Russia may be in decline economically and demographically, but, in strategic terms, it is a resurgent power, pursuing a major military rearmament program that will enable it to continue expanding its global influence. One of …
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The Beat Venezuela’s “worthless” 100-bolivar note Venezuela’s Present Nicolas Maduro has announced that the 100-bolivar note will be taken out of circulation by 15 December, and replaced with new coins and bills ranging from 500 to …
The Beat A murder every 1.5 hours At least 6,640 murders took place in El Salvador last year, making it one of the world’s deadliest nations. Though numbers have dropped more recently, the country still …
The Beat Rampant mortgage fraud in Oz A new UBS survey has revealed the extent of ‘systemic’ mortgage fraud across Australia. Of the 1,228 recent homebuyers surveyed, 28% admitted to misrepresenting information on their mortgage …
The Beat Gaming body tackles corruption A newly formed video gaming industry body, the eSports Integrity Coalition (ESIC), aims to combat fraud and cheating in competitive video gaming. On Tuesday ESIC integrity commissioner Ian Smith …