CURRENT AFFAIRS
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THE UK TODAY
What a year of political upheaval and instability it’s been for the UK so far. First, ex-PM Theresa May tried to no avail to deliver Brexit, lost her party’s majority…
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THE PROXY WAR
On 14 September, Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired missiles using drones and set ablaze two major oil installations
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POLITICAL CHICANERY
Power is a deadly phenomenon that robs supposedly responsible people of every shred of decency and honesty. As American
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HUMAN MECHANICS
I had to undergo an MRI scan recently and the consent form that needed to be signed prior to the procedure required verification of the numerous
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GERMANY TODAY
A recession is generally defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth. While the German economy contracted by 0.1 percent in the second
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KASHMIR ON EDGE
If there’s one thing that the once princely state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) – which lies at the base of the
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MONEY LAUNDERING
Law enforcement officials say that investing in real estate is the last stage of the money laundering process that corrupt people engage in
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JAPAN TODAY
In August, thousands of South Koreans marched to express anger at Japan’s decision to downgrade South Korea’s ‘trusted’ trade status
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TOMORROW’S WORLD
October global events calendar. The 7th IWA specialist conference on natural organic matter in water. Tokyo (Japan)
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BREXIT IN THE BOGS
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson replaced Theresa May as Prime Minister of the UK on 23 July having garnered
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