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World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 8, 2017
Trump Jr guilty?
The US President’s son, Donald Trump Jr testified in front of the Senate investigators regarding his meeting with a Russian lawyer in 2016. In June 2016, Trump Jr met with Russian..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 8, 2017
Earthquake hits Mexico
Mexico has been hit by an 8.2 magnitude earthquake that has resulted in the deaths of at least six people. It is the strongest earthquake in over a century to have hit the region..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 8, 2017
Trump's offer to mediate
US President Donald Trump has offered to mediate talks in the dispute between Qatar and the Saudi-led bloc of nations. The impasse in West Asia is one of the worst diplomatic crises..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 8, 2017
Chinese billionaire seeks asylum
Billionaire, Guo Wengui, who has been accused of multiple crimes by China, is reportedly seeking political asylum in the US. Guo Wengui is a Chinese billionaire businessman..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 7, 2017
AI to cause World War III?
If there is a World War III, it won’t be due to North Korea but due to the advent of Artificial Intelligence. Entrepreneur Elon Musk warned that AI would be the reason for World War III..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 7, 2017
Irma hits the Caribbean
Irma, one of the most powerful hurricanes to ever be recorded, has resulted in the deaths of at least 10 people in the Caribbean. The Category 5 hurricane is now set to hit Florida..
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 7, 2017
Abu Salem gets life
Abu Salem has been sentenced to life in jail by a special court in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. A series of 12 bomb explosions took place in Mumbai (then named Bombay) on..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 7, 2017
Catalonia votes for independence
The regional parliament of Catalonia has approved an independence referendum on October 1st, 2017. The move has already been condemned by Madrid, which has vowed to..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 7, 2017
Facebook uncovers Russia's misinformation
Social media giant Facebook has reportedly turned over information they have on ads allegedly purchased by Russian operatives to special counsel Robert Mueller..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 7, 2017
What about jobs?
Deutsche Bank’s chief executive John Cryan has warned that many of the jobs held by human beings in the company may soon be replaced by robots. Automation and better..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 7, 2017
China hits North Korea
China’s commerce ministry has announced that it has banned North Korean nationals from setting up new businesses in the country. The North Korean nuclear program has..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 6, 2017
Champion of Globalization
Chinese leader ends meeting of emerging nations with appeal to step up efforts to achieve a more open and fairer economic order. China called for more support for free trade..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 6, 2017
Putin: A global catastrophe
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Tuesday of a global “catastrophe” unless a diplomatic solution is reached over North Korea, rejecting US calls for further..
Disaster - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 6, 2017
Category five monster
Hurricane Irma, the most powerful Atlantic storm in a decade, has hit the Caribbean, with officials warning of its potentially catastrophic effects..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 6, 2017
The end of DACA
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has announced that an Obama-era scheme to protect young undocumented immigrants is being scrapped. No first-time applications for the..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 6, 2017
World University Rankings 2018
Chinese universities climb world rankings as the University of Tokyo slips to lowest position ever. Three Asian universities made the top 30..
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 6, 2017
UP, the apathy continues
Indian police are investigating the deaths of dozens of new-borns at a hospital in Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh. Forty-nine children died at Ram Manohar Lohia hospital in a month..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 6, 2017
Indian journalist shot dead
A prominent Indian journalist critical of Hindu nationalist politics has been shot dead in the south-western state of Karnataka. Gauri Lankesh,
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 5, 2017
Boko Haram- a sharp rise
Amnesty International has voiced alarm over a sharp rise in crimes committed by the Nigeria-based Boko Haram terror group. A surge in attacks by Boko Haram fighters has claimed..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 5, 2017
North Korean sanctions useless?
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that sanctions are “useless” against North Korea and would not deter the nation from focusing on its nuclear program. The President..