Transforming an economy isn't easy, but it can be done. When Mao Zedong died in 1976, China was one of the world's most backward and impoverished nations. Gross domestic product per capita, essentially a measure of average income, was about $200 (adj...
Oil accounts for 97 percent of Nigeria's official exports. Over the past 21 years, the benchmark price of oil has roller-coastered between $17 and $145 per barrel. High oil prices have encouraged fiscally irresponsible policies, like excess spending,...
Now, most go by train. At Christmas, an ISIS offshoot of Boko Haram released a video showing 10 Christians being beheaded in Maiduguri. Every conversation about traveling ends with two words: be careful. Amenities in luxury condos include bulletproof...
I'm hoping Sanusi can tell me which will win out. 我希望萨努西能告诉我谁会赢。 The emir has a degree in Sharia, Islamic law. He also has a master's in economics. Before becoming emir, he was head of the Nigerian equivalent of the Federa...
Black China: Africa's First Superpower Is Coming Sooner Than You Think 黑人中国:非洲第一个超级大国的到来比你想象的要快 By Sam Hill 作者:萨姆希尔 It's midnight in a medieval palace in the oldest city in West Africa: Kano...
U.S. 来源于《美国》版块 DUNKIN' DONUTS LAUNCHES 'BLACK FRIDAY AND BEYOND' OFFERS TO KEEP HOLIDAY SHOPPERS ENERGIZED 甜甜圈零售商唐恩都乐推出了黑色星期五及以后活动,让假日购物者保持活力 BY SOPHIA WATERFIELD 作...
WORLD 来源于《世界》版块 POPE FRANCIS SAYS 'EVERY NATION' SHOULD BE FIGHTING TO PROTECT RIGHTS OF MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES 教宗方济各表示,每个国家都应该为保护移民和难民的权利而奋斗 BY CHANTAL DA SILVA 作者:CHAN...
And Harris pulled off a similar move when asked about the stock photo error on Buttigieg's site that she quipped about just days ago. The mayor has made apologies for that, she said, before pivoting to focus on black voters. 当被问及几天前她在...
She cited her own record of winning elections and added, It you think a woman can't beat Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi does it every single day. 她提到了自己在选举中获胜的记录,并补充说,如果你认为一个女人不能打败唐纳德...
U.S. 来源于《美国》版块 WHO WON THE FIFTH DEMOCRATIC DEBATE? ANALYSIS OF THE WINNERS, LOSERS AND HIGHLIGHTS 谁赢得了第五场民主党辩论?分析赢家,输家和亮点 BY TARA FRANCIS CHAN 作者:TARA FRANCIS CHAN For the first tim...