Since Jack Ma’s controversial comments at the high-profile financial forum in Shanghai, the once outspoken Chinese billionaire has steadily disappeared from the media purview, with sightings of the semi-retired entrepreneur becoming rare. It turns out that Ma during this unplanned hiatus had been playing…
TENSIONS ESCALATE OVER NAGORNO-KARABAKH
Officially, Nagorno-Karabakh is recognised as Azerbaijan territory. However, the region have been under de facto Armenian control since 1990s. The recent escalation could be attributed to domestic considerations and geopolitics.
SHINZO A-BYE
On 28 August, Shinzo Abe announced his resignation as Prime Minister of Japan citing health reasons – the same reason cited for his first resignation in 2007. He will be leaving the post as Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, having served an unprecedented four consecutive terms as premier.
BELARUS, BELALOSE?
Since 9 August, tens of thousands have taken to the streets of Minsk, Belarus to protest the re-election of incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko. Despite overwhelming public support for Svetlana Tikhanovskaya prior to the election, Lukashenko had declared a landslide victory, with 80% of the votes.
BERNIE STARTS TO #FEELTHEBERN
At this point, the Democratic Primaries are set to be a repeat of 2016 for Bernie Sanders (failing to win the nomination). What Happened? The race to become the Democratic Party’s nominee for the 2020 Presidential Election, a.k.a the Democratic Primaries, kicked off…
A BOMB-FREE DAWN APPROACHES IN AFGHANISTAN – US AND TALIBAN START PARTIAL TRUCE AFTER 18 YEARS OF WAR
An 18-Year-Long War, $2 Trillion Dollars and Countless Lives Lost A seven-day “reduction in violence” between US forces and the Taliban has officially begun, the success of this partial week long-truce could determine if Washington and the insurgents will sign a deal that could…
PORNHUB STARS STRUT THE RUNWAY FOR NEW YORK FASHION WEEK
Pornhub Stars Strut the Runway for New York Fashion Week Adult Film Stars walk the run way, representing the “Herotica” collection, one of the most radicial feminist statements to date The New York Fashion Week (NYFW) is one of the most prestigious fashion shows…
THE THUNBERG EFFECT – GRETA THUNBERG TAKES THE STAGE AT DAVOS
What happened? 17 year old Greta Thunberg was posed as the headliner to the Davos summit this year. Thunberg continues to advocate for stronger action to prevent the 1.5°C of warming that we will soon face On 24 January, Greta Thunberg made a speech…