Section: Africa&ME
Barclays flags ‘black swan threats’ to commodities
Watch out for the unexpected in commodities in 2017. Barclays said raw materials markets from energy to metals face the high likelihood of disruptions, giving a laundry list of possible threats including a default by Venezuela, riots in Chile and a trade war with China. “The new politics of populism and protectionist trade policies have the...
Raonic knocks out Nadal
Canada’s Milos Raonic reacts after winning his match against Spain’s Rafael Nadal in Brisbane Friday. – ReutersBRISBANE – Defending champion Milos Raonic beat former world No. 1 Rafa Nadal in three sets Friday to reach the Brisbane International semifinals. The big-serving Canadian blasted 50 winners, including 23 aces, to overcome...
Europe’s new ‘indispensable nations’
After the shock of the United Kingdom’s Brexit referendum and Donald Trump’s election as President of the United States in 2016, this will be a decisive year for Europe. Upcoming parliamentary elections in France, Germany, the Netherlands, and possibly Italy will decide whether the European Union will hold together, or whether it will...
Aggressive Raonic ousts Nadal, in semis
A more aggressive Milos Raonic moved into the semi-finals of the Brisbane International when he beat Spaniard Rafael Nadal in a high quality quarter-final yesterday. Raonic, the defending champion, came back from losing the first set to overhaul Nadal 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, disappointing the sell-out crowd who were almost all cheering for a Spanish...
On the eastern front
The forgotten residents of eastern Ukraine are shivering through a third cold winter …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine’s military denies Russian hack attack
…read more Source: Al-Manar TV
Ukraine’s military denies Russian hack attack
Ukraine’s military Friday denied a report claiming Russia may have hacked targeting software for its heavy artillery in a breach that could have helped Moscow track Kiev’s big guns …read more Source: The Daily...
Germany says can’t figure out Trump’s foreign policy goals
German officials who have held talks with members of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team have not been able to figure out what kind of foreign and security policy his administration wants to pursue, a spokesman said on Friday.”It ultimately remains the case that there still is no clear, coherent and comprehensive...
Was Trump the ‘Siberian Candidate’?
President-elect Donald J. Trump won the U.S. presidency by virtue of the electoral vote. This is what the U.S. Constitution prescribes upon whom the presidency is given to. However, he lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton by 2.9 million votes. More than half of the American voters believe that Trump’s come-from-behind victory happened...
Filipino fitness coach joins next top model search
‘I joined because I want to give pride to my country’ Modelling is his passion. But, as of this moment, he is still unsure of what to do in the future because he has a lot of things in mind. A lot of things to do, a lot of things to conquer, and a lot of things to learn, try and experience. Ruperto Marquez III, 28, is working as a fitness...
