system. China was one of the first nations to create a currency…

China’s crackdown on Muslims in Xinjiang province has spread to Ningxia, signalling a hardening in Beijing’s management of ethnic and religious groups. Authorities began a security clampdown in Xinjiang last year, detaining at least 1m Muslim Uighurs in internment centres, a move…

At a post-G-20 summit meeting in Buenos Aires, the US and China have agreed to halt new trade tariffs for 90 days, after China’s decision to make a progress on closing the trade gap. Two of the world’s largest economies, the US and China, are involved in a months-long trade dispute. At the heart of…

British science and universities minister Sam Gyimah quit Prime Minister Theresa May’s government, the sixth minister to resign in protest against her proposed Brexit deal with the European Union. Gyimah, a junior-ranking minister who campaigned in the 2016 vote to keep Britain in the EU, said May’s deal meant…

Microsoft has won a $480M contract with the US military to provide its HoloLens technology as part of an augmented reality technology package that the Army intends to use for training as well as in combat missions. Microsoft’s HoloLens was first released in 2016. Microsoft’s initial focus with HoloLens is was on…

Thousands of Australian school students have urged greater action on climate change in protests across the country. PM Morrison has brushed off the protests and called for “more learning, less activism” in schools. Climate change refers to a variation that occurs in the Earth’s climate…

World AIDS Day takes place on the 1st December each year. It’s an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related illness. 36.7 million people worldwide live with HIV/AIDs. Despite the virus…

A Russian state bank appeared to give a $12bn loan to one of Africa’s poorest countries — then claimed the stated payment to the Central African Republic was an accounting error. VTB Bank is one of the leading universal banks of Russia. VTB Bank and its subsidiaries form a leading Russian financial group – VTB…