World economy
ECB decides to keep expanding money base
26 Apr 2018
The governing council has confirmed that the net asset (bond) purchases, at the current monthly pace of €30 billion, will continue until the end of September 2018, or beyond, if necessary
Fear of losing status, not economic hardship, drove voters in 2016 presidential election
24 Apr 2018
Fear of losing their privileged status in America and the world motivated many 2016 voters, notably whites, men, and Christians; data from the nationally representative panel also debunks the oft-cited idea that voters were driven by economic grievances, says University of Pennsylvania professor Diana C. Mutz
North, South Koreas get hotline working ahead of historic summit
21 Apr 2018
The hotline, which enables direct communications between North Korea’s Kim Jong-un and the South’s Moon Jae-in, is the latest step in a whirlwind of diplomacy on and around the Korean peninsula since the Winter Olympics
Prince Charles set to head Commonwealth as queen nears retirement
21 Apr 2018
There have been calls for the role to be rotated around the 53 member-states, most of which are former British territories, but in recent days the queen, the British government and other leaders have backed Charles
China now comes up with China-Nepal-India corridor
19 Apr 2018
Like the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor that passes through Kashmir, China is looking to build an economic corridor that passes through Nepal to India
China now comes up with China-Nepal-India corridor
19 Apr 2018
Like the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor that passes through Kashmir, China is looking to build an economic corridor that passes through Nepal to India
End of an era in Cuba: Raul Castro steps down, Diaz-Canel takes charge
19 Apr 2018
The change will end the 60-year domination of the Castros over the island nation and put a younger man at the top – but the move is unlikely to herald any major departure from Cuba’s Communist policies,
Americans waste nearly a pound of food daily
19 Apr 2018
WTO forecasts 4.4% growth in world trade in 2018
19 Apr 2018
WTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo cautioned that the current restrictive trade policies and the tit-for-tat process could hinder trade growth that is vital for continued economic growth and recovery and job creation
Yellow alert pollution warning in Beijing
18 Apr 2018
Donald Trump ‘morally unfit’ to be President: former FBI chief
16 Apr 2018
Former FBI director James Comey, whose book, A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership will be out on Tuesday, lashes out at the President Trump in media interviews
Celebrities, MPs unite to demand ‘people’s vote’ on Brexit terms
16 Apr 2018
At a large rally in north London on Sunday, MPs from both the Conservative Party and Labour joined with hundreds of others to press for a “people’s vote” – not on Brexit itself, but on the terms of the divorce from the EU World Economy
Ex FBI chief Comey likens Trump to mafia boss living in ‘an alternative reality’
13 Apr 2018
In his book due to be released next week, former FBI director James Comey says President Donald Trump reminded him of a mafia boss who demanded absolute loyalty, saw the entire world against him, and lied about everything
Pakistan Supreme Court puts an end to Nawaz Sharif’s political career
13 Apr 2018
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is facing multiple charges in several cases in the accountability court, faces over 20 years in jail if convicted
Pakistan Supreme Court puts an end to Nawaz Sharif’s political career
13 Apr 2018
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is facing multiple charges in several cases in the accountability court, faces over 20 years in jail if convicted
Trump relooks at Trans-Pacific Partnership after China trade row
13 Apr 2018
President Trump’s move to reopen a deal he pulled out of days after assuming the presidency¸ is a sharp reversal of his earlier stance when he denounced the agreement as a “rape of our country”