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Stocks drop 730 points on Friday, and the Dow Jones has every reason to be spooked. There were 45,255 new Covid-19 cases reported across the nation on Friday, bringing the total to more than 2.5 million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University data. Compared to the previous week, the average new cases as of Friday […]
... written on Jun 29 2020The IMF said on Wednesday that the global economy is worse than it had projected earlier. Hence, the International Monetary Fund slashed the world economic growth – again. Since early this year, it has given out gloomy news. It was only in January that the IMF had forecasted a global GDP (gross domestic product) expansion of […]
... written on Jun 25 2020Second Wave Of Covid-19 Has Begun In The U.S. – But Not Everyone Cares, And They Would Pay The Price
Donald Trump will be in Oklahoma this week. Seeking re-election in November, he has little choice but to resume his massive campaign rallies after a three-month hiccup thanks to the Coronavirus shutdown. And you can bet your last dollar that he will not be wearing any mask. As a former reality TV star, he knew […]
... written on Jun 15 2020Australia continues to become the punching bag of China as diplomatic tensions between both countries go south after Canberra campaigned for an international inquiry into the source of Coronavirus outbreak. Beijing has mocked Australia, perceived as the U.S. “deputy sheriff” in the Asia-Pacific region, of parroting the U.S. in its call for the inquiry. While Scott […]
... written on Jun 12 2020By now, it’s crystal clear that the newly appointed Attorney General Idrus Harun is as corrupt, if not more corrupt, than former Attorney General Apandi Ali, who despite stacks of evidence and international investigations, went ahead to clear his boss – former Prime Minister Najib Razak – of wrongdoing over corruptions involving 1MDB and SRC […]
... written on Jun 10 2020When Hong Kong was plagued with a series of protests last year, which were triggered by the introduction of the Fugitive Offenders Amendment Bill, it attracted the attention from superpower United States – the champion of human rights, freedom of speech and democracy. First started in mid March 2019, the ongoing protests took a short break […]
... written on Jun 03 2020Beijing has passed a controversial security laws for Hong Kong. The National People’s Congress voted 2,878-to-1 (6 abstained) to the proposed new law, dealing what critics have called a “killer blow” to the city’s freedoms and autonomy. With the approval, the next step is to draft a detailed and official legislation for the city, scheduled […]
... written on May 30 2020Australia was, and is still known as the United States’ “deputy sheriff” in the Asia-Pacific region. That perception was reinforced during John Howard administration, when the Australian prime minister became a key supporter of the 2003 Iraq War, a war started by President George W Bush under the pretext that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of […]
... written on May 22 2020Coronavirus has left a trail of destruction across the world. No country is spared, including economic powerhouse United States and China. The last thing the world needs now is escalating tensions between both superpowers over the endless blaming game of China’s handling of the pandemic. But it appears the trade war is about to explode […]
... written on May 16 2020The concept of “work from home” or remote work has been in the market for decades – even centuries. Some said working remotely has been around between 1.4 and 1.9 million years ago. Obviously, modern office did not exist back then. Communities would pool their resources to make tools, hunt animals, gather fruits, ground grains, […]
... written on May 14 2020
