World
Jan 18,
2019
Ninety-seven year old Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth 11 of England was involved in a vehicle collision yeterday. Many feared the worst for him, but Prince Philip who is also…
Jan 17,
2019
Growth of the world economy is expected to slow as the US-China trade conflict takes its toll and undermines confidence, the World Bank said Tuesday in its semi-annual forecast. …
Jan 17,
2019
In a move that signals an increasingly aggressive stance by the US against Huawei, federal authorities in Seattle are investigating the Chinese technology giant for allegedly stealing trade secrets from…
Jan 15,
2019
Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal has been rejected by 230 votes - the largest defeat for a sitting government in history. MPs voted by 432 votes to 202…
Jan 14,
2019
The European Union (EU) has deployed an election observation mission to Nigeria to monitor the general elections coming up in February. In a statement issued on Friday, the Press…
Jan 14,
2019
“It just needs to be sorted,” said 23-year-old Adam Green, a frustrated Leave voter in Brexit-backing Sunderland, where patience with parliamentary delays over Britain’s departure is wearing thin. The former…
Jan 11,
2019
The United States of America has warned that widespread vote-buying could mar the general elections. The US Deputy Ambassador Jonathan Cohen, who spoke on Thursday during a United Nations…
Jan 10,
2019
The UK's leading business and industry groups are set to make major public interventions on Brexit next week amid growing panic over the prospect of leaving the European Union without…
Jan 08,
2019
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has told the Gabonese military that military coups and government are out of vogue and urged it to respect the country’s constitutional provisions. President…
Jan 08,
2019
The World Bank Group president, Jim Yong Kim, on Monday announced he would be stepping down from his position effective February 1. Mr Kim’s announcement is coming more than three…
Jan 05,
2019
A Chinese defense industrial giant recently showed off a Chinese version of the US military's GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB), which is more commonly called the "Mother of All…
Jan 04,
2019
The US state department has urged Americans to “exercise increased caution” when travelling to China after a spate of high-profile detentions. Its updated advice warns that US citizens have…
Jan 02,
2019
Oil markets slid by around one percent in 2019's first trading on Wednesday, pulled down by surging output in the United States and Russia and concerns about on an economic…
Jan 01,
2019
Japan is pulling out of the International Whaling Commission. Here's how it works and what it means. Japan has decided to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and resume…
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