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Well being index

According to global surveys, smaller countries such as Singapore are placed at the top of global wellness ranks while countries with large and booming economies are at the bottom. Gross National…

Bouteflika to run for President again

Protesters turned out in their thousands across Algeria to denounce plans by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to seek a fifth term in office, as his campaign formally submitted the candidacy papers for…

House Democrats to investigate Trump

House Democrats will request documents from more than 60 people this week as they step up investigations into allegations of obstruction of justice and abuse of power in the administration of US…

Venezuela’s unsold offshore oil

Tankers loaded with 8.36 million barrels of crude are reportedly floating off the Venezuelan coast as the sanctions-hit country struggles to find buyers for its oil. The Bolivarian Republic of…

Future of Banking in India

Synergia Foundation hosted its 50th roundtable conference on Monday, February 25, 2019, on the topic of the Future of Banking. The conference was led by the keynote speaker Dr. Charan Singh who is…

El Sharara remains closed

Libyans remain divided on when to restart the El Sharara oilfield, the country’s biggest, after closure due to the presence of militants. The El Sharara oil field is located in Murzuq Desert. It was…

Medicare for all

The Democrats in the US House of representatives have recently revealed their most ambitious government-run health care program, i.e., the Medicare health insurance program. The U.S. does not have a…

China to buy more US Agro products

China has proposed that it could buy an additional $30 billion a year of U.S. agricultural products including soybeans, corn and wheat as part of a possible trade deal being negotiated by the two…

HPV vaccine to cure Cervical Cancer

According to a recent study published at the Cancer Council New South Wales, the rapid scale-up of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine could virtually eliminate cervical cancer in a handful of…

US state sue over emergency declaration

California and 15 other US states have filed a lawsuit against US President Trump’s national emergency declaration which can bypass Congress to fund the US Mexico border wall. A state of emergency…

China’s “mega city” corridor plans

China’s long-awaited plan to create a high-tech megalopolis on its southern coastline rivalling California’s Silicon Valley generated optimism among Hong Kong’s business community even as key details…

Trump may avoid second shut down

President Donald Trump is eyeing a path to avoid another government shutdown where he would reluctantly accept the congressional border-security deal and attempt to tap other funds for his wall. A…

Trump unhappy with border wall deal

Unfazed by a congressional deal giving him only $1.3 billion for a barrier on the US-Mexico border, President Donald Trump is saying that he has found twenty times as much for overall border security…

Ethics inquiry against Trudeau

Canada’s parliamentary ethics commissioner said that he would look into allegations that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau improperly pressured his former attorney general to call off a criminal case…

13th IMF bailout for Pakistan

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan met IMF chief Christine Lagarde to discuss conditions of a bailout package for Pakistan. It has to deal with current account deficit and IMF reform demands which…

Thailand’s new PM?

The royal family has been deeply connected to Thailand’s leadership for decades, often shaping it from behind the scenes. However, senior members of the palace have remained out of formal political…

Orban’s new tax break

In a bid to counter a falling population and labour shortages without accepting immigrants, prime minister Viktor Orban announced that Hungarian women who have four children or more will be exempt…

Australia to meet Paris climate targets

Australia is on track to meet its carbon emissions target under the Paris Climate accord five years earlier than expected. The country is installing renewable energy & closing down ageing coal…

Trump’s finance and foreign relations to be investigated

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) announced on Wednesday that a committee would investigate "beyond Russia" whether personal interest was at the core of Presidents Donald…

New oil fields in South Africa discovered

French oil and gas major Total said it had made a significant gas condensate discovery after drilling its Brulpadda prospects on Block 11B/12B in the Outeniqua Basin, offshore South Africa. South…