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Posted by The Analyst | 18 October 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Guinea votes to see if president can extend decade in power

Guinean President Alpha Conde sought to extend his decade in power in Sunday's election, after the country's constitution was changed earlier this year to allow the 82-year-old leader to run … Click to Continue »

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Posted by The Analyst | 18 October 2020 | Politics
Uganda’s ‘taxi divas’ rise from COVID-19’s economic gloom

The women grappled with each other inside the vehicle. The driver jerked to ease the grip around her neck, then turned to elbow her attacker in the back seat. She … Click to Continue »

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Posted by The Analyst | 18 October 2020 | Politics
Touch-and-go: US spacecraft sampling asteroid for return

After almost two years circling an ancient asteroid hundreds of millions of miles away, a NASA spacecraft this week will attempt to descend to the treacherous, boulder-packed surface and snatch … Click to Continue »

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Posted by The Analyst | 18 October 2020 | Foreign Affairs
UK festival curator accuses UAE minister of sex assault

The chair of Britain's Hay literary festival said Sunday the event will not return to Abu Dhabi after one of the festival's curators alleged that she was sexually assaulted by … Click to Continue »

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Posted by The Analyst | 18 October 2020 | Business
China’s oil imports are falling as storage fills up

China, which has been on an oil-buying binge since the start of the pandemic, is now retreating as storage space fills up and demand for fuels in the regions it exports them to remains weak. In the final quarter of the year, Chinese crude oil imports could shed 14.5 percent from the third-quarter levels, equal...

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Posted by The Analyst | 18 October 2020 | Politics
French virus curfew produces eerie quiet on streets of Paris

The streets of Paris and eight other French cities were deserted on Saturday night on the first day of the government-imposed 9 p.m. curfew that is scheduled to last for … Click to Continue »

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Posted by The Analyst | 18 October 2020 | Politics
Is Facebook really ready for the 2020 election?

Ever since Russian agents and other opportunists abused its platform in an attempt to manipulate the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Facebook has insisted — repeatedly — that it's learned its … Click to Continue »

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