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World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 14, 2017
Park's ouster
Over the weekend, tens of thousands of people massed in Gwanghwamun Square, a large public space in the heart of the capital, Seoul, for one last Saturday evening protest, which ended with a firework…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 14, 2017
Article 50 will be triggered
On the 14th of March, the government of the United Kingdom finally won approval from Parliament after months of debate on whether to allow Prime Minister Theresa May to trigger the nation's voluntary…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 14, 2017
Trump votes for death penalty for being gay
On 3rd October 2017 the news was published by WashingtonSources saying that Trump votes for death penalty for being gay.
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World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 8, 2017
Malia Obama Busted Buying 6 Pounds of Marijuana in Chicago?
In August 2017, The Last Line of Defense website published an article reporting that Malia Obama, the daughter of former President Barack Obama, had been “arrested with a gang of thugs in Chicago”
World - Op-Eds - Mar 8, 2017
WikiLeaks
On 07 Mar 17, WikiLeaks released yet another series of documents belonging to the US Intelligence Agency, CIA; codenamed ‘Vault 7’. It is reportedly the largest-ever publication of confidential…
World - Op-Eds - Mar 8, 2017
RBI policy
On 06 Mar 17, noted economist Dr. Surjit Bhalla launched a scathing attack on RBI and the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). He questioning why policy interest rates (repo rates) were not reduced, in…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 8, 2017
A great game
On 06 Mar 17, the Pakistan government announced its’ decision to build a 'CPEC Tower' in Islamabad, after the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The 'CPEC Tower', touted as 'iconic' by Minister…
World - Op-Eds - Mar 7, 2017
Turkey’s Referendum
On Sunday, 16 April 17, Turkey will hold a constitutional referendum. Voters shall vote on 18 proposed amendments, to the Constitution of Turkey. The amendments have been proposed by the ruling AK…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 7, 2017
North Korea fires missiles
On Monday, 6th March, 2017 North Korea fired four ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan. They were fired from Tongchang-ri region, adjacent to the China border. The missiles travelled…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 6, 2017
BITCOIN surpass gold
A unit of the digital crypto-currency and payment system, BITCOIN has exceeded the value of an ounce of Gold, for the first time. The value of BITCOIN closed at $1,268 on Thursday (02 Mar 17), while…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 6, 2017
Jeff Sessions and Russia
On the 3rd of March 2017, Attorney General of the United States, Jeff Sessions made a statement to the nation saying, he would recuse himself from all investigations into the Trump administration and…
World - Op-Eds - Mar 3, 2017
Emerging Global Challenges 2017-20
Do our Global Challenges need a New Approach?
Cyber Crime. In 2016, cyber criminals successfully used SWIFT, the banks financial transfer system, to steal US$ 101 million from the Bangladesh Central…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 1, 2017
Indian editor arrested for fake news
On March 29th 2018 Mahesh Vikram Hegde, Editor was arrested in southern Karnataka state on charges of fake report that Muslims had attacked a monk from the ..
World - Op-Eds - Mar 1, 2017
Challenges to Journalism
We live in the Information Age and in the middle of the Information & Communication Technology (ICT) revolution. While all established professions are challenged by the changes, perhaps the…
World - Op-Eds - Feb 28, 2017
Merger of LSE & Deutsche Borse
On 27 Feb 17, London Stock Exchange (LSE) announced that their US$ 31 billion merger with Deutsche Borse, was unlikely to be approved by the European Union (EU). The merger was announced last year,…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 25, 2017
Refugees who sheltered Snowden
According to reports on February 23, 2017, two refugees of Sri Lankan (SL) origin in Hong Kong (HK) are being sought by the Sri Lankan Criminal Investigation Department (CID). The reason is their…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 23, 2017
Netherlands approves cannabis cultivation
On the 21 Feb 17, Dutch parliamentarians passed a bill that legalizes the cultivation of Cannabis. The move was put forth by the left wing- progressive D66 Party. The bill, will allow large-scale…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 23, 2017
Russian envoy suddenly dies
On Monday, February 20, 2017, Mr. Vitaly Churkin, Russian envoy to the UN suddenly died at the Russian Mission in New York. While the reason behind his death is as yet unclear, it is reported that he…
World - Op-Eds - Feb 22, 2017
Global arms trade
On 21 Feb 2017, data released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), shed fresh light on the international arms market. SIPRI examines arms trade in five-year increments;…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 22, 2017
Hanjin Shipping bankruptcy
On February 17, 2017 Seoul Central District Court declared Hanjin Shipping Co. bankrupt. It was the 7th largest global container shipping firm with almost 3% global market share. It had been…