While the world is struggling to control the spread of the deadly coornavirus pandemic, North Korea is continuing to conduct tests of its missiles. On Sunday, the pariah nation fired what was apparently two short-range ballistic missiles into the ocean… Read More ›
Geopolitics
Coronavirus Crisis Forces Many Poorer Countries To Seek Help From The IMF
The huge economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic that has impacted more than 80 poor and middle-income countries who have now requested the International Monetary Fund for financial assistance in recent weeks. While saying that the global economy has entered… Read More ›
Coronavirus Stokes Global Food Security Concerns
As about one fifth of the global population around the world are placed under lockdowns because of the coronavirus pandemic, many countries are contemplating putting a cap on the flow of staple foods which has raised concerns for global food… Read More ›
G20 Will Do ‘Whatever It Takes’ To Fight Global Coronavirus Threat
The Group of 20 major economies of the world has decided to pump in $5 trillion into the global economy though national measures in order to try and ease the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic while also pledging to… Read More ›
Washington and Beijing to collaborate in G20 summit: South China Morning Post
In a report, the South China Morning Post said, the United States and China are expected to set aside their differences and focus on the challenges of controlling and stopping the pandemic when leaders of the G20 nations hold talks… Read More ›
Lockdown Is Causing A Shift Among Gamblers From Sports To Riskier Alternatives
According to one of the United Kingdom’s biggest gambling websites, with the lockdown in several countries including the UK in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, there has been a shift of gamblers from wagers on sport to… Read More ›
UK Could Be Flooded With Toxic Cosmetics Under US Trade Deal
There can be relaxation of stringent laws which prohibit the use of dangerous ingredients in imported cosmetics if there is a trade deal between the United Kingdom and the United States, campaigners in the UK have warned. There have already… Read More ›
ASIC files lawsuit against Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s pension unit for deceptive product communication
On Tuesday, Australia’s corporate regulator stated, it has filed a civil lawsuit against Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s pension business for deceptive product communication. “Product communication by Colonial First State Investments between March 2014 and August 2016 hindered customers of the… Read More ›
China Claims Virus Outbreak Past Its Peak, Wuhan Reports Just Five New Cases
Just five new cases of coronavirus infection were reported on Friday from the Chinese city of Wuhan, – the place from where the virus now declared a global pandemic originated in late December last year. This was the second day… Read More ›
Canada ratifies USMCA trade deal
According to a top official from the Canadian government, the parliament has quickly ratified the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade pact even as it ramps up efforts to stop the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus. Canada was the last of the… Read More ›