Pittsburgh Killing Aftermath Bares Jewish Rifts in Israel and America
Summary Last Saturday when a gunman opened fire on Jewish worshippers in the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, bullet wounds were not the …
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GLOBAL ECONOMY- Trade war impact deepens across Asia, but ‘real economic shock’ yet to hit
Summary Recent reports found out that intensifying trade war between the U.S. and China is not the only challenge confronted by Asian economies, but the …
Erdogan points finger at Saudi ‘puppet masters’ in Khashoggi case
Summary On November 2, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the order to kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi came from the “highest levels” of the …
Ethiopia swears in first female Supreme Court chief
Summary: At the start of the month Meaza Ashenafi, a human right lawyer, becomes the first woman to head Ethiopia’s Supreme Court. Meaza was …
China has US$6 trillion in hidden debts with ‘titanic’ credit risks, S&P says
Summary: China’s local governments may have accumulated 40 trillion yuan (US$6 trillion) worth of “hidden debts” that are not reflected in official figures, S&P Global …
4 million vote in Afghanistan despite violence and technical glitches
Summary More than 4 million people cast their ballots in Afghanistan’s parliamentary election amid spates of violence and logistical issues, in the first parliamentary …
Is Ethiopia taking control of the River Nile?
Summary Tension is increasing between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Nile River. The Nile goes through 11 African countries, but Egypt, for years, has …
Smoking Marijuana Is Legal in Canada, Unless You’re South Korean
Summary While recreational marijuana use was legalized last week in Canada, the second country after Uruguay to legalize it, not everyone in Canada can benefit …
Greece ‘Ready’ to Extend Sovereignty to 12 Miles in the Ionian Sea
Summary Nikos Kotzias, Greece’s departing Foreign Minister, has stated that Greece is ready to extend its territorial waters from six nautical miles to twelve nautical …
Egypt Says It Killed 19 Militants After Deadly Attack on Christians
Summary Egypt reports that last Sunday, November 4th, it had successfully killed 19 people connected to the shooting of a bus that left seven …