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Last Updated: Jul 8, 2020 - 11:05:26 AM |
International
Germany Should Not be an Honest Broker with the EU’s Autocrats
Chancellor Angela Merkel has put the rule-of-law question at the center of her plans for Germany’s presidency of the Council of the EU that will last for the second half of this year
Jul 8, 2020 - 11:04:20 AM
Africa
How Magu Embezzled N39billion, Gave Osinbajo N4billion, Begs For Soft Landing
Embattled former acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, allegedly embezzled over N39billion and gave Vice President Yemi Osinabjo N4billion, after the VP gave instructions to him to release some of the recovered loots, Sources within the panel investigating the former EFCC boss told Pointblanknews.com
Jul 8, 2020 - 11:02:56 AM
Dysfunctions
Could the ‘Norilsk Disaster’ Be the Harbinger of a Looming Catastrophe in the Russian Arctic?
A disastrous fuel spill at the CHPP-3 combined heat and power plant in Norilsk (owned and operated by the Norilsk Nickel Group) has resulted in massive contamination of the local environment and will likely incur huge financial expenditures related to the cleanup
Jul 8, 2020 - 11:00:53 AM
International
Like a Gaulish village of democracy
Mongolia's democracy has held its ground between authoritarian neighbours like Russia and China. But now, it's under threat
Jul 7, 2020 - 11:57:14 AM
Business
Smoke that thunders': First 'made-in-Zimbabwe' luxury cigars
The southern African nation produced more than 252 million kilogrammes of tobacco last year, making it the sixth largest producer in the world.
Jul 7, 2020 - 11:55:57 AM
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| Africa |
| How Magu Embezzled N39billion, Gave Osinbajo N4billion, Begs For Soft Landing |
| Magu’s arrest, outcome of power play with Malami, others – Buhari’s Adviser |
| Nigeria's VP Osinbajo: Does he have friends in the political elite? |
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| Analyses |
| Beijing Imposes Its New “National Security” Law on Hong Kong |
| China’s Superpower Dreams Are Running Out of Money |
| Defence update signals Australia’s waning faith in US extended deterrence |
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| Business |
| Smoke that thunders': First 'made-in-Zimbabwe' luxury cigars |
| Hot Dogs, the Jewish American Fast Food |
| The Rise of Strategic Corruption: How States Weaponize Graft |
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| Dark Side |
| Bachelet Report on Venezuela: Executions, Torture, and Disappearances |
| Myanmar: Beware The Cranky |
| FSB’s Magnificent Seven: New Links between Berlin and Istanbul Assassinations |
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| Defence & Arms |
| Baloch Rebels Hit Economic Targets |
| India-Pakistan: Some Quiet On The Northern Front |
| Winning: Wait, Watch And Crush The Competition |
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| Dysfunctions |
| Could the ‘Norilsk Disaster’ Be the Harbinger of a Looming Catastrophe in the Russian Arctic? |
| Top Men at Justice Department with Final Say on Goldman Sachs Felony Charges Got Big Payouts from Kirkland & Ellis – Goldman’s Law Firm |
| We’ve briefed many presidents. Uncertainty comes with the job. |
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| Editorial |
| Systemic Racism, Nativism and Xenophobia Are Core Principles of the Capitalist System |
| Waarom vergeet die betogers die Boere altyd? |
| The Collective Bargaining Challenges to The Restraint of Police Behaviour |
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| International |
| Germany Should Not be an Honest Broker with the EU’s Autocrats |
| Like a Gaulish village of democracy |
| Franco-German Conflicts |
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| Labour |
| Police Unions Spend Millions To Influence Policy In Biggest US Cities |
| Shooting of Zimbabwe workers by Chinese mine owner shows 'systemic' abuse, watchdog says |
| The AFL-CIO’s Police Union Problem Is Bigger Than You Think |
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| Light Side |
| The Quest For Jesus' Foreskin |
| Trump Mocked for Praising the “S.S.” for Protecting Him from Antifa |
| The Looming Crisis in Civil-Military Relations |
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| Research |
| How conspiracy theories emerge—and how their storylines fall apart |
| The Arctic heatwave: here's what we know |
| American Fascism: It Has Happened Here |
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