Sterling falls to a six-day low as PM suspends parliament

WNM | Aug 28, 2019 at 11:54 AM

Sterling dived on Wednesday as concerns rose that the United Kingdom may be headed for a disruptive no-deal Brexit after Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to restrict parliamentary time before Oct. 31.

Rosneft calls for independent control to guarantee quality of Russian oil

WNM | Aug 28, 2019 at 2:33 AM

The Chairman of the Board of Rosneft, Germany’s ex-Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has addressed a letter to Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, in which he suggested that an institute of independent inspectors for the Russian oil quality control should be set up.

“For this forest, I will go on until my last drop of blood”

WNM | Aug 25, 2019 at 6:14 PM

Members of Brazil’s Mura indigenous tribe painted their bodies with orange-red paint and took up long bows and clubs as they headed into the jungle this week, prepared for battle. Their enemy? The deforestation and destruction of their home, the Amazon rainforest.

Brazil’s Bolsonaro says army may help fight Amazon fires

WNM | Aug 23, 2019 at 4:01 PM

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday the army may be enlisted to help combat fires sweeping through the Amazon rainforest, as international condemnation and calls for tough action to quell the unfolding crisis continued to mount.

Hong Kong airport faces renewed protest turbulence

WNM | Aug 23, 2019 at 12:19 PM

Hong Kong braced for an anti-government protest “stress test” of the airport this weekend, as weeks of sometimes violent demonstrations in the Chinese-ruled city showed no signs of let-up amid rising tension between China and some Western nations.