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Women still earn 20 per cent less than men
27 Nov 2018

Russia in new stand-off with Ukraine over Sea of Azov
26 Nov 2018
Russia on Sunday seized three Ukrainan Navy ships after a gunfire in the Kerch Strait, a narrow waterway that gives access to the Sea of Azov, in the Black Sea, raising concerns of a conflict with west-backed Ukraine

EU sets seal to Brexit deal, defends May
26 Nov 2018
If Prime minister Theresa May fails to steer the deal through Parliament, Britons would either hold a second referendum, hold a new election to replace May or return to Brussels to try and renegotiate the package, and in a worst scenario, will simply crash out of the bloc without a deal

Trump backs Saudis despite CIA report on Khashoggi killing
22 Nov 2018
Trump indicated he had no intention of cancelling military contracts with Riyadh, saying, "if we foolishly cancel these contracts, Russia and China would be the enormous beneficiaries"

Twitter bots had 'disproportionate' role spreading misinformation in 2016 election
21 Nov 2018
An analysis of information shared on Twitter during the 2016 US presidential election has found that bots played a disproportionate role in spreading misinformation online

May gets cabinet nod for draft Brexit deal, to face Parliament now
15 Nov 2018
While the draft agreement scraped through in the cabinet, Prime Minister Theresa May now faces the more difficult task of pushing her deal through Parliament, where opponents are lined up to tear the agreement apart

Showdown now as Sri Lankan president loses in parliament and SC
15 Nov 2018
Ousted Prime Minister Wickremesinghe said he intended to discharge his official responsibilities, after Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said the no-confidence vote against Rajapaksa was supported by 122 members of the 225-member house

Bank of Japan is now larger than Japanese economy
13 Nov 2018
While Japanese economy expanded 11 per cent after Governor Haruhiko Kuroda started the massive stimulus in early 2013, real growth of the economy, however, has been just 6.7 per cent

China-backed RCEP takes centre stage as US backs out of Pacific
12 Nov 2018
Not only is the US absent from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) – where India might play a key role - but President Trump is skipping the summit in Singapore, leaving the space open for China

Trump sacks Attorney General Jeff Sessions
09 Nov 2018
Trump had been critical of Attorney General Jeff for appointing Robert Mueller as the special counsel into the Russia probe, which the president was keen on stopping

Mid-term polls: Trump widens majority in Senate, but loses House
08 Nov 2018
The US mid-term elections, widely seen as a referendum on ‘Trumpism’, proved a mixed bag as the GOP increased its majority in the Senate from 51-49 to 54-46, but lost control of the House of Representatives to the Democrats
Physical and human capital rather than military spending key for economic growth in Russia
08 Nov 2018

Trump changes tact, says US open to new Iran deal
05 Nov 2018
Trump said the penalties were aimed at the Tehran government, “not at the long suffering Iranian people,” adding, the Iranian regime has abandon its destructive behaviour

Saudi Arabia hosts US evangelists, says Khashoggi was an Islamist
02 Nov 2018
For Saudi Arabia, which hosts the holiest sites in Islam and bans the practice of other religions, the hosting of evangelist Christians and Israeli supporters is a rare act, forced by circumstances

Not enough fruits, vegetables grown to feed the planet: study
29 Oct 2018
If everyone on the planet wanted to eat a healthy diet, there wouldn't be enough fruit and vegetables to go around, according to a new University of Guelph study

Have US Green Card? You can still be deported!
29 Oct 2018
In the Trump age, a Green Card is not a guarantee any morethat an immigrant will not be exiled from the country. By Ajay Sharma, President, Abhinav Outsourcings Pvt. Ltd
Majority of CIS economies halt growth
29 Oct 2018

Two Koreas, UN forces agree on weapons-free border post
23 Oct 2018
The neighbours plan to pull out all firearms from a Joint Security Area at Panmunjom and cut the number of personnel stationed there to 35 each and share information on surveillance equipment and are looking to withdraw 11 guard posts by the end of the year

World’s longest sea bridge to open for traffic tomorrow
22 Oct 2018
The 55-km Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau sea link that connects Hong Kong with Mainland China is part of a broader contentious plan to integrate the special administrative regions into China
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