World & Politics
The tidal wave of 'Panamagate' - 04/11/2016
‘Panamagate’ has caused a new tidal wave against offshore companies. EU has already promised to introduce sanctions against jurisdictions that refuse to share information. US impeded withdrawal of corporate headquarters from the country through offshore jurisdictions schemes: US President Barack Obama has said that this measure will be beneficial for "everyone, not just people who find themselves...
Fridays Are Now Weekends in Venezuela - 04/07/2016
Venezuelan authorities declared Friday public holidays for the next two months. The decision was taken within a plan to reduce energy consumption, which also stipulates that hotels and shopping malls use their own power generators. Such problems in Venezuela are linked with severe drought - a big part of the electricity is produced by HPP.ns ordered to to relax on Fridays. Venezuelan President...
Number of Executions in the World Reached a Record Level in a Quarter Century - 04/06/2016
According to human rights organization Amnesty International, at least 1634 people were executed in the world during 2015. This is 54% more than the year before, and is the highest figure for the last 25 years. Leaders by the number of executions were Iran, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. China, which Amnesty International’s report calls the "chief executioner", is not included in there because of a...
Iranian Tankers Are Non Grata at Saudi Seaports - 04/05/2016
According to The Financial Times, Saudi Arabia aims to inhibit the growth of Iranian oil exports, limiting the access of Iranian oil tankers in the Saudi Arabian ports. Iran has quite actively increasing oil production and exports after the abolition of sanctions. Earlier, Saudi Arabia announced that it will not freeze its own oil production unless Iran agree on the same condition. According to...
“Cash-free banks” in a cashless society are no joke - 04/05/2016
In Stockholm, you can pay a street hawker with a credit card; in Copenhagen you can buy a single shot espresso with a smartphone; in Helsinki, you can go grocery shopping without a wallet… Yet while this futuristic utopia and cashless society may benefit financial institutions and big businesses, customers won’t be included in that.
Google Removed Taliban's App from Google Play - 04/04/2016
Google's representatives reported that an Android mobile app developed by Taliban movement has been removed from Google Play online store. A public organization specializing in monitoring the activities of jihadist organizations on the Internet reported about the application on Friday. Late last night, Google’s representatives confirmed to US media the company has removed from Google Play online...
The French Lifted Their Voices Against Newly Proposed Labor Laws - 04/01/2016
Yesterday, French citizens held mass protests against changes in labor laws that provide simplification of the workers’ dismissal procedure and possibility of extending the standard 35-hour work week. Several hundred thousand people came out to the streets of French cities, and more than 100 people were detained after clashes with the police. On Thursday, hundreds of thousands of French people...
Turkey Is Accused of Shooting Refugees at the Border with Syria - 03/31/2016
Turkish border guards opened fire on refugees trying to cross the Syrian-Turkish border, claim the British The Times and The Independent. According to them, several migrants were killed. According to the Syrian Center for Monitoring Human Rights, Turkish border guards opened fire on civilians trying to cross the Syrian-Turkish border on March, 4. Two people were killed, another 10 were injured....
The Mysterious 'Open Letter' to Chinese President - 03/30/2016
Chinese law enforcement agencies are looking for authors of an "open letter" to President Xi Jinping, which calls on him to resign. The authors did not give their names but instead signed as "loyal members of the Communist Party". They accuse the Chinese leader in an authoritarian governing style and numerous failures in domestic and foreign policy. According to the Chinese opposition media,...
David Cameron's Team Is Riven With Discord - 03/29/2016
A serious political crisis caused by the upcoming referendum on the country's withdrawal from the EU structure is brewing in the UK. Most members of the government (including the Prime Minister David Cameron) are in favor of maintaining the status quo on the basis of the June vote. Yet, a number of ministers supported drastic measures and, according to British media, is exposed to obstruction on...
