A picture of a Saudi prince who bought 80 plane tickets for his hawks has gone viral. Reddit user lensoo posted the image, "My...
Former Nigerian Muslim preacher Mohammed Bello Abubakar, who has 130 wives and 203 children, died at the age of 93 on Saturday, accordi...
Sportswear major Nike's CEO Mark Parker has said the company does not support US President Donald Trump's executive order banni...
International Media reports that the lower house of the Russian parliament has voted 380-3 in favour of a bill to decriminalise domesti...
- 18% of its GDP
- 13% of its population
- EU's largest military spender
- $10.4 billion in annual net contribution
Brexit is an abbreviation for "British exit," which refers to the June 23, 2016, referendum whereby British citizens voted to...
Uber Drivers Did Not Join Anti-Trump Protests to See How People Made #DeleteUber Hashtag Viral
January 30, 2017The hashtag #DeleteUber has gone viral on Twitter with people deleting the ride-hailing app and sharing screenshots as Uber drivers did...
US President Donald Trump does not like talking about his late mother. As Trump keeps dividing the US in the recent past talking ab...
US 45th President Donald Trump last week signed the executive order to ban 140 million people from 07 different countries. Trump wants to keep immigrants away from USA to make America Great Again.
But, Twitter tells us a different story.
Twitter is built by immigrants of all religions. We stand for and with them, always.— Twitter (@Twitter) January 29, 2017
US 45th President Donald Trump last week signed the executive order to ban 140 million people from 07 different countries. Trump wants t...
According to media reports from Mexico, local campaigns to boycott US companies based in Mexico have already begun, with McDonalds, Wal...
A report released on Friday indicated that Apple's iPhone is no longer the best selling smartphone in China. As per the report...
The White House has said imposing a 20% tax on imports from Mexico was just "one way." President Donald Trump is consider...
Here is how Mexicans responded in style to his wall.
In the cover of Vanity Fair Mexico, shot by Douglas Freidman, Mrs Trump is seen in a white dress, twisting a fork around a silver necklace as if to eat the jewelry.
— Vanity Fair México (@VanityFairMX) January 26, 2017
No, esta no es una historia de adulación. Les invitamos a leer el adelanto de este reportaje sobre Melania Trump. https://t.co/xduTFkMyBl
As the world has expected, US 45th President Donal Trump started his presidency creating tension in the region. His first work at the White...
BRICS is the acronym for an association of five major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
As of 2015, the five BRICS countries represent over 3.6 billion people, or half of the world population; all five members are in the top 25 of the world by population, and four are in the top 10.
BRICS is the acronym for an association of five major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Or...
Japanese startup Jeplan is working to extract cotton fibre from used apparel and convert it to fuel. The startup says that a ton of...
Dollar bills began falling on pedestrians, seemingly from the sky, in US city of Indianapolis on Tuesday. A witness reported the in...
Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, GCB is the President of South Africa, elected by parliament following his party's victory in the 2009 general election. He was re-elected in the 2014 election.
Info Sheet:
- Born: 12 April 1942 (age 74 years), Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Nationality: South African
- Party: South African Communist Party
- Spouse: Gloria Bongekile Ngema (m. 2012)
- Children: Duduzane Zuma, Thuthukile Zuma, Phumzile Zuma, more
- Siblings: Michael Zuma, Joseph Zuma, Muthukabongwa Zuma
- Capitals: Pretoria, Cape Town, Bloemfontein
- Dialing code: +27
- Currency: South African rand
- President: Jacob Zuma
- Official languages: English, Afrikaans, Xhosa, Zulu, Southern Sotho etc
South Africa’s Pres. Zuma signed a “DNA Act” to match more sexual offenders, including many who break the law more than once, with thei...
Members of US President Donald Trump's administration reportedly have been using a private server for their own emails. White H...
Trump to Publish List of Crimes Committed by Immigrants But Not US Illegal Drone Attacks
January 26, 2017US President Donald Trump has ordered his administration to publish a weekly list of crimes committed by immigrants, according to repor...
Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright is an American politician and diplomat. She is the first woman to have become the United States Secretary of State.
- Born: 15 May 1937 (age 79 years), SmÃchov, Czech Republic
- Height: 1.47 m
- Education: Johns Hopkins University, Wellesley College, more
- Children: Anne Korbel Albright, Alice Patterson Albright, Katherine Medill Albright
Former Secretary of State Madeline Albright says she is ready to register as Muslim in a show of solidarity. Madeleine Jana Korbel Al...
According to International Media, 45th US President Donald Trump has arrested at least six journalists while covering unrest in Washing...
In a first of its kind, doctors in Canada saved a young mother's life by removing her infected lungs for six days. Doctors remo...
On This Day in 2015: Amid the Protest from Male Priests, Libby Lane Became the First Female Bishop of the Church of England
January 26, 2017The protest from male priests raised eyebrows on the position of women in Christianity.
Fact Sheet:
- Born: 1966, Glossop, United Kingdom
- Consecration: 26 January 2015
- Diocese: Diocese of Chester
- Predecessor: Robert Atwell
- Alma maters: St Peter's College, Oxford, St John's College, Durham
On January 26, 2015, the Church of England ended centuries of male-only leadership as Libby Lane became its first female bishop in a ce...
- Iran
- Iraq
- Libya
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Syria
- Yemen
President Donald Trump is set to build walls temporarily banning entry to the U.S. for people traveling from a number of predominately ...
- the long run average cost of the firm is increasing
- the percentage increase in input is higher than the percentage increase in output.
- Management problems: When a firm grows beyond a certain limit it becomes less flexible and difficult to carry out the management functions like coordination, control, communication etc.
- Labour problems: Vast labour force, long chain of command and wider span of control make it difficult to obtain cooperation of individual workers.
Diseconomies of Scale This is just opposite to economies of scale. Actually economies of scale cannot continue to exist for a long per...
The young and energetic youth of the country have less time for Conventional Shopping and the emergence of Online Shopping is helping them buy anything from any corner of the globe.
There are several reasons for the growth of Online Shopping.
- Easy and convenient to access online shop
- Try or buy products
- Original products
- Measure variety or quality
- Nominal cost
- Integrated payment gateways
- No crowd
- Door step connection
- Several delivery options
- Convenient to return
The young and energetic youth of the country have less time for Conventional Shopping and the emergence of Online Shopping is helping th...
Fact Sheet:
- Born: 11 November 1956 (age 60), Ndola, Zambia
- Spouse: Esther Lungu
- Parents: Eliza Jere
- Party: Patriotic Front
- Presidential term: 25 January 2015 –
- Office: President of the Republic of Zambia since 2015
Zambia:Capital: Lusaka
Dialing code: +260
Currency: Zambian kwacha
President: Edgar Lungu
Official language: English
On January 25, 2015, Edgar Chagwa Lungu became the President of Zambia. Edgar Chagwa Lungu is a Zambian politician who has been the...
Ma Yun, known professionally as Jack Ma, is a Chinese business magnate who is the founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group, a family of successful Internet-based businesses.
Fact Sheet:
- Born: 10 September 1964, Hangzhou, China
- Net worth: 28 billion USD (2017) Forbes
- Spouse: Zhang Ying
- Books: NEVER GIVE UP M, Never Give Up: Jack Ma in His Own Words
- Children: Ma Yuankun
- Education: Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (2006), Hangzhou Normal University (1988)
Jack Ma, one of China’s most successful and richest entrepreneurs, has responded to America’s growing globalization backlash, arguing t...
"I want to reiterate here before America’s greatest heroes that I will not condone any dictatorial tendencies exhibited by dictators around the world especially the two old men from Zimbabwe and Uganda" Trump added. "Mugabe and Museveni must be put on notice that their days are numbered and that I am going to arrest them and lock them in prison. If the past American administrations have failed to stop these two despots, I will personally do it".
Speaking while addressing war veterans in Washington, Trump warned Mugabe and other like minded dictators who want to die in power, tha...
Maldives Takes NO Personal Income Tax While Japan Takes 51 Percent from the Richest
January 24, 2017- Japan: 51%
- France: 50.3%
- Germany: 47.5%
- UK: 45%
- China: 45%
- US: 39.6%
- Turkey: 35%
- India: 34%
- Russia: 13%
- Maldives: 00%
Personal Income Tax (PIT) is a direct tax levied on income of a person. A person means an individual, an ordinary partnership, a non-ju...
Nutrition Facts:
Amount Per 100 grams
|
Calories 130 |
% Daily Value* | |
Total Fat 0.3 g | 0% |
Saturated fat 0.1 g | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat 0.1 g | |
Monounsaturated fat 0.1 g | |
Cholesterol 0 mg | 0% |
Sodium 1 mg | 0% |
Potassium 35 mg | 1% |
Total Carbohydrate 28 g | 9% |
Dietary fiber 0.4 g | 1% |
Sugar 0.1 g | |
Protein 2.7 g | 5% |
Vitamin A | 0% | Vitamin C | 0% |
Calcium | 1% | Iron | 1% |
Vitamin D | 0% | Vitamin B-6 | 5% |
Vitamin B-12 | 0% | Magnesium | 3% |
*Per cent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. |
- Aluminum: 54%
- Copper: 48%
- Zinc: 46%
- Steel: 45%
- Rice: 30%
- Gold: 23%
- Wheat: 17%
- Oil: 12%
- Gas: 6%
Rice is the seed of the grass species Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima. As a cereal grain, it is the most widely consumed staple food...
Yu Shyi-kun is a Taiwanese politician. He led the Democratic Progressive Party as chairman from 2006 to 2007.
- Born: 25 April 1948 (age 68), Dongshan, Yilan
- Spouse: Yang Pao-yu (m. 1978)
- Succeeded by: Chen Shui-bian
- Education: National Taipei University, Tunghai University
- Political parties: Democratic Progressive Party (-present), Chinese Youth Party (1966–1975)
On January 23, 2005, Taiwan's Premier Yu Shyi-kun's cabinet resigned. The next day President Chen Shui-bian named Frank Hsi...
Number of Men for Each 100 Women:
- India: 108
- China: 106
- Turkey: 102
- Indonesia: 100
- Brazil: 98
- UK: 98
- US: 97
- France: 96
- Russia: 85
The sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. In most sexually reproducing species, the ratio tends to be 1:1. This ...
Fact Sheet:
- Stock price: BP (LON) 491.67 GBX
- CEO: Bob Dudley (1 Oct 2010–)
- Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
- Revenue: 226 billion USD (2015)
- Subsidiaries: Castrol, Aral AG, Purina Mills, BP Shipping, etc
- BP
- Tesco
- Prudential
- HSBC
- Legal & General
- Aviva
- Vodafone
- Lloyds
- Barclays
- SSE
BP P.L.C., also referred to by its former name, British Petroleum, is a British multinational oil and gas company headquartered in Lond...
Aboriginal Australians originally came from Asia via island Southeast Asia and have been in Australia for at least 45,000–50,000 years.
Australia is a country and continent surrounded by the Indian and Pacific oceans. Its major cities – Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide – are coastal. Its capital, Canberra, is inland. The country is known for its Sydney Opera House, the Great Barrier Reef, a vast interior desert wilderness called the Outback, and unique animal species like kangaroos and duck-billed platypuses.
Capital: Canberra
Currency: Australian dollar
Population: 23.13 million
Current Prime minister: Malcolm Turnbull
On 23rd January 1901, Australia promulgated the Immigration Restriction Act to restrict non-white immigrants to Australia. This marked ...
