China GDP: Q2 2022 records slowest pace of growth since Covid in 2020
The gross domestic product in the world’s second largest economy expanded 0.4% in the three months to June 30, compared with the same period last year, according to the National…
Venezuela lashes out at Bolton’s coup claim
Bogota CNN — A former Trump administration official’s claim that he orchestrated government overthrows abroad is making waves in Venezuela. Venezuela’s National Assembly voted on Thursday to condemn the comments…
Fleeing Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa allowed to enter Singapore on ‘private visit’
CNN — Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has landed in Singapore on a flight from Maldives after fleeing his country in the wake of anti-government protests. Singapore said Rajapaska had…
Sri Lanka in crisis after president flees
A man carries a Liquefied Petroleum Gas cylinder after collecting it at distribution point in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 12. (Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images) Sri Lanka, an island nation of…
Spain to introduce free multi-journey train journeys from September
(CNN) — Public transport prices on state-owned service across Spain have already been slashed in half in response to rapidly rising energy and inflation rates. Now the government has announced…
China’s heat wave threatens power shortages and higher pork prices
Dozens of cities have been experiencing record-high temperatures at a time when the economy is still trying to recover from bruising Covid-related lockdowns. The heatwave also comes as consumer inflation…
China heat wave: Dozens of cities issue warnings as temperatures surge
CNN — A heat wave is sweeping through China, with residents resorting to air raid shelters and public fountains to stay cool, as 84 cities across the country on Wednesday…
Thousands trapped by fighting in Port-au-Prince, aid group warns
According to MSF, they are trapped by ongoing fighting between rival groups vying for control of the neighborhood Cité Soleil. Fighting first broke out on July 8, according to MSF,…
Pacific Island Forum: The US steps up its game as China circles the Pacific
President Taneti Maamau not only opted out of the Pacific Island Forum meeting in Suva, Fiji, but withdrew the country from the 18-member group as a matter of principle over…
5 Reasons to Refinance Before the Fed Meets in July
Advertising Disclosures Economists are urging Americans to refinance to take advantage of historically low refinance rates. These low rates have been fueled by the Fed’s efforts to boost the economy…