Daily Monitor

January 13, 2020

Iranian authorities’ admission of responsibilit…

Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev considers that the Iranian authorities’ recognition of responsibility for the plane crash was important, the President’s Twitter account reads.
January 13, 2020

Тайвань тәуелсіздікті қалайды

Тайваньда өткен президенттік сайлауда Цай Инвэнь жеңіске жетті. Орталық сайлау комиссиясының деректері бойынша, ол 57 пайыз дауыс жинаған. Осылайша, Қытайдан мүлдем бөлінуді көздейтін Инвэнь ел тізгінін ұстауды жалғастыра бермекші.
January 14, 2020

What You Need to Know About 5G in 2020

After years of hype, carriers like AT&T and Verizon are giving consumers clarity on what their next-generation cellular networks will realistically do.
January 14, 2020

U.S. Drops China as Currency Manipulator Ahead…

The Trump administration on Monday lifted its designation of China as a currency cheat, saying the nation has made “enforceable commitments” not to devalue the yuan and has agreed to publish exchange-rate information.
January 14, 2020

S. Korea new prime minister vows to bolster econ..

New Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun pledged Tuesday to prop up the economy and seek cooperation with the National Assembly in managing state affairs, Yonhap reports.
January 15, 2020

Democrats release new documents on eve of Trump…

Cache provides new context to charges that Trump pressured Ukraine to investigate Democrats as he withheld military aid.
January 15, 2020

Trump agrees with British PM Johnson on a ‘Trum…

U.S. President Donald Trump said he agreed with a comment by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson that a “Trump deal” should replace the Iran nuclear deal.
January 15, 2020

Ocean temperatures hit record high as rate of …

Oceans are clearest measure of climate crisis as they absorb 90% of heat trapped by greenhouse gases
January 16, 2020

Turkey lifts ban on Wikipedia after 2.5 years

Turkey has lifted the ban on Wikipedia with the Constitutional Court releasing Wednesday a detailed explanation of its December ruling that said the more than two-year-old ban violated rights of freedom of expression.
January 16, 2020

‘Technocratic placeholder’? Putin picks low-pro…

Mikhail Mishustin, President Vladimir Putin’s surprise choice to become Russia’s prime minister, is a tax chief with almost no political profile who analysts say could be a “technocratic placeholder.”