Showcasing Dictatorship: Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan remains a restrictive dictatorship with an all-powerful leader, an atrocious human rights record, and no free press.
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Asia
Gotabaya Rajapaksa Elected as President of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s former defense chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa won the country’s presidential election on Sunday, November 17 with 52.25 percent of the vote.
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Pakistan Opens Borders to Indian Sikh Pilgrims for First Time in History
Last week, the Indian-Pakistan Kartarpur corridor finally opened for Sikh pilgrimage. The opening of the corridor, a 2.5-mile visa-free border crossing, symbolizes a rare show of bilateral cooperation between the two feuding nations.
Read MoreHong Kong Protests Turn Violent, Leading to Recession
Five months of violent protests in Hong Kong are beginning to affect the former British territory’s economic growth. The previous two quarters show the city entering a period of contraction or shrinkage, in the economy, resulting in a recession.
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Hong Kong Protests Take Another Violent Turn
As the pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong enter their fourth month, protesters have resorted to violent measures in order to draw the attention of the government. Since the start of the demonstrations, a total of 1,500 individuals ranging from ages 12 to 83 have been arrested.
Read MoreDengue Fever Cases Spike Globally
A mosquito called Aedes aegypti has sparked a potential world health crisis. The insect is one of the main carriers of the deadly Dengue Fever virus, which has re-emerged at a critical rate this year and is currently endemic to over 100 countries.
Read MoreSouth China Sea: A Region of Peaceful Hostility
Tensions have risen to new heights in the years since Xi Jinping took power as both General Secretary of China Communist Party and President of the People’s Republic of China in 2012, as seen in the maritime disputes over the development of the ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Read MoreHong Kong Protesters Seek International Help
Hong Kong protesters marched to the city’s American consulate on September 8 to request help from the U.S. government in ending the conflict with the government.
Read MoreIndia’s Second Moon Mission Ends in Failure
Indian’s lunar lander module, Chandrayaan-2, was intended to land on the surface of the Moon a little after midnight on September 7th, a month after it was shot into space. However, once the craft was 2 kilometers, or 1.2 miles, from the lunar surface it began to malfunction and lost contact with the Indian Space Research Organization (IRSO).
Read MoreBRICS: Unstable Global Economy Forces Investors to Flee Emerging Markets
Large emerging markets failed to attain expected levels of international trade and investment, despite forecasted growth in these markets for 2020.
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