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He has not been heard from since Israeli strikes on Beirut about 2 weeks ago. Believed to be dead, or wounded, Esmail Qaani was promoted by Tehran as the head of the IRGC (Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps) overseas military-intelligence service after the United States assassinated Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian major general and the former commander of the powerful […]
... written on Oct 13 2024Fresh from sending 85 bunker-buster bombs that killed terrorist organization Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Israel publicly announced on Tuesday (Oct 1) that it has begun a “limited ground offensive” into southern Lebanon. The IDF (Israel Defense Forces), of course, were already inside Lebanon conducting a series of operations even before the announcement. In fact, […]
... written on Oct 02 2024When reporters of BBC and Al-Jazeera, arguably two of the loudest cheerleaders of Hamas and Hezbollah terror groups, appeared sombre and sad while reading (unconfirmed) news that Israel has killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, you know that the cleric is indeed dead. Besides, the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) rarely announce something which it isn’t sure or […]
... written on Sep 29 2024Crude oil prices hit its lowest since December 2021 early this month. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures for October contract was trading at US$65.75 per barrel, whilst the Brent crude oil for November contract was US$69.19 per barrel. Meaning since the beginning of the year, both WTI and Brent had declined 8.2% and […]
... written on Sep 26 2024Europe’s Tariffs On China’s EV Backfires – Volkswagen Closing Factories Before Even Trade War Begins
When China officially connected to the internet on April 20, 1994, it was a huge milestone despite the 64-kilobit special line, which was made possible thanks to the service of U.S. telecommunication company Sprint. Back then, it would be a challenge for tourists to find a decent public toilet. The country was so poor that […]
... written on Sep 16 2024Even if you’re not a gamer, you would have heard of the international success of China’s first “Triple-A” game called “Black Myth: Wukong”, an action RPG developed by Chinese studio Game Science. It was so successful that it has sold a jaw-dropping 10 million copies in just 3 days – and made a cool US$600 […]
... written on Aug 27 2024At the age of 17 years and 131 days, Quan Hongchan becomes the youngest triple-gold medalist in China’s Olympic history – breaking the record held by another diving star Fu Mingxia (17 years and 350 days). While Quan was only the second-youngest Chinese diver to win an Olympic gold medal (the youngest was 12-year-old Fu […]
... written on Aug 22 2024Japan’s Nikkei lost a staggering 4,451 points on Monday (August 5) – the biggest drop in history. That’s more than 12%, dragging the country’s stock market losses to 25% since early July. The biggest one-day drop means the index is entering the bear market. It instantly brings back the memory of “Black Monday” in October 1987, […]
... written on Aug 06 2024Western nations are absolutely terrified at the increasing prospect of Donald Trump’s return to the White House, especially after Joe Biden ended his re-election bid and Kamala Harris is endorsed as his replacement. If the co-producer of TV series “The Apprentice” wins in November, all hell will break loose again. That’s because Trump regards U.S. […]
... written on Jul 29 2024Cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike was supposed to release a software update – a routine patch – to its “vulnerability scanner” Falcon Sensor on July 19, 2024. Instead, the American technology company unleashed digital chaos across the planet Earth. Within hours, flaws in the update caused Windows-based systems worldwide crashed, displaying the infamous BSOD – “blue screen of […]
... written on Jul 22 2024
