Archive du mois : mars 2018

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Are we witnessing a ‘fresh hotfoot for Africa’?

The world’s most powerful nations are once again competing for the control of the abundant natural resources of the African continent. Some analysts describe this phenomenon as a « new scramble for Africa » in reference to the first « scramble for Africa », which took place between 1881 and 1914 and resulted in powerful European nations dividing, occupying and colonising…

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Foxconn snaps up Belkin—including Linksys, Wemo brands—for $866 million

Enlarge / Billionaire Terry Gou, chairman of Foxconn Technology Group, holds a « FOXCONN » Wisconsin license plate during an event in Racine, Wisconsin, U.S., on Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. The agreement grants the electronics giant $3 billion in tax incentives for a massive manufacturing campus in southeastern Wisconsin. Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFoxconn, the famed Taiwan-based…

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Is Kim Jong-un in China on a secret discuss with?

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may be on a secret visit to China in what would be his first known overseas trip since taking power in 2011, news reports said. Bloomberg cited three unnamed sources as saying on Monday that Kim was in China, but they gave no other details. They requested anonymity because of…

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Palais am Festungsgraben soll zum « Kultursalon » werden

Aus dem Palais am Festungsgraben soll ein multifunktionaler „Berliner Kultursalon“ werden: Nach einem Konzept der landeseigenen Immobiliengesellschaft Berlinovo, das dem Tagesspiegel vorliegt, wird das historische Gebäude neben dem Deutschen Historischen Museum Unter den Linden „ein offenes Haus für Kunst, Kultur, Wissenschaft und Veranstaltungen“. Es gliedert sich in die Bereiche „Veranstalten, Arbeiten, Genießen, Wohnen.“ Auf „Eventflächen“…

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Ian Bremmer finds why ideally kindly week changed into as soon as ‘basically the predominant and awful week of geopolitics’ in Twenty years

President Donald Trump.Getty Images/Pool March 19 through March 25 was a particularly tumultuous week in a particularly tumultuous presidency — marked by more turnover at the White House, contentious words with China over trade policy, another Republican loss at the ballot box, a budget bill President Donald Trump hated and his base resented him for signing…

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Socceroos’ World Cup jog thrown into doubt over ogle-poisoning stoush

Updated March 27, 2018 16:31:15 Video: Bishop won’t rule out World Cup response to Russia (ABC News) The Socceroos’ appearance at the June World Cup in Russia has been thrown into doubt, with Foreign Minister Julie Bishop declaring further action against Russia is being considered following the attempted murder of a double agent in the…