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Belt and Road Forum: Will China’s ‘digital Silk Road’ lead to an authoritarian future?
April 26, 2019
Belt and Road Forum: Will China’s ‘digital Silk Road’ lead to an authoritarian future?
In May 2017, at the first Belt and Road International Forum, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that big data would be…
Cyclone Kenneth hits Mozambique after battering Comoros
April 26, 2019
Cyclone Kenneth hits Mozambique after battering Comoros
The powerful cyclone Kenneth claimed its first casualty in Mozambique when a woman was killed by a falling tree in…
Malaysian climber rescued from Mount Annapurna in Nepal
April 26, 2019
Malaysian climber rescued from Mount Annapurna in Nepal
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – A rescue helicopter plucked a Malaysian climber from Mount Annapurna in west Nepal on Friday, where he…
Myanmar pardons nearly 7,000 prisoners in second amnesty this month
April 26, 2019
Myanmar pardons nearly 7,000 prisoners in second amnesty this month
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar began releasing prisoners on Friday after the president announced he would pardon nearly 7,000 people in…
Sri Lankan police hunt 140 people believed linked to Islamic State after Easter bombings
April 26, 2019
Sri Lankan police hunt 140 people believed linked to Islamic State after Easter bombings
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan police are trying to track down 140 people believed linked to Islamic State, which has…
At least 1,300 migrants escape from Mexican detention center
April 26, 2019
At least 1,300 migrants escape from Mexican detention center
At least 1,300 mainly Cuban migrants escaped Thursday from a detention center in southern Mexico after threatening to set fire…
Macron responds to yellow vest protests by promising tax cuts, more reforms
April 26, 2019
Macron responds to yellow vest protests by promising tax cuts, more reforms
President Emmanuel Macron sought to put his 2017 election reform agenda back on track Thursday after months of sometimes violent “yellow…
Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin end Vladivostok summit
April 25, 2019
Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin end Vladivostok summit
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said goodbye to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday after talks about regional peace…
Indigenous protesters march on Brazil Congress over land rights
April 25, 2019
Indigenous protesters march on Brazil Congress over land rights
Thousands of indigenous people decorated with traditional feathers and body paint converged on Brazil’s capital Wednesday to defend hard-won land…
German income inequality a cause for concern as east-west divide deepens
April 25, 2019
German income inequality a cause for concern as east-west divide deepens
A new study released by the Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI) in Düsseldorf on Wednesday starkly outlines the divide…