Category: World
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The ASEAN-Australia summit
On the first day of the ASEAN Summit in Sydney, Australian PM Turnbull and Singaporean PM Lee, both reiterated their support for free trade, in light of protectionist..
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White supremacy on the rise
A recent report by the Anti-Defamation League noted a drastic increase in the number of banners espousing white supremacy across the United States. There..
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US pursues India at WTO
In its latest protectionist move, the US has launched a trade challenge against most of India’s export subsidy programs at the World Trade Organization (WTO), after..
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UN Geneva staff protests pay cuts
The United Nations Human Rights Council and other important UN meetings in Geneva, Switzerland were cancelled on Friday after the staff voted for an unusual..
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McMaster to leave?
Reports have emerged that H. R. McMaster, the current National Security Advisor will soon be dismissed by US President Donald Trump. If he is fired, he will join a long..
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Fall from grace
Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder of health technology company, Theranos, has agreed to relinquish control of her company to settle charges of “massive fraud”..
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Trump picks Kudlow
US President Donald Trump has announced that he will be replacing former chief economic advisor Gary Cohn with Larry Kudlow. Kudlow is a prominent conservative..
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Women take charge
US President Donald Trump has announced that he will be nominating Gina Haspel to become the next Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. If she is confirmed by..
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Tillerson out, Pompeo in
US President Donald Trump has indicated that he will be nominating CIA Director Mike Pompeo to be the next US Secretary of State. He will be replacing Rex Tillerson..
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EU plans legislation on refugee issue
The European Commission is planning legislation that would use the risk of denied visas to motivate countries outside the bloc to cooperate on sending back unsuccessful..