Category: World
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The future of Rohingya refugees
Bangladesh has announced that it will be delaying the repatriation of Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar to Bangladesh. There are over 650,000 refugees who are currently in..
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Under the sea
China has planted powerful listening devices in two strategic sea-beds deep in the waters near Guam, America’s biggest military base in the Western Pacific. Six years ago..
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US government shutdown ends
The partial three-day government shutdown in the US came to an end after Republican and Democrat lawmakers voted for a temporary funding bill. At the heart of the issue is US..
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Army chief to call for investment
Britain would struggle to match Russian military capabilities on the battlefield and risks falling further behind potential adversaries without more investment, the head of the..
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Wealth gap increases
The international charitable organization, Oxfam, has revealed that 42 people in the world boast as much wealth as the 3.7 billion who make up the poorest half of the..
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Optimistic about UK’s growth?
Despite concerns over Brexit, the world economy will help boost Britain in 2018. Lord Jim O’Neill, the former Conservative Treasury minister and Remain supporter has stated..
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Pope Francis – preserve the status quo
Pope Francis has again stressed the importance of preserving the status quo in Jerusalem and urged fresh talks between Israel and Palestinians on a two-state solution..
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Ex-CIA officer held ‘for spying for China’
Jerry Chun Shing Lee, a former CIA officer was arrested on January 15th, at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York on charges of unlawful retention of national defence information..
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Can China’s growth be trusted?
For the first time since 2010, China has reported its fastest economic growth. The nation has stated that its gross domestic product grew by 6.9 percent in 2017. This is also the first..
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Implications of Apple’s taxes
Apple has announced that it will be making a one-time payment of $38 billion to repatriate some of its vast overseas cash holdings. It has also noted that it will be spending $30..