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Pound £ GBP crashes to lowest value in history

Pound £ GBP crashes to the lowest value in history Economy | Europe | UK  FACT BOX: In 1971 the UK replaced a highly complex system of Pounds, Shillings, Pence, Crowns and Sovereigns with the current decimal currency system of (£) Pounds and (p) Pence. The GBP crashed hard early…





Donald Trump’s former Chairman, Tom Barrack, arrested and charged over UAE lobbying

Trump ally charged over UAE lobbying North America | USA | Politics | Law | Crime | Federal Corruption FACT BOX: Tom Barrack is the former Chair of Trump’s Presidential Inaugural Committee.  Billionaire, Tom Barrack, was who was the Chair of former US president Donald Trump’s Inaugural Committee in 2016, has…


Germany launches military ‘space command’ to tackle Russia and China

Germany launches military ‘space command’ to tackle Russia and China SPACE | MILITARY | EU | GERMANY FACT BOX: ‘The Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space’ is a 1981 UN resolution that reaffirms the fundamental principles of the 1967 ‘Outer Space Treaty’ and bans the weaponisation of space. The USA…




Bronx Zoo animals test positive for COVID19 as animals become sick after catching Coronavirus from a human

Bronx Zoo – Tiger among sick animals to test positive for COVID19 Bronx Zoo – Tiger among sick animals to test positive for COVID19 A Tiger in New York’s Bronx Zoo is the first known case of a non-domesticated animal to test positive for COVID19 and demonstrating symptoms, more worryingly…