Category Archives: International News
China Is Now The World’s Largest Economy
This week, the IMF presented its 2020 World Economic Outlook providing an overview of the global economy and the challenges ahead. The most inconvenient fact in the Report is one Americans don’t want to hear; China has now displaced the U.S. to become the largest economy in the world.
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Mexico’s Slow Response to Coronavirus Has Implications for Texas, U.S.
Mexico’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has implications for both the United States and Texas, which shares 1,200 of the 2,000-mile U.S. border with Mexico. In normal years, millions of people and $600 billion of goods flow across the U.S. border, with Texas accounting for about one-third of that commerce.
Read moreJapan Cancels Sport And Cultural Events Amid Concerns Olympics Could Be Canceled
With the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics scheduled to begin on July 24, Japan has already started canceling sport and cultural events amid the broadening of the Covid-19 outbreak.
Read moreHere Are The 425 Billion Reasons Why WHO Refuses To Call The Covid-19 Outbreak A “Pandemic”
The World Bank launched a $425 million 2017 catastrophe bond issue supporting its Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility (PEF). There are two tranches of PEF bonds outstanding, expected to mature in July, and this means investors of the bonds will collect massive profits if the bonds aren’t triggered or will lose everything if the Covid-19 outbreak continues to escalate.
Read more“Biggest Humanitarian Horror Story Of The 21st Century”: Up To A Million Refugees Trying To Flee Idlib [VIDEO]
The ongoing final battle for Idlib could unleash the biggest refugee exodus the nine-year war has seen, United Nations officials are warning.
Read moreChina Is Disintegrating: Steel Demand, Property Sales, Traffic All Approaching Zero
The Coronavirus epidemic is having a devastating effect on China’s economy which appears to have ground to a halt according to recent data.
Read moreChina To Slash Tariffs On Some U.S. Imports By 50%
China’s economy is expected to print sub-5% GDP in Q1 after dealing with the Coronavirus. This has forced an increasingly desperate Beijing to unexpectedly announce on Thursday that it will slash tariff levied on 1,717 U.S. goods by up to 50%.
Read moreTurkey Demands Greece “Demilitarize” 16 Aegean Islands Amid Gas Drilling Dispute
At a moment tensions are soaring over Turkey’s expansive East Mediterranean claims, and after starting early last summer it began sending oil and gas exploration and drilling ships off Cyprus’ coast, Ankara is demanding that Greece “demilitarize” its islands in the Aegean Sea.
Read morePost-Brexit Britain Eyes New Forceful Role In Asia
UK seeks new trade and security deals in Indo-Pacific but much will hinge on how it handles China…
Read moreChina Quarantines 3rd City As Wuhan Virus Spreads To Singapore
Stopping the spread of the new SARS-like Wuhan Corona virus, China announced that they are quarantining a third city to stop the spread. Chinese authorities have reportedly suspended all outbound air and train travel from the city and ordered all public places, including movie theaters,to close until further notice.
Read moreChina Agrees To Buy More Cars, Airplanes, Energy From US In Phase 1 Trade Deal
Sources familiar with the Phase 1 trade deal told Reuters China has agreed to purchase $80 billion of additional manufactured goods from the U.S. over the next 24 months, as part of the “Phase 1” trade deal that’s expected to be signed on Wednesday.
Read more“Optically Quite Dramatic” But Officials Confirm No US Casualties From Iranian Missile Strike
“Iran’s missile strikes last night were calibrated to satisfy honour while avoiding damage that would trigger automatically the next round. The missiles appear to have been fitted out with very light warhead payloads indeed – their purpose was to look good in the dark going up into the night sky. There is every reason to believe the apparent lack of US casualties was deliberate.”
Read moreHere’s The Real Reason Why Hong Kong Authorities Are Desperate To Regain Control Of University
Many are wondering why the Hong Kong police focused on CUHK when almost all universities in Hong Kong are involved in anti-government protests. What’s more, the police seemed to be very determined to take control of the campus. The answer may be simpler (and more ominous) than many suspect.
Read moreMexico Prevents Caravan Of 2,000 Migrants From Reaching US Border [VIDEO]
Mexico is so far upholding its agreement with President Trump to limit the flow of migrants into the US. Over the weekend, Mexican authorities halted a caravan of more than 2,000 migrants headed to the Mexico–US border, reported AP News.
Read moreHong Kong’s Fight for Freedom Against China’s Authoritarianism [VIDEO]
The protests that have consumed Hong Kong for more than three months started because of a proposed bill that would’ve made it easier for mainland China to extradite citizens from the semi-autonomous city, raising fears that Beijing’s central government would target political dissidents. Reason Magazine took time to produce a video that summarizes how the protests started, and why they continue to today.
Read moreBahamas Death Toll Rises As 70,000 Residents Struggle For Food And Shelter [VIDEO]
Search and rescue teams in the Bahamas are scouring communities with cadaver dogs looking for both victims and survivors of Hurricane Dorian, which devastated Grand Bahama and the Abaco Islands in the strongest hurricane ever recorded to hit the archipelago nation.
Read moreHong Kong Police Use Water Cannons For The First Time, Fire Live Warning Shots After Protesters Hurl Bricks And Fire Bombs [VIDEO]
The violence between Hong Kong riot police and anti-government protesters escalated on Sunday – one of the most violent nights of pro-democracy demonstrations which began three months ago.
Read moreFormer Chinese Central Banker Warns Beijing May Dump Treasuries In Retaliation
Bloomberg reports that the trade war has shifted to a currency war, several former Chinese central bankers warned Saturday that there is no end in sight to the conflict between the world’s leading superpowers.
Read moreUS-China Trade Talks Collapse After Half A Day Of Negotiations
After roughly half-a-day of negotiations, the US trade delegation has broken off talks with its Chinese counterpart and is already on its way back to Washington, a sign that no new progress was made, and that trade talks between the US and China remain at an impasse.
Read moreVideo Shows Amusement Park Ride in India Break in Midair, Killing 2 [VIDEO]
A pendulum-style ride at an amusement park in India broke suddenly in midair on Sunday, killing two people and injuring dozens, officials said.
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