Will Trump Make Good On Asia Threats?
Asian markets have already seen some wild swings since Mr Trump's election win. Calling China a currency manipulator. Ripping up trade alliances and deals. Slapping tariffs on Chinese goods....
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Trump Likely To Reward Loyalty With Top Appointments
President-elect Donald Trump's early list of potential appointments to top positions appears to reward people who were loyal to him after a campaign in which many Republican Party leaders kept their...
Trump Wins Key Battleground States
Republican Donald Trump scored a series of shocking wins in battleground U. S. states including Florida and Ohio on Tuesday, opening a path to the White House for the political outsider and rattling...
Democrats Temper Congress Ambitions On Brink of Election
As voters head to the polls in Tuesday's U. S. election, hopes have dampened among Democrats that they will make major gains in the U.S. Congress, even if their nominee, Hillary Clinton, wins the...
Cameron Duodu’s Why Our Electoral System Has Failed (Part 2)
".... As of 2016, Freedom House assigns Ghana's electoral process a score of 12 out of 12, same as the UK.., the US a 11 out of 12... As far as we know, even if we were to entertain the idea that it...
US Abstains From UN Vote Against Cuba Embargo
The US has for the first time abstained from voting against an annual UN resolution calling for an end to its economic embargo against Cuba. US Ambassador Samantha Power said the historic decision...
China’s Longest Space Mission Set For Launch
China is preparing for its longest-ever crewed space mission, with a spacecraft carrying two astronauts expected to lift off Monday, according to state media. The Shenzhou-11 "heavenly vessel" will...
Accelerating Innovation With Leadership
As the U. S. presidential candidates lay out competing visions for the country, I have been thinking about a topic they have not yet discussed in detail: what political leadership can do to...
9/11 Lawsuits Bill Causes Saudi Arabia ‘great Concern’
Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry has said it is a matter of "great concern" that 9/11 relatives in the US may be able to sue the kingdom for damages. On Wednesday the US Congress voted for a law...
The Use Of Private Tax Collection Agencies In USA A Call For Ghana
Little did we know that the President and Congress will cause the rebirth of private tax collection agencies (PCAs) to partner the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in collecting tax bills from...
One This, One That (uno Este Que) – Yes, We Can
“As were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For in those days, before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah...
One This, One That (Uno Este Que) Yes, We Can
“As were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah...
Complete Biography & Profile of Kofi Atta Annan, UN Secretary General
EDUCATION - Studied at the University of Science and Technology in Kumasi; Bachelor's degree in economics from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, 1961; undertook graduate studies in economics...