Maduro’s presidency questioned
A dozen Latin American nations including Canada are questioning Nicolas Maduro’s presidency in Venezuela as he is soon to begin…
Hackers target German politicians
Hackers have leaked the personal data of hundreds of German politicians, journalists and celebrities. This is reported to be one…
Bermuda is Google’s new Tax Haven
US tech giant Google moved some $23 billion in profits to a Bermuda tax haven in 2017, an increase of…
The Red Sea-Dead Sea conveyance
Israel is ready to move ahead with a multibillion-dollar project with Jordan to pipe water from the Red Sea to…
US warns Iran over satellite launches
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Iran to forfeit its plans for satellite launches that the United States says involve…
Somalia expels UN Official
Somalia’s government took the drastic step of expelling the United Nations’ most senior official in the country after he questioned…
Robots are not killing jobs
The rise of automation has so far had a negligible impact on jobs at a global scale, the World Bank…
Pompeo assures Israel of continued support
The US 'withdrawal' from Syria might not mean the end of all its Syria-related operations where Israel is concerned, as…
Taiwan and China ‘will be unified’: Xi Jinping
The Chinese President, Xi Jinping asserted that Taiwan “must be unified, will be unified” with China as a rebuke to…
Washington state enacts new gun controls
Washington state joined a handful of other states that ban anyone under 21 from buying a semi-automatic assault rifle after…
Chinese factory activity shrinks
As a result of the trade tensions with the US, China’s manufacturing sector contracted in the end of 2018 for…
Qatar Airways buys stake in China Southern Airlines
Qatar Airways has acquired 5 per cent of China Southern Airlines as part of the carrier’s strategy to invest in…
Apple announces decline in sales
Apple has rattled investors with news that its sales have been slowing, blaming economic weakness in China arising from the…
Saubhagya Scheme misses December target
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has missed its target to electrify every home by the end of 2018. 1.05 Million…
India cuts import taxes on Palm Oil
New Delhi has reduced import duties on crude and refined palm oil, an essential import commodity for India’s rapidly growing…