UK PM May defends Brexit deal as talk of no-confidence vote grows

By Reuters,

British Prime Minister Theresa May won the backing of two senior ministers on Friday as she battled to defend her much-criticized draft divorce deal w...

brexit , Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) , Rolls Royce , UK PM Theresa May

World’s most popular car gets redesigned

By CNN,

The world's most popular car just got a makeover. Toyota unveiled the new 2020 Corolla sedan, which promises to be more efficient and more enjoyable ...

2020 Corolla sedan , 2020 Toyota Corolla , Volkswagen's Beetle

Morocco to get Africa’s first high-speed train

By CNN,

French President Emmanuel Macron and Morocco's King Mohammed VI are expected to inaugurate Africa's first high-speed train line on Thursday. These ...

Africa's fastest train , Fastest train , French President Emmanuel Macron , Morocco , Morocco's King Mohammed VI

May fights for survival after Brexit divorce deal triggers crisis

By Reuters,

British Prime Minister Theresa May was fighting for survival on Friday after a draft divorce deal with the European Union provoked the resignations of...

Netanyahu faces snap election calls after defense minister quits

By Reuters,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced calls on Thursday from his coalition partners to hold an early election, a day after the defense minis...

Israel , Israel Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman

South Africa central bank to hold rates, but a close call: poll

By Reuters,

South Africa’s central bank will keep interest rates on hold at its Nov. 22 meeting, according to a Reuters poll, but the number of economists forec...

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) , south africa , South African Reserve Bank

Macron braces for motorist revolt on France’s highways

By Reuters,

President Emmanuel Macron, hit by a slump in popularity, faces a nationwide protest this weekend over rising fuel taxes that threatens to gridlock Fra...

Channel Tunnel , France , Marine Le Pen , National Rally party , President Emmanuel Macron

Hamilton clarifies ‘poor’ India comments

By Reuters,

Five times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has clarified comments about how he had felt torn to be racing in ‘poor’ India during the yea...

Formula One , Grand Prix , Lewis Hamilton , poor India

German economy contracts on weak foreign trade, auto bottleneck

By Reuters,

Germany’s economy contracted for the first time since 2015 in the third quarter as global trade disputes and problems in the auto industry put the t...

Britain , Carsten Brzeski , Chancellor Angela Merkel , E.U , Economy Minister Peter Altmaier , President Donald Trump

Japan’s economy has a $5 trillion problem

By CNN,

An epic bond-buying spree by Japan's central bank means it's now sitting on assets worth more than the country's entire economy. Data released by t...

Sri Lanka’s top court stays president’s order to sack parliament

By Reuters,

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended a presidential decree to dissolve parliament and hold fresh elections, heightening the country’s po...

President Maithripala Sirisena , Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe , Sri Lanka

President Macron’s office says “no comment” after Trump Twitter attack

By Reuters,

The office of French President Emmanuel Macron said it had no comment to make after U.S. President Donald Trump sent a series of messages on Twitter o...

European army , France , French President Emmanuel Macron , President Donald Trump

As slavery evolves in Mauritania, silent victims prove harder to ind

By VOA,

Day after day, Aminetou Mint Yarg and her fellow villagers in southern Mauritania haul water from the river and tend to their crops under a burning de...

Haratines , Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA) , Nouakchott , USA

UK PM May stares into Brexit abyss as domestic opposition mounts

By Citizen Reporter,

Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit strategy came under attack from all sides on Monday, increasing the risk that her plan for leaving the EU will b...

Zimbabwe’s unlicensed foreign currency traders face 10-year jail

By Reuters,

Unlicensed foreign currency traders in Zimbabwe face up to 10 years in jail if convicted and lose their money and assets when new exchange control rul...

Foreign Currency , President Emmerson Mnangagwa , Virginia Mabhiza , Zimbabwe

Kenya targets green energy sufficiency by 2020, says President Kenyatta

By PSCU,

Kenya targets to attain 100 per cent transition to green energy by 2020 as it scales up investment in renewable energy to address the climate change c...

Green climate Fund , Green energy sufficiency , Paris Peace Forum , President Denis Sassou Nguesso , President Omar Guelleh , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Alibaba Singles Day sales hit over $1 billion in 85 seconds

By Reuters,

The biggest shopping day on the planet has started with a bang. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said Sunday that sales soared past $1 billion afte...

Alibaba , eCommerce

Political leader in Australia replaced after harassment allegations

By Reuters,

The leader of the opposition in Australia’s most populous state was replaced on Saturday after he resigned over a #MeToo row sparked by alleged inap...

Luke Foley , New South Wales (NSW) , New South Wales (NSW) state Labor party , NSW Labor deputy leader Michael Daley

MP Gideon Keter wants National Youth Council Act overhauled

By Citizen Reporter,

Nominated MP Gideon Keter wants the structure and operation of the current National Youth Council Act overhauled in a bid to have the issues affecting...

South Korea’s Moon to replace finance minister this week: media

By Reuters,

South Korean President Moon Jae-in plans to replace his finance minister with another veteran bureaucrat as early as Friday, local media reported citi...

MOON JAE-IN , South Korea