Monthly Archives: January 2019
931 more villages in Maharashtra reeling under drought
Analysis of: Xi Urges Peaceful Unification Of China And Taiwan, But Won’t Rule Out Using Force: NPR
Taiwan has been separate from China for over 60 years so why now does Xi want to reconnect with Taiwan? I think he just wants more territory and therefore more people to rule over. I do not understand the point of one country two systems. What is the point of having a so called unified country if the country will… Read more »
Elderly man jailed, told to pay Rs 68 lakh power bill
China Takes Wind Out Of Apple iPhone Sales: NPR
Apple is cutting billions from its revenue estimates for the just-ended holiday season, citing sharply slower iPhone sales in China. “While we anticipated some challenges in key emerging markets, we did not foresee the magnitude of the economic deceleration, particularly in Greater China,” CEO Tim Cook said Wednesday in a letter to Apple investors. Cook lowered the company’s revenue guidance… Read more »
Xi Urges Peaceful Unification Of China And Taiwan, But Won’t Rule Out Using Force: NPR
A Taiwan independent from mainland China is not an option, and no person or party can stop the trend toward “unification,” Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a policy speech Wednesday. While Beijing would seek a peaceful “reunification” with the self-governing island of over 23.5 million people, The Associated Press reports Xi said China wouldn’t rule out using force if… Read more »
Kim Jong Un says North Korea isn’t making nukes, warns US on sanctions: CNN
Seoul, South Korea (CNN)North Korean leader Kim Jong Un affirmed his apparent commitment to denuclearization during an annual New Year’s address Tuesday, but warned that he may need to pursue “a new way” if the United States continues to make “one-sided demands” of Pyongyang. In a wide ranging, 30-minute speech, Kim said that relations with Washington would progress at a… Read more »
Ancient tsunami almost wiped out civilization in southern China, study finds : CNN
(CNN)A tsunami which struck southern China around a thousand years ago nearly wiped out civilization in what is now one of the most densely populated regions of the planet, according to a new study by Chinese scientists. The devastation caused by the giant wave raises new questions over the potential vulnerability of the region today, particularly in the wake of… Read more »
Opposition crushed, Hasina to rule over Bangladesh unchallenged
Dhaka, Bangladesh – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s astronomical victory in Bangladesh‘s general elections, analysts and opposition leaders say, will turn the South Asian country into a “one-party state”. The Grand Alliance led by the ruling Awami League (AL) party bagged 288 seats, leaving just 10 seats for others, including seven seats for the main opposition alliance led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Voting was… Read more »
September 2017 nuclear test triggers 2019 earthquake in North Korea
(CNN)North Korea’s sixth nuclear test was so powerful that it’s still triggering earthquakes more than a year later.South Korea’s Meteorological Administration (KMA) said a small quake that hit in North Korea’s North Hamgyong province Wednesday was induced by the September 2017 underground detonation of a nuclear device.That nuclear test was North Korea’s most powerful to date, with an estimated explosive… Read more »