European countries which are conservative or nationalist can no longer function properly within the current leftist-dominated European Union. Hungary has just been suspended by the EU from taking part from voting in the EU parliament and at the same time EU funding has been cut off all thanks to Article 7. And guess for what reason they did this to Hungary? Because they don’t want to take in... 

Taiwan’s leaders fear China’s pledge of $60 billion in assistance to Africa is a move to poach Swaziland, its last remaining diplomatic ally from the continent. Top Taiwanese officials are striving to improve ties with Swaziland as they are concerned that China’s colossal investment will pressure the tiny nation. “The ministry will keep a close eye on the issue, while doing our best to strengthen... 

With South Africa reeling amid concerns of land expropriation, the rand tumbling amid broad emerging market fears and the local economy pressured by collapsing consumer spending, moments ago the Pretoria-based Statistics South Africa announced that Q2 GDP contracted at a 0.7% annualized rate, missing expectations of a 0.6% increase, and together with the sharp drop in Q1 GDP, South Africa has now... 

Outsourcing corporation IBM laid off about 20,000 older Americans in the last five years, a new investigation reveals, while the tech multinational sought to import at least 37,000 foreign workers to take U.S. jobs. A joint investigation by ProPublica and Mother Jones reveals that about 60 percent of the Americans that were laid off by IBM in the last five years were workers over the age of forty.... 

A 2.4 kg chicken is worth 14,600,000 bolivars, or $2.22. Inflation in communist Venezuela this year could top one million percent, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts. This gallery puts the buying power of today’s bolivar into perspective. A kilogram of meat costs 9,500,000 bolivars, or the equivalent of $1.45. Hyperinflation destroys purchasing power of money and encourages hoarding... 

With the US unveiling a new set of sanctions against Russia on Friday, Moscow said it would definitely respond to Washington’s latest sanctions and, in particular, it is accelerating efforts to abandon the American currency in trade transactions, said Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. “The time has come when we need to go from words to actions, and get rid of the dollar as a means... 

The Jewish-lobby controlled media in America and Europe have completely blacked out news of a new $5.5 billion “aid package” signed into law last week by US President Donald Trump, even though news of the handout was greeted triumphantly and prominently in the Israeli media. Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 last week, which gives Israel $5.5 billion over... 

The New Zealand government has banned the sale of existing homes to foreign buyers, saying New Zealanders were sick of being “tenants in our own land”. Associate minister of finance David Parker said the ban would mean housing would become more affordable for locals, and supply would increase. “We think the market for New Zealand homes and farms should be set by New Zealand buyers, not overseas... 

Relations between Ankara and Washington have deteriorated due to the case of US pastor Andrew Brunson, detained in Turkey, as well as tariff issues and the contradictions over the purchase of Russian-made weapons systems by the Turkish military. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Tuesday that his country will boycott US electronic goods. According to the politician, it is important... 

Hungarian universities may soon stop offering degrees in ‘gender studies’ after a government office cited little demand for the degree in the job market, according to Hungarian media. For over a year, the Hungarian government has claimed the coursework is more of “an ideology more than a science,” and has asked the two universities still handing out the degrees to comment on the proposed ban,... 

You can always count on the neocons in Congress to ignore reality, ignore evidence, and ignore common sense in their endless drive to get us involved in another war. Last week, for example, Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Lindsey Graham (R-NC), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and others joined up to introduce what Senator Graham called “the sanctions bill from hell,” aimed at applying “crushing” sanctions... 

Facebook chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is having a very bad day. On Thursday, he lost $17 billion of his fortune, Facebook shares dipped almost 20 percent, and now, some shareholders want his influence on the company reduced. The money the Facebook CEO lost is only one-fifth of his net worth, which has fallen to $70 billion. Zuckerberg has also slid to sixth place from third on the Bloomberg Billionaires... 

Venezuela is facing one of the worst hyperinflationary crises in modern history, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It expects the country’s economy to contract by 18 percent this year amid falling oil production – the third consecutive year of double-digit declines, and three points worse than projected in May. “We are projecting a surge in inflation to 1,000,000 percent by... 

Oil prices could spike as high as $200 per barrel over the next 18 months, which would cause an “economic crash of horrible proportions,” according to a new report. A research paper from economist and oil market watcher Philip K. Verleger predicts there could be a shortage of low-sulfur diesel fuel in 2020 as a result of regulations from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) aimed at cutting... 

Paul objected to the resolution, saying it was a sign of “Trump derangement syndrome” coming to the Senate. Senator Rand Paul on Thursday blocked a resolution from Senator Bernie Sanders’ to implement even more sanctions against Russia, demand Trump speak with special counsel Robert Mueller and back the “intelligence community’s assessment” on Russkie meddling. From The Hill: Sanders asked...