Why Trump's WeChat ban does not make sense — and could actually cost him Chinese votes
Aug 14, 2020 15:56 pm UTC| Politics
US President Donald Trumps recent moves against Tiktok, the popular video-sharing platform, have been widely seen as part of a new tech Cold War between the US and China. Trump has cited security concerns to justify his...
Aug 14, 2020 15:54 pm UTC| Politics
On the evening of Saturday July 25, the MV (Merchant Vessel) Wakashio grounded on coral reefs in the south-east of the Indian Ocean tropical island of Mauritius. The ship, a Japanese-owned but Panama-registered bulk...
UK's new insolvency process should worry company creditors around the world
Aug 14, 2020 15:32 pm UTC| Politics
Virgin Atlantics rescue deal is something of a watershed in how companies can escape insolvency. The deal, which will involve Richard Branson and US hedge fund Davidson Kempner Capital Management injecting US$1.6 billion...
Will Trump or Biden win the US election? This could be a better predictor than the polls
Aug 14, 2020 15:29 pm UTC| Politics
Joe Biden, the Democratic challenger in Novembers US presidential election, has finally picked his candidate for vice president: Kamala Harris. Has picking Harris, who is Black and Asian American, improved Bidens...
Aug 14, 2020 15:16 pm UTC| Politics
The events of the past few days in Western Australia have been extraordinary as the protracted conflict between the government and mining billionaire Clive Palmer reached a fever pitch. Premier Mark McGowan declared the...
World War 3: Expert reveals how Russia probed US reaction to border conflict with China
Aug 14, 2020 10:06 am UTC| Life Politics
Some of the political tensions between countries lie in the border between two conflicting nations, and in this case, it was Russia and China. Should tensions like these escalate further, then a possible World War 3 could...
Donald Trump: POTUS says UAE and Israel will establish full normalized relations in new peace deal
Aug 14, 2020 09:18 am UTC| Politics
There has been an ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine surrounding the West Bank with the two sides, with Israel seeking to annex the West Bank. This week, Donald Trump announced the peace deal between Israel and...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects