Getty Google issued a methodical statement dismantling US President Donald Trump’s latest attack on it. Trump tweeted a video purportedly showing that Google has not promoted his State of the Union address for the past two years. Google debunked this, and archived web pages support their statement. Google is fighting back. After Donald Trump widened […]
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Asian markets are sinking after the latest salvo in Trump’s trade war with China
The US government has released a list of $ US200 billion worth of Chinese goods that will be subject to new 10% tariffs. The news has not gone down well in Asian financial markets, especially in China. Stock futures point to losses, steep in some instances, in European and US markets when trade resumes later […]
Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics: ‘Every fresh salvo from Kim or Trump ramps up chances of instability’
Every new salvo of rhetoric from North Korea or the US is exacerbating tension, increasing the chances of instability during the games and it doesn’t help the athletes’ emotional and psychological state, says Ellis Cashmore, professor at Aston University. President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping during their meeting in Beijing on Thursday agreed to […]
Hewitt’s stinging salvo to ‘disappointing’ Tomic
LLEYTON Hewitt has implored Bernard Tomic “to put the work in” or face the prospect of wilting during the brutal Australian summer of tennis. Tomic has spiralled to 144th in the rankings after a disastrous 2017 campaign and will likely need to qualify for the Australian Open unless Hewitt and Tennis Australia offer the struggling […]