What Trump and Pelosi can learn from a different kind of shutdown that crippled the nation
Jan 27, 2019 14:43 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Two sides of a dispute are at an impasse. Both refuse to negotiate until the other side gives in to their central demand, with no reason to compromise. Animosity between the parties deepens as they hurl personal...
Donald Trump 2019: Nancy Pelosi Denies POTUS of Deliver State of the Union Address on House Floor
Jan 24, 2019 11:03 am UTC| Politics
Donald Trump and the rest of the Democrats have yet to find middle ground amidst the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. And the way everything is shaping up, the impasse could last much longer. The recent...
What can the kingdom of Bhutan teach us about fighting corruption
Jan 23, 2019 12:58 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Fighting corruption is supremely difficult, as it is proved by the recent expulsion of UN anti-corruption mission in Guatemala, the jail sentence of a former Korean President or the murder of an African journalist...
Jan 21, 2019 08:12 am UTC| Politics
The longest government shutdown in the history of the United States continues and so is U.S. President Donald Trumps online rants about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic lawmakers. The POTUS recently warned Pelosi...
Donald Trump 2019: White House Dismisses Health Concerns Over Blood & Band-Aid on President's Hand
Jan 18, 2019 09:39 am UTC| Politics
An adhesive bandage covering a dot of blood on U.S. President Donald Trumps right hand earlier this week stirred speculations about his health. But the White House immediately issued a statement telling the public there is...
Jan 18, 2019 08:38 am UTC| Politics
Melania Trump has been notably absent in the last few weeks amidst the government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history. But there is precedence to the FLOTUS actions as she behaved similarly last year, although the...
Jan 16, 2019 09:28 am UTC| Politics
Vladimir Putin and his government have repeatedly denied their involvement in the infiltration of the National Rifle Association (NRA) but a U.S. intelligence report showed otherwise. It was said that the Kremlins are...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight