After five years in power, Indonesia’s soft-spoken and metal-loving President Joko Widodo or fondly known as “Jokowi” will face the voters in a setting all too similar to the 2014 race. His challenger will once again be Prabowo Subianto, a candidate whom he defeated...
BackgroundKey issuesPolitical partiesTravel advice The world’s largest democracy, India, will head for a general election between April and May to chart its political future for the next five years. With at least 900 million voters, it is hardly surprising that the...
BackgroundTransportTradePeopleMedicineIrish BorderDiplomacy/Security In a referendum on 23 June 2016, the British were asked whether the United Kingdom should remain or leave the European Union. The majority – 52% – decided in favor of leaving the bloc and the exit...
Incident backgroundTimeline of events Venezuela suffered a massive blackout that started on 7 March at 16:45 (local time), affecting at least 22 of its 23 states. The widespread power cuts caused transportation/infrastructure and business disruptions that lasted for...
Following are some of major events that have been dominating the global headlines in the month of March: White supremacists attack mosques in ChristchurchCyclone Idai devastation in MozambiqueKazakhstan President Nazarbayev shocking resignationEthiopian crash grounds...
