Economy

Senator Hawley Wants Big Tech Prohibited From Making Acquisitions

United States Senator Josh Hawley is pushing for a proposal which will ban big tech companies from ever making any acquisition or merger deals in the future. According to the proposal, big tech is categorized as any company with a market capitalization of $100 billion and above. The Republican Senator representing Missouri has been an […]

South Korea Prime Minister in Iran to Resuscitate 2015 Nuclear Deal

The Prime Minister of South Korea Chung Sye-kyun has jetted in Iran with an aim of bringing back the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world super leaders and also free up over $7 billion Iranian cash trapped in South Korea. This visit makes him the first South Korea Prime Minister to visit Iran in […]

Prince Harry Arrives in England for Burial of Prince Phillip

Prince Harry has jetted in the United Kingdom for preparations and attendance of Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburg who passed away on April 9 at Windsor Castle. Prince Harry who is the grandson of Prince Phillip, arrived in London using a British Airways flight from Los Angeles on April 11. In recent times, Prince Harry […]

Israeli Research Shows South African Variant Can Penetrate Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine

Recent study carried out by Israeli researchers has established that the South African variant of COVID-19 can still penetrate the vaccine developed by pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc. (PFE) in collaboration with biotech company BioNTech. This study was done using real world data in Israel though the prevalence of the South African variant is low in […]

Twitter Unveils the ‘Milk Tea Alliance’ Emoji

Widely used social network Twitter Inc. (TWTR) has unveiled an emoji for the Milk Tea Alliance, an online democratic solidarity movement comprising of members from Myanmar, Thailand, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The emoji captures a white cap set against a background of three colors representing different shades of milk tea in Hong Kong, Thailand and […]

U.S and Iran to Hold Indirect Talks About Bolted 2015 Nuclear Deal

The United States and Iran are set to hold indirect talks concerning the failed 2015 nuclear deal between the two countries. This deal was thwarted after the administration of former U.S President Trump failed to reach a consensus with Iran on some issues. The two parties will be holding indirect talks on the nuclear deal […]

France Cuts 2021 Economic Growth Rate to 5%

France Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire claims the country’s economy will only grow by 5% in 2021, a downward revision from the earlier forecasted 6% economic growth rate for the year. The Minister attributed this downward revision to the third wave of the pandemic which has forced France and other European nations back to lockdown […]

U.S and China Trade War Creating New Tech Risks Says Taiwan’s Economy Minister

Taiwan is now worried that the extended trade war between United States and China is now creating a whole bunch of new technology risks in Taiwan which has emerged as a chip manufacturing powerhouse in Asia and the world at large. Taiwan is concerned the war is pushing China to poaching tech talent from Taiwan […]

Iran Won’t Stop its 20% Uranium Enrichment Until U.S Lifts All Sanctions

Iran has made it crystal clear that it won’t be stopping its 20% uranium enrichment until when the United States lifts all sanctions against the Asian country. This was announced by Iran state TV. “A senior Iranian official tells Press TV that Tehran will stop its 20% uranium enrichment only if the U.S. lifts ALL […]

U.S Denounces China’s Sanctions Against Two American Religious-Rights Officials

The United States has denounced sanctions imposed by China against two American religious-rights officials and a Canadian lawmaker, Michael Chong, over the controversy of how china treats Uighur Muslims and other minority groups. Michael Chong, is an opposition lawmaker in Canada and vice chairman of parliament’s Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development. Earlier […]