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RAW STORY — Vice President Mike Pence warned graduating cadets at the U.S. Military Academy to expect that they will be shipped off to war — maybe even in the
DESPARDES News Monitor — China’s crude oil imports from Saudi Arabia rose 43% last month, making the Middle Eastern OPEC kingpin once again the top supplier to the world’s second-biggest
Continue readingChina’s Crude Oil Imports From Saudi Arabia Up 43Pct
DESPARDES News Monitor — Canada has announced a $100 million humanitarian aid for the Rohingyas currently sheltered in Bangladesh’s refugee camps. Kamal Khera, Parliamentary Secretary to Canada’s minister of international
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(UPI) — John Walker Lindh, the man who became known as the “American Taliban” as the first U.S. citizen captured for leaving the United States to join an Islamic militant group,
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Lawmakers seek records as part of a wide-ranging investigation of the entire banking industry that will help legislators write new laws to prevent bank fraud, money laundering and foreign influence
Continue readingAnother Judge Refuses Trump Request to Block Subpoenas
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked on course Thursday for a major victory in the world’s largest election, with early trends suggesting an even bigger win for his Hindu nationalist
Continue readingSecond Term for PM Modi, Another Wait For Rahul Gandhi
DESPARDES News Monitor — President Donald Trump has been warned by the west’s most influential economics thinktank that further escalation of the US-China trade war would unleash significant damage for the
Continue readingTrump’s China Trade War Could Hit Global Economy By $600B: OECD
Employment optimism among workforce is highest since 2000; Most Americans are feeling optimistic about their finances; Majorities of Americans rate economy positively and say it’s improving DESPARDES — Amid trade war
Continue readingAmericans’ Optimism In Job Market, Finances Reaches New Heights: Survey
Headscarf ban in Europe’s several countries; The exact number of Muslims in Europe is unknown. According to estimates by the Pew Forum, the total number of Muslims in Europe (excluding
Continue readingAustria Lawmakers Approve Headscarf Ban in Schools
DESPARDES + PKONWEB (May 19, 2019) – Great video clips (below)- extracted from the windy side of social media’s jetsam and flotsam this week. Amid the cacophony and the “he
Continue readingWATCH These 5 Videos (Editor’s Pick This Week)
DESPARDES News Monitor – “Fireworks have begun. Crude prices (are) in for jump. Trump is faced with a precarious situation. This may destroy the Iranian economy, yet, the price at the
Continue readingMercury Rising in the Middle East. Back to the Future?
Science shows play is not frivolous but core to children’s healthy development BE2C2 Report – The dictum ‘All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy’ competed with ‘Parho
Continue readingChildren Need to Play, Academic Achievement Not Enough: Study