China’s new foreign currency trick
CHINA’S money-printing industry is running at “full steam” in the rising superpower’s bid to take over the world.
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Trump’s blunt threat to the world
AFTER slapping Iran with the “most biting sanctions ever imposed”, the US president tweeted a warning to the world’s other countries – including his allies.
‘Unacceptable’: Outrage over Saudi tweet
JUST a day after Saudi Arabia ordered Canada’s ambassador leave the nation, relations between the two countries hit a new low.
Two words that offended Saudis
SAUDI Arabia has given the Canadian ambassador 24 hours to leave and frozen all new trade. It comes down to two words.
South Africa vows to seize land
SOUTH Africa’s president says the country will push ahead with plans to seize largely white-owned land without compensation.
‘Throats slit, they were tortured’
JO-AN found his parents tied up in a pool of blood, their throats slit. “We all know it’s coming,” he says. “It’s just a question of when.”
Venezuela near Zimbabwe levels
AMID the financial and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, the country expects to see hyperinflation reach one million per cent.
Two words China’s reporters can’t use
THERE’S one phrase you’d now be hard-pressed to find in a Chinese news headline, following a strict government order on the media.
The map Trump is furious about
DONALD Trump lashed out alarmingly during a meeting of world leaders. This yellow line was the source of his fury.
Ivanka dodges Trump’s trade war
US firms are scrambling to adjust to Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese-made goods. With one notable exception.
Bizarre photo mercilessly mocked
BRITAIN has been plunged into turmoil and the prime minister is under threat, but amid the chaos, the focus has shifted to ridiculing this weird photo.
$34 billion global trade war begins
AFTER several months of back-and-forth threats, Donald Trump’s trade war with China is finally about to become a reality.
‘Big disturbing idea’ we must consider
AUSTRALIA could soon be caught in a major global battle between two superpowers — and our current approach is all wrong.
Story China didn’t want you to see
CHINA’S Canberra embassy issued a fierce threat over a story they didn’t want Aussies to know. Here’s what happened.
Trump chief’s hilarious ‘pizza’ rant
THE man tasked with overhauling red tape in the US has used a humble pizza to highlight “ridiculous” bureaucracy.
Fury over $255 million renovation
THIS building doesn’t look like much — but with $255 million sunk into its renovation, it could cause an international incident.
Trump ignites trade war with China
US President Donald Trump has announced hefty tariffs on $A67 billion) of Chinese imports as Beijing threatens to strike back, as tensions continue to rise.
Ingenious way cut-off country is surviving
CUT off from the world for “supporting terrorism”, this country has resorted to bizarre measures to keep itself afloat.
China is heading for a big fall
THE Chinese economy is exhibiting some dangerous signs. Last time we saw this in America, it led to a global financial crisis.
72k jobs wiped out in one blow
AFTER four years of violence, scandal and economic destruction, one massive country is on the verge of collapse.
‘Doomsday’ plan they hoped to keep secret
A SECRET Brexit plan predicting anarchy in Britain has only been discussed behind closed doors – until now.
Move that will cripple the world
STOCK markets panicking. Currencies plunging in value. We’re on the brink of a global crisis, and if it happens, all hell will break loose.
‘Bulls**t’: Front page that offended a town
A WHOLE town has been left fuming after they felt a front-page article in the New York Times made their home look like a dump.
T-shirt that enraged a nation
IF YOU glanced at this T-shirt in a store, you wouldn’t notice anything wrong with it. But the $8 clothing item has infuriated a nation.
‘Won’t survive’: Kim in trouble
KIM Jong-un’s regime is in more trouble than we realise and “will not survive” unless he pulls off the seemingly impossible.
Australia extends olive branch to China
THE Turnbull Government has heaped praise on China in a surprising turnaround for our struggling relationship with Beijing.
Hillary’s big warning to Australia
HILLARY Clinton has issued a stark warning to Australia and New Zealand, saying “a new global battle is just getting started”.
Trump warned over ‘serious mistake’
BARACK Obama has warned of serious consequences over Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from a nuclear accord with Iran.
China’s ‘psychological war’ on Aussies
CHINA is waging a “campaign of psychological warfare” against Australia with dire consequences, a controversial book claims.
Australia slammed in dire trade warning
AUSTRALIA’S most crucial trade relationship is under threat — and the impact could take a serious toll on our industries.
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