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Ghana has elected Nana Akufo-Addo as its new president
Akufo-Addo won convincingly this time with 53.85% of the vote, according to Ghana’s Electoral Commission. The incumbent, Mahama won just...

RCS Ottawa
Dec 8, 2016


Brexit court ruling appeal date set for 5 December
The government's appeal against the High Court ruling that MPs must vote on triggering Brexit will be heard in the Supreme Court from 5...

RCS Ottawa
Dec 4, 2016


Old Rs 500 notes can’t be used at petrol pumps, air ticket counters after December 2
The Indian government Thursday said the old Rs 500 notes will be accepted at petrol pumps and for airline tickets only till December 2 —...

RCS Ottawa
Dec 1, 2016
Opposition To Observe “Aakrosh Diwas” On November 28
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Anand Sharma, today stated that November 28th will be observed as “Aakrosh Diwas” to...

RCS Ottawa
Nov 28, 2016


Demonetisation critics are angry that they didn’t get even 72 hours to launder their stash, says Nar
Prime minister Narendra Modi on Nov. 25 hit back at the critics of the sudden move to demonetise currency notes of Rs500 and Rs1,000...

RCS Ottawa
Nov 28, 2016


Delhi HC to hear on Tuesday plea against demonetisation
NEW DELHI, NOV 21: The Delhi High Court today agreed to hear a plea against demonetisation, saying once the currency was invalidated then...

RCS Ottawa
Nov 21, 2016


Narendra Modi just banned Rs500 and Rs1000 notes to fight corruption and terrorism
India has decided to end the use of Rs500 and Rs1,000 currency notes from Nov. 09. During a televised address late today (Nov. 08), prime...

RCS Ottawa
Nov 8, 2016


India to host the seventh session of the Conference of the Parties (COP7)
The formal title of the meeting is “the seventh session of the Conference of the Parties (COP7)”. It will bring together the WHO FCTC’s...

RCS Ottawa
Nov 7, 2016


A Stronger Court for Crimes Against Humanity
Since it began operations in 2002, the International Criminal Court has secured just four convictions, fueling the perception that it has...

RCS Ottawa
Nov 3, 2016


Is Brexit over after today’s British High Court ruling?
A huge obstacle just landed in the way of Brexit. The UK’s High Court has ruled that the government cannot trigger Article 50—the...

RCS Ottawa
Nov 3, 2016


A collision of Chinese manufacturing, globalization, and consumer ignorance could ruin the internet
On Oct. 23 2016, one of the largest coordinated cyber attacks in history took down several major internet sites in the United States and...

RCS Ottawa
Nov 1, 2016
Brexit politicians are putting us on a fast track to financial jeopardy
How do you take your Brexit? Soft or hard? Quick or slow? It might all seem semantics but for the UK and Europe it is the £1.1tn...

RCS Ottawa
Oct 24, 2016
Climate Change Effects International Politics
A large body of scholarship suggests that climate change could exert grave effects on international politics this century. Planet-wide...

RCS Ottawa
Oct 22, 2016
Will Italy also leave the European Union?
The smart money suggests that Italy will leave the EU. The country’s outflows are accelerating—up €118 billion ($130 billion) from just a...

RCS Ottawa
Oct 18, 2016


This is what happens when we build walls and fences to keep people out
Over a million migrants fled to Europe by sea in 2015. European leaders were unable to agree on a united approach as the crisis unfolded on

RCS Ottawa
Oct 17, 2016


Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh to launch door-to-door farmers’ outreach program in poll-b
Punjab Congress president Captain Amarinder Singh will launch the party’s door-to-door drive under its mega farmers’ outreach programme...

RCS Ottawa
Oct 11, 2016


Congress to do a UP in Punjab, two-week farmer outreach from Oct 12
The Congress is looking to cultivate farmers in its hunt for poll gains. After party vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s month-long Kisan Yatra...

RCS Ottawa
Oct 11, 2016
Bitter Tory fight over Brexit set to overshadow Conservative conference
When David Cameron delivered his first party conference speech as prime minister in October 2010, he mentioned the “big society” 10 times...

RCS Ottawa
Oct 3, 2016


We now know when the UK is set to leave the EU
Mark April Fool’s Day of 2019 in your diary. By this point, the UK will have left the EU. Prime minister Theresa May announced today that...

RCS Ottawa
Oct 3, 2016
What does it mean to be British?
History informs today's immigration. How does a tribe live with the foreigner? Treat them too badly, and they won’t come. Treat them too...

RCS Ottawa
Oct 2, 2016
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