Search Results - Key world figures

1. Washington, DC: The Must-Visit Destination for Politics Classes
January 23, 2018

Whatever you may feel about current American politics, there is no doubt of the importance of the government of the United States in any discussion about world politics. For many students, a residential trip to Washington, DC is an inspiring experience that will bring the facts and figures of your classroom alive. For those studying politics, there is so much to see and do in the Capital that a four-day residential trip will be laden with interesting discoveries, fascinating insights and informative facts. Here are my suggestions for the key sights to see over your four days. The Nat... (read more)

Author: Laura Jeeves

2. TRUMP, TRUMP AND TRUMPS.
August 15, 2017

TRUMP TRUMP AND TRUMPS. The Devil You Know or Those in The Wings ? When the time came for Obama, God allowed for one against such odds that even in remote Europe self designated deities bit their fingers with anxiety at the thought of such a so called violent exposure to that terribly different black race. No one thought that perhaps a black could be whiter than white apart from the odd few mixed genes along the line. It was what the US of A needed at the time and which did what it did and even managed to provoke applause eventually, practically everywhere. Barrack the Different ... (read more)

Author: michael mifsud

3. World Bank: Slashing Poverty Requires More Work on Cutting Inequality
October 03, 2016

The World Bank says stronger efforts to cut inequality are the key to further cuts in extreme poverty around the globe. The data show that  767 million people lived on $1.90 a day in 2013.  That is 100 million fewer than the prior year.  The 2013 figures are the latest comprehensive data available, and show that 10.7 percent of the world's population was in dire poverty, a decline from 12.4 percent the previous year. World Bank President Jim Yong Kim says the...... (read more)