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They were there celebrating Bastille Day, or French National Day commemorates the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, an important event in the French revolution. Just like United State’s 4th of July, France’s 14th of July marks the beginning of republican democracy and the end of tyrannical rule. Instead, they were stormed by […]
... written on Jul 15 2016As expected, an international tribunal ruled that China couldn’t claim historic rights in all the waters within a “nine-dash” line used by Beijing to delineate its South China Sea claims. “There was no legal basis for China to claim historic rights to resources within the sea areas falling within the ‘nine-dash line’,” the court said, […]
... written on Jul 13 2016President Rodrigo Duterte is no ordinary president that Filipinos had seen before. While everybody knows he’s a badass who will not think twice about killing drug addicts and pushers on the spot, many are surprised that he continues wearing what he wants, not required, to official events. When he chose to wear a “barong” and […]
... written on Jul 11 2016South Korea on Friday allows the United States to deploy an advanced missile defence system in South Korea to counter the threat from nuclear-armed North Korea. South Korea’s Defence Ministry and the U.S. Defence Department claim the anti-missile system – THAAD – will be used only as protection against North Korea’s growing nuclear and ballistic […]
... written on Jul 10 2016Chances are you would have heard about the infamous “Shoe Salesman in Africa” story during one of your sales or motivation talks. The moral of the story was to tell the importance of being “solutions focused” and not “problems focused”. In a nutshell, behind every crisis or problem, there’s a golden opportunity. Anyway, the story […]
... written on Jul 08 2016Emboldened by Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, Hungary is the next nation to hold a referendum, albeit a less disastrous one. President Janos Ader declares – “As president of the republic, I decree that the referendum will be held on October 2.” The referendum is to decide whether to accept mandatory EU quotas […]
... written on Jul 06 2016Rystad Energy estimates recoverable oil in the US from existing fields, discoveries and yet undiscovered areas amounts to 264-billion barrels. The figure surpasses Saudi Arabia’s 212-billion and Russia’s 256-billion in reserves. The latest study by Oslo-based group means for the first time, the U.S. holds more oil reserves than Saudi Arabia and Russia. More importantly, […]
... written on Jul 05 2016Forget Barack Obama. Forget America. Forget NATO. They were not serious about crushing terror group ISIS. The brutal ISIS terrorists have since gone on killing sprees despite the holy month of Ramadan. Unless you could recite the Quran / Koran, you would be slaughtered, as experienced by 20 people in a cafe in the Bangladeshi […]
... written on Jul 04 2016European Union political chiefs are treating Brexit as some sort of uprising. And it’s contagious. EU is scrambling to contain the “political tsunami”, with right-wing parties across the continent calling for dozens of referendums. A study by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) revealed “insurgent parties” are calling for a total of 34 referendums. Britain’s […]
... written on Jun 29 2016Last November 24, the Turkish air force downed a Russian Su-24 bomber jet over the Turkish-Syrian border, claiming that it violated Turkish airspace. Russia denied the claims and called the incident a “stab in the back from the accomplices of terrorists.” The pilots ejected, but one – Lieutenant Colonel Oleg Peshkov – was killed by […]
... written on Jun 29 2016
