Pfizer announced recently that it is backing out of its proposal of acquiring AstraZeneca. The decision of the company follows the rejection of its proposal by the board of the AstraZeneca. The announcement brought relief to thousands of workers based in Delaware. The second-largest drug manufacturer in the world was given until 5 PM London […]
The United Nations Security Council declared Boko Haram a terrorist group with links to al-Qaida this Thursday and imposed a series of sanctions against the Islamic militants that have recently made world news with the kidnapping of almost 300 schoolgirls in Nigeria. The move was applauded by U.S. ambassador Samantha Powell who said that the […]
The Thai army imposed martial law following a political stalemate that lasted for six months. The action of the army may result to an election and reforms in the Thai government. After the Thai army invoked the decree, Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan was adamant that the country was still being run by his government. The caretaker prime […]
Vladimir Putin’s China visit ended on a less impressive note as the anticipated gas deal the Kremlin was hoping to strike is still being negotiated. The two former soviet countries did seem to agree on one thing and launched joint military exercises in the East China Sea. The move was a clear show of strength […]
Law enforcement officials in a number of countries including the FBI have arrested a number of people in connection to Blackshades malicious software. The software gives users the ability to take control of computers and web cams of other people. The biggest international cyber operation resulted to raids in eighteen countries at the houses of […]
Recent reports have given indications that Twitter may be taking into consideration the acquisition of SoundCloud. The Germany-based company provides individuals, bands or DJ groups to upload as well as share audio clips. Recode revealed that the social networking company may be discussing the possibility of acquiring the Germany-based company that is popular as the […]
Human rights activists and organizations the world over have been outraged by this Thursday’s Khartoum court ruling that sentenced a pregnant Sudanese woman to death by hanging for refusing to renounce her Christian beliefs. Meriam Yehya Ibrahim who is currently pregnant and also has a young son with a Christian male from South Sudan was […]
One month after the kidnapping of over 200 school girls that provoked international outrage, the government of Nigeria has indicated that it was willing to negotiate with the Boko Haram. Tanamu Turaki, Minister of Special Duties, revealed that the window for negotiations with the Islamic militants is still open. However, senior officials indicated that it […]
A representative of the French government said via a press release this Tuesday that a total of 14 cases of chemical attacks in Syria are being examined. Laurent Fabius, the French Foreign Minister said that there are at least 14 attacks carried out by Assad loyal troops against rebels that are suspected to have contained […]
Reports have indicated that National Security Agency or NSA spying activities include the planting of backdoors and spyware on servers, routers and similar computer network devices before they are delivered outside the United States. The supposed interception of hardware by the NSA was revealed through the book, “No Place To Hide” by Glenn Greenwald. The […]
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