Crisis-hit Sri Lanka has announced that it will halt payments on its foreign debt as its dwindling reserves of dollars are needed to purchase food and fuel. “We have come to a situation where the ability to service our debt is very low. That’s why we decided to go for a preemptive default,” the newly appointed central bank governor, Nandalal Weerasinghe, announced during a briefing on Tuesday. The... 

Reebok Fitness Apparel & Footwear‎ manufacturer went full Social Justice Warrior and posted this tweet on Friday. With this tweet Reebok did three things. 1.) They condemned complementing women 2) They trashed President Donald Trump for complimenting the French President’s wife. 3.) The decided they no longer want conservatives to purchase their products. Thank you Reebok for being up front... 

New Western sanctions seek to prevent other countries from importing Iran's crude oil. India has agreed to pay the price of crude oil it imports from Iran in gold, which makes it the first country to drop the US dollar for purchasing the Iranian oil. According to a report published by DEBKAfile news website, unnamed sources have stressed that China is also expected to follow suit. India and China... 

Russia is losing its positions on the Indian arms market. Russia has lost a billion-dollar tender for the delivery of fuel aircraft to this country in spite of the fact that India is one of the key buyers of Russian arms. It was not the first time when Russia failed to sign contracts with India. Experts say that Russia may entirely lose the Indian market if it continues to offer outdated defense technology... 

What Good Are Snakes? Snakes do plenty of good things, especially for farmers. Snakes eat mice, rats, gophers, and other small mammals that eat farm crops. Snakes also help scientists and doctors. Snake venom is used in research and in making medicines. One medicine made from venom helps treat certain types of heart attacks. Another is antivenin (an tee VEHN uhn), a drug used to treat snakebites. To...