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World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 22, 2017
Duterte on the offensive
Rodrigo Duterte, the President of Philippines, has said that if he were to ever catch his son with drugs, he would kill him. His son, Paulo Duterte, has been linked to a drug trafficking..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 22, 2017
Internet down again in Togo
The Togo government has been intermittently blocking the access to internet in a bid to prevent large scale protests. Tens of thousands have taken to the streets to demand the..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 22, 2017
China on a downturn?
Standard & Poor Ratings has downgraded China’s long-term sovereign credit from AA- to A+. China is the second largest economy in the world after USA. According to certain..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 21, 2017
Division in Spain
Political unrest and conflict between Catalonia and Spain have increased in the recent weeks. There is a referendum in Catalonia scheduled to take place on October 1st, that will likely..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 21, 2017
The Kenyan elections
The Supreme Court in Kenya has laid out the reasons on why it declared the elections held on August 8th, null and void. The court accepted the petitioner’s claim that the election..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 20, 2017
Another earthquake in Mexico
Mexico has been hit by yet another powerful earthquake this month. The latest quake has resulted in the deaths of at least 224 people. It has been measured at a magnitude of..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 19, 2017
Manafort indictment
Paul Manafort, the former campaign manager for US President Donald Trump is most likely to be indicted. US investigators have reportedly wiretapped Manafort and have also informed..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 18, 2017
Facebook under scrutiny
US lawmakers have reportedly begun pressuring Facebook in connection to the ads that were allegedly purchased by Russians. The consensus among the intelligence agencies..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 18, 2017
Snap elections in Japan?
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may be calling for snap elections in the country a year early. Shinzo Abe was born into a prominent family and both his father and grandfather..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 18, 2017
Sharif victorious
Kulsoom Nawaz, the wife of the former Pakistani Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif has won a key parliamentary seat in the by-elections. She has won the very seat that was vacated by..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 16, 2017
Japan -a target?
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile across Japan. This is the second time the nation has done so in September 2017. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said that Japan would..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 16, 2017
Terror in London
There has been an explosion on a Tube train in London underground that resulted in the injuries of 18 people. Scotland Yard has confirmed that the incident is being treated as terrorism.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 16, 2017
Temer charged, again
Prosecutors in Brazil have indicted the nation’s President, Michel Temer on charges of corruption and racketeering. This is the second time he has been charged in three months..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 16, 2017
Plan Rabbit for Venezuela
In order to address Venezuela’s crippling food shortage, the nation’s President Nicola Maduro has unveiled a plan to popularise rabbit as a source of food..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 14, 2017
Volkswagen recalls 4.8 million cars
German car manufacturer, Volkswagen has initiated a recall of 4.86 million vehicles sold that had been sold in China. These were cars that were outfitted by faulty airbags..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 13, 2017
Macron’s labor test
French President Emanuel Macron’s first big test as a leader will come as labor unions have called on protests in the region. The government has introduced a new policy that seeks to..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 13, 2017
No election President
Halimah Yacob, the former Speaker of the Parliament in Singapore will be the nation’s first female President. However, critics have voiced opposition over the fact she has won the..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 13, 2017
The biggest political mistake
Former White House Chief Strategist, Steve Bannon, has criticized US President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the former FBI Director, James Comey. In an interview Bannon said that..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 13, 2017
Who runs the world?
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has spoken against sexism in the world. During a recent event, she said that “men still run the world” and the current state of affairs aren’t doing “so well.”
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 13, 2017
Typhoon Talim to hit China
Close to half a million people in China was expected to be evacuated as the country braces itself for a “super typhoon.” In 2006 China was hit by the most powerful typhoon to strike..