State of Emergency lifted in Maldives
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen has officially lifted the state of emergency in the country after a period of 45 days.…
Peru’s political crisis
Peru’s President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Godard has abruptly resigned after video recordings show him in the alleged act of “buying…
The weaponization of data mining
As more details emerge on how Cambridge Analytica used data mining to manipulate the 2016 US Presidential elections, Facebook continues…
US hikes interest rates, again
The US Federal Reserve Bank has announced that it will be raising its benchmark interest rate by 0.25%. The increase…
G20 to monitor cryptocurrencies
At the conclusion of the G20 summit in Argentina, finance ministers and heads of the central banks of the G20…
Facebook caught in scandal
Following allegations that the Trump-affiliated data analysis firm Cambridge Analytica exploited personal user data from Facebook, the social media giant…
BMW offices raided
German prosecutors have conducted a raid on carmaker BMW's headquarters. It is part of the continuing investigation into the emissions-cheating…
Brexit transition finalized
The European Union and UK have struck a joint legal agreement that has nearly finalized all the legal terms of…
Putin wins another six years
On March 18, Russian President Vladimir Putin has won a landslide reelection victory. This will continue his rule over Russia…
Abe weighed down by scandal
The cronyism scandal surrounding Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has worsened over the recent days. The Japanese Finance Ministry has…