Category: World
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Cryptocurrency to save Venezuela?
Plagued by hyperinflation, Venezuela has announced that the nation would be releasing oil-backed state cryptocurrency called the ‘Petro’. This has been done to..
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Trump attacks FBI
US President over the weekend lashed out and verbally attack the Federal Bureau of Investigation through a series of Tweets. He even noted that the reputation..
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The Pope explains
Pope Francis, who recently concluded a trip to Myanmar and Bangladesh has revealed why he did not mention Rohingya Muslims. He did meet with Rohingya refugees..
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Flynn pleads guilty
In what’s likely to a massive blow to the Trump administration, former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn has pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI..
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UN launches record plea
In a bid to address a number of conflict and humanitarian crises taking place across the world, the United Nations has initiated a record plea of $22.5 billion..
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Future of Jerusalem
Reports have emerged that US President Donald Trump will be announcing soon that the US will recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Israel is the world’s only Jewish state..
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Tillerson out?
The New York Times has reported that the White House has a tentative plan to replace the current Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Rex Wayne Tillerson is an American civil..
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Choke Points
The growing importance of global trade in agricultural commodities has increased the risks of disruption at key transport ‘chokepoints’, potentially triggering food price surges..
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Kushner questioned by special counsel
Senior advisor to the White House Jared Kushner was questioned in November 2017 by special counsel Robert Mueller’s team of investigators about the former national..
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BoK increases interest rates
For the first time in six years, South Korea’s central bank, Bank of Korea (BoK) has raised the interest rates. South Korea has been facing rising pressure to increase..