The imam who recited the verses, Imam Mohamed Magid, executive director of the All Dulles Area Muslim Society, read out a verse from Surah Al-Hujarat:
"O humankind, We have created you a single male and female (Adam and Eve) and made you into nations and tribes and communities, that you may know one another. Really, the most honored of you in the sight of God is the most righteous of you, and God has all knowledge..."
The imam also read a verse from Surah Ar-Rum: "And among the signs of God is the creation of heaven and earth, and the variation in your languages and your colors. Verily, in that are signs for those who know."
When the imam read the translation, Trump is observed to be nodding his head (see video 0:45) .
US President Donald Trump listened to a Quran recitation as part of an inaugural service on Saturday. The imam who recited the verses, Im...
In January 2007, the Russian President Vladimir Putin met German Angela Merkel. Putin brought his Labrador Koni into the press confere...
According to a 2014 study by the Pew Research Center, 70.6% of the American population identified themselves as Christians, with 46.5% professing attendance at a variety of churches that could be considered Protestant, and 20.8% professing Roman Catholic beliefs.
According to a 2014 study by the Pew Research Center, 70.6% of the American population identified themselves as Christians, with 46.5%...
Slump in oil prices has brought difficulties to the Gulf economies and Kuwait is not an exception.
It reported that Kuwait is now preparing for its International Bond Sale for the first time.
It is learnt that Citigroup Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and HSBC Holdings Plc are working as lead managers on the sale and Deutsche Bank AG, Standard Chartered Plc and NBK Capital were also hired as advisers.
Capital: Kuwait City
Currency: Kuwaiti dinar
Population: 3.369 million (2013)
Slump in oil prices has brought difficulties to the Gulf economies and Kuwait is not an exception. It reported that Kuwait is now prep...
Speaking at the anti-Trump rally last night, singer Madonna said that she has 'thought about blowing up the White House'. Ma...
On This Day in 2015: The European Central Bank Decided to Initiate a Quantitative Easing Program
January 22, 2017The European Central Bank decided to initiate a quantitative easing program that will involve printing euros in order to purchase gover...
In 2016, Germany had a trade surplus of USD 280 billion while USA completed the year with a trade deficit of USD 740 billion irrespective of the fact that US exported weapons worth USD 300 billion to other countries.
In the last dozen of years, China increased its military spending by 362 percent and US continued its military spending above half a Trillion dollars.
But, Germany reduced its military spending as globalization and international relations allow countries to switch from defence to progress. In most aspects, German economy is performing better than all European economies.
In 2016, Germany had a trade surplus of USD 280 billion while USA completed the year with a trade deficit of USD 740 billion irrespectiv...
Capital: Djibouti
Dialing code: +253
Currency: Djiboutian franc
Population: 872,932 (2013)
Continent: Africa
Official languages: French, Arabic
- USA
- Italy
- France
- Germany
- Japan and
- China
Djibouti, on the Horn of Africa, is a mostly French- and Arabic-speaking country of dry shrublands, volcanic formations and Gulf of Ade...
Beijing's commerce ministry spokesman Sun Jiwen said Thursday the "Chinese government is willing to cooperate with the new administration of the United States to develop solid commercial ties."
"I hope that negotiations between China and the United States will be able to sufficiently resolve the controversy," the spokesman added.
As Trump takes oath as the 45th US President, China is more concerned of the future of their bilateral relations under Trump who openly...
Fires in some Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones were caused by oversized and faulty batteries, sources familiar with a report to be released next week said.
Samsung Electronics Co. ordered the report on the fault, which led to a $5.3 billion product recall. Samsung began selling the devices in August 2016, and recalled all 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7 smartphones and ended their production after reports of fires, explosions and warnings from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Federal Aviation Administration to stop using the product.
The official corporate report is expected to be released next week.
Fires in some Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones were caused by oversized and faulty batteries, sources familiar with a report to be rele...
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