Facebook tightens regulations
The Social media giant is tightening requirements for political ads in the European Union ahead of bloc-wide elections scheduled for…
China clones Gene-edited monkeys
Chinese scientists cloned five monkeys from a gene-edited macaque with circadian-related disorders, another first for the country in the controversial…
Trump backtracks, ends shutdown
President Donald Trump has yielded to political pressure to end the longest US government shutdown in history. In United States…
France summons Italian envoy over comment
France has summoned Italy’s ambassador to protest about comments by Italian Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio, who accused Paris…
The widening inequality in the world
The new Oxfam International report reveals that 26 richest people own the same wealth as the poorest half of humanity,…
Nancy Pelosi: “Reschedule the SOTU”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked President Donald Trump to forgo his Jan. 29 State of the Union (SOTU) speech, expressing…
Dwindling Japanese workforce
According to a government study report, it is projected that the country's workforce would decline by 20 per cent by…
Former Fed chairs advocate carbon tax
Four former chairs of the Federal Reserve have joined with leading economists from both major political parties to issue an…
1/3 of UN workers sexually harassed: Survey
Based on a recent report published by the United Nations, one-third of U.N. staff and contractors have experienced sexual harassment…
Theresa May’s plan is failing
Theresa May’s last-ditch attempt to shore up her Brexit deal appeared doomed, as Conservative Eurosceptic MPs threatened to humiliate the…