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The Week in News: 31st Oct – 6th Nov (what you probably missed but should definitely know)
Facebook shares tumble despite massive profits Last Thursday, Facebook announced a massive increase in its profits, posting a 59% year-on-year rise in advertising revenue in this year’s 3rd quarter. However, …
The Week in News: 24th Oct – 30th Oct (what you probably missed but should definitely know)
Millions starving in Yemen’s “forgotten war” The UN has warned that an entire generation could suffer from starvation as the conflict between the Saudi Arabian-led coalition and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels …
The Week in News: 17th Oct – 23rd Oct (what you probably missed but should definitely know)
Government divided over how to manage foreign students numbers Downing Street has rejected the Chancellor Phillip Hammond’s idea to remove foreign students from official migration figures. The Chancellor said last …
The Week In News: 10th Oct- 16th Oct
UK economy on the downturn With the pound plummeting to 1.22 against the dollar, serious questions are being raised about the long-term consequences of Brexit. The word has been tossed …
The Week in News: 26th January – 1st February
Zika crisis: World Health Organization in emergency talks This week there have been developments regarding Zika crisis. WHO officials have described Zika as moving “from a mild threat to one …
The Week in News: 19th January – 26th January
Week in News: 19th January – 25th January Taiwan elects first female president in the Chinese speaking world Tsai Ing-wen, leader of the Democratic Progressive party (DPP), has been elected …
The Week in News: 12th January – 19th January
Oil continues its downfall The 2016 estimates for global oil demand based on China’s weakened economic expansion and raised forecasts for supplies outside the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries show …
What on earth has been going on? Main events from Sept-Dec 2015
Main events As the end of Michaelmas term at the LSE approaches, we all take time reflect upon the successes and failures that we have experienced. At the London Globalist, …
The Week in News: 26th October – 2nd November
Author: Georgina Funnell Russian Airliner crash 224 people were killed when a Russian airliner crashed in Egypt’s Sinai desert on Saturday. Officials at the site of the crash say that …
The Week in News: 19th October- 26th October
Author: Gah-Kai Leung Argentine election results force surprise November runoff Peronist presidential candidate Daniel Scioli has failed to win outright in Sunday’s general election, sparking the first runoff in Argentinian …