Category: World
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Russian military spending drops
Western sanctions and a long recession has forced Russia’s military to slash spending by 20%, noting its first drop in nearly two decades. Tighter controls ..
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Flash floods hit Somalia
Flash floods and heavy rains have displaced over 150,000 people in Somalia. Somalia is still reeling from the devastating effects of drought and famine. Last year..
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Armenian protests continue
The Armenian parliament has rejected opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan’s bid to serve as interim Prime Minister. Pashinyan, who led the peaceful protests that resulted..
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Mueller’s warning
Special Counsel Robert Mueller had issued a warning to US President Donald Trump’s lawyers, noting that the President could be subpoenaed in front of a grand jury..
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Modern day slavery
Hundreds of victims of human trafficking from across the Americas and the Caribbean have been rescued by the Interpol. Close to 350 victims of modern day slavery have been freed ..
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Perils of immigration policy
After weeks of damaging revelations regarding UK’s handling of illegal immigration, Home Secretary Amber Rudd has resigned. Amber Augusta Rudd is a British..
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Kabul’s crisis
Deadly twin blasts in Kabul have resulted in the deaths of at least 29 people including 9 journalists in the region. This is the second such similar attack to take place..
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China to invest in US infrastructure?
Chinese officials have stated that Beijing would be open to participating in Trump’s ambitious plan to rehaul US infrastructure. China has made infrastructure development..
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Iran bans encrypted Telegram app
Tehran has announced a ban on the encrypted messaging service Telegram and it is propagating the Iranian app Soroush. Apps such as Telegram were an important tool..
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Qatar’s losses
Qatar Airways, the state-owned flag carrier of Qatar, has announced that it had made a “substantial” loss in the past financial year. The company stated that this was due..