Category: World
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Trump and “Fake News”
As US President Donald Trump continues his verbal attacks on the nation’s news media, Jeff Flake, a lawmaker from his own political party, has criticized the President..
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Bitcoin value drops
After reaching dizzying heights, the value of Bitcoins has begun to come down. Recently, it traded below $10,000 after being valued at over $20,000 only weeks ago. Has the Bitcoin..
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Hyperinflation in Venezuela
Inflation in Venezuela has continued to climb to astronomical levels. In 2017, the country’s inflation rose to 2,616%. The once prosperous Latin American nation’s economy has..
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More violence in Rakhine
Police opened fire on a group of Buddhist protestors in Myanmar and the ensuing violence resulted in the deaths of at least eight people. The region has been marred in violence..
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Police find Captagon ‘laboratory’ in Jordan
In a massive drug bust, police in Jordan shut down a facility that was manufacturing illegal drugs including Captagon. Captagon is considered to be the most commonly used drug..
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What about Chinese economy?
A number of credit agencies in the recent months have downgraded China’s credit rating. Experts too have begun sounding the alarm that the nation’s growing debt problem..
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Will stock markets crash?
For the first time in its history, the Dow Jones Industrial Average topped the 26,000 mark for the first time. The stock market rose over 1,000 points in the span of just 12 days..
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Populism vs diplomacy
African nations like Ghana, Haiti and South Africa have summoned top US diplomats to explain US President Donald Trump’s recent remarks. During a meeting regarding immigration..
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Carillion collapses
Carillion, one of the UK government’s biggest contractors, has collapsed, threatening the jobs of more than 43,000 employees as well as hundreds of subcontractors and..
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Trump’s ‘racist’ remark condemned
US President Donald Trump’s latest remarks describing Haiti and other African nations as “shithole” countries have incurred worldwide condemnation. The African Union..