A case of mounting US debt
According to recent US Treasury Department figures, the total public debt outstanding has increased by $1.36 trillion, or 6.6 per…
US Senate to debate Yemen war
The Senate voted to formally start debating a measure to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen. The…
Turkey to launch new offensive
Turkey will launch a new military operation against U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria “within a few days,” President Recep Tayyip…
Japan Seeks More Immigrants
Japan’s government has formally passed a legislation to allow more foreign workers to bolster the shrinking labour force. In 2019,…
Google has ‘no plans’ to launch Chinese search engine
Google has “no plans” to relaunch a search engine in China though it is continuing to study the idea, Chief…
Egypt champions Pan-African trade
Egypt’s president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has declared his intentions to champion intra-African trade when he takes over as chair of…
CHR Warns Duterte Against Drug War
Philippines' Commission on Human Rights has urged the government to follow 'due process' with suspects instead of shooting them, saying…
Genome Project: A Healthcare Revolution
A Cambridge research project has sequenced 100,000 genomes from around 85,000 people. The aim is to create a new genomic…
Trump to intervene with Huawei CFO’s arrest
The US President Donald Trump said that he is willing to intervene in the case of the detained Huawei CFO,…
May delays Brexit vote
British Prime Minister Theresa May announced that she would delay a vote on the withdrawal agreement she negotiated with the…