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The Ivory Coast Antagonises The U.S. At A Critical Time
The Ivory Coast government has just thumbed its nose at the efforts by the U. S. to expand its role in assisting in the...
World May Be In For Rocky Road During My Tenure
The political tumult that rocked the world in 2016 might be an appetizer for 2017. Crucial elections loom this year in...
Hong Kong Will Not Be Used As Subversion Base
China will not allow anyone to use Hong Kong as a base for subversion against mainland China or to damage its political...
Andy Murray & Mo Farah Knighted In New Year Honours List
Andy Murray, Mo Farah, Lee Pearson, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Katherine Grainger are all honoured British tennis champion...
China Announces Ban On Ivory Trade By End of 2017
China has announced a ban on all ivory trade and processing activities by the end of 2017. Conservation groups hailed...
Asian Flash Surge Takes Euro To $1.07
A short-lived surge in the euro dominated this year's last day of trade in major foreign exchange markets on Friday,...
Sir Bradley Wiggins, Tour de France Winner & Five-Time Olympic Champion Retires
Five-time Olympic champion Sir Bradley Wiggins has announced his retirement from cycling aged 36. The 2012 Tour de...
China Encourages Industries To Go West, Protect Environment
China will encourage labor-intensive manufacturing industries located along the eastern coast to relocate inland, it...
More Women For 7th Parliament of 4th Republic
Sources from the Electoral Commission indicate that the nationwide figure of women who won the parliamentary election...
Why Snapchat’s Owner Is Hiring In China
Snapchat may be banned in China, but that isn't stopping the messaging app's parent company from building a toehold in...
African Island Nation Sao Tome Cuts Diplomatic Ties With Taiwan
The government of Sao Tome and Principe has cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan, officials said. China welcomed the...
Dollar Hits New 14-Year High, Dow Sets Sights On 20,000
The dollar hit a 14-year high on Tuesday as the yen fell after the Bank of Japan stuck to its ultra-loose monetary...
AU and UN Laud Firm Stance of ECOWAS, 11 Envoys Desert Jammeh
The African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) have issued statements lauding the firm stance taken by the West...
Plane ‘not Likely To Be In Search Area’, Say Investigators
Experts leading the hunt for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have said the plane is unlikely to be found in the current...
China Need Not Return US Navy Drone ‘they Stole’
China hasn't returned a US underwater drone that its navy seized in international waters in the South China Sea last...
China ‘seizes US Vessel’ In S China Sea
The US has issued a formal request to China to deliver an unmanned underwater drone that was seized in international...
Final Stage the Toughest For Paris
Paris is the hot favorite to win the right to host the 2024 Olympics Games but, having fallen at the final hurdle...
China Seizes US Naval Drone In South China Sea
A Chinese Navy warship has seized an underwater drone deployed by an American oceanographic vessel in international...
China Dumps U.S. Debt To Prop Up Its Currency
China has lost its crown as the United States' biggest overseas creditor. That title now belongs to Japan. Beijing has...