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Capitalism is having an identity crisis – but it is still the best system

5 years by Daniel Williams

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The 73-year-old Vietnamese refugee is responsible for bringing Sriracha to American consumers

5 years by Daniel Williams

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Electric Truckmaker Rivian, Backed By Amazon, Ford, Raises Whopping $1.3 Billion

4 years by Daniel Williams

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Caribbean denounces Trump’s decision to put Cuba back on terrorism list; hopes for a reversal with Biden

Prior to former United States President Donald Trump’s departure on January 20, his administration made several efforts to “lock in” certain controversial policies, including additional immigration restrictions. The move that has raised […]

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Nepali Times, a leading English-language weekly, starts 2021 by reviving its print edition

It comes as no surprise that the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the crisis of the news industry, long affected by losses in advertising revenue and in a desperate search for a sustainable […]

Venezuela refuels its territorial dispute with Guyana in area with massive offshore oil find

Political tensions between Guyana and Venezuela are escalating over a longstanding border dispute over an area that comprises two-thirds of the smaller English-speaking South American country. The area in question is the […]

Events

New Year’s at the Burj Khalifa

As I was going through my camera’s spare memory card the other day, I discovered that there were still tons of video and photos from our New Year’s eve celebration in Dubai […]

‘Caribbean super salesman,’ Jamaican tourism mogul ‘Butch’ Stewart, dies at 79

Just after 11 p.m. EST on January 4, news broke that Jamaican hotelier Gordon “Butch” Stewart, the self-made businessman who perfected the all-inclusive tourism model the Caribbean is famous for, had passed […]

Events

Burj Khalifa spectacular New Year’s Eve celebration

The breathtaking fireworks display, perfectly timed to the show on the facade of the Burj Khalifa, was complemented by dazzling lights and lasers, all synchronised to The Dubai Fountain show, leaving global […]

Ukraine authorities accuse four appellate judges of bribery – JURIST

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office accused on Thursday four judges from the Kyiv Court of Appeal of graft totaling $35,000. According to NABU, the payment occurred […]

Kenya High Court declares housing levy unconstitutional – JURIST

Kenya’s High Court declared on Tuesday that a 1.5 percent levy, introduced in an earlier bill to fund affordable housing, violated constitutional principles. The levy was a provision of the Finance Act […]

Niger junta revokes law which restricted migrant smuggling routes to Europe – JURIST

Niger’s junta issued a decree Monday revoking a law which had helped curb migration of West Africans to Europe. The law had been backed by the EU but faced strong opposition from […]

UN report reveals surge in violence in Haiti rural central region – JURIST