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U.S. army plans to cut 40,000 troops Tom Vanden Brook Army Times The Army plans to cut 40,000 soldiers from its ranks over the next two years, a reduction that will affect virtually all of its domestic and foreign posts, the service asserts in a document obtained by USA TODAY. The potential troop cut comes […]

BRICS central banks sign Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA) Source: BRICS 2015 Russia The central banks of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have signed an operating agreement on mutual support as part of the BRICS Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA). The document was signed after a meeting of BRICS finance ministers and central bank governors […]

Update: Venues of the 2016 Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro – Games of the XXXI Olympiad Click link below Venues of the 2016 Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro – Games of the XXXI Olympiad Update: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics Venues and Stadiums Brazil: Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics Venues and Stadiums Update:Rio 2016 revealed Olympic […]

Millennials now outnumber Baby Boomers The population born between 1946 and 1964 is commonly referred to as the Baby Boom generation. Generation X is the population born between 1965 and 1981. Millennials are the population born between 1982 and 2000. U.S. Census Gen Xers are projected to remain the “middle child” of generations – caught […]

White House ends 40-year ban on the use of cameras by tourists Darlene Superville Associated Press WASHINGTON— Want to take a picture inside the White House Blue Room? Well, it’s now OK to pull out your cellphone or camera and press “shoot.” The White House on Wednesday ended a long-standing ban on tourists taking photos […]

Cuba is the first country in the world to ​eliminate mother-to-baby HIV transmission WHO validates elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis in Cuba World Health Organization News release 30 JUNE 2015 ¦ GENEVA ¦ WASHINGTON – Cuba became the first country in the world to receive validation from WHO that it has eliminated […]

Construction Update June 2015: Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Occupying the last available space on the National Mall, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture will be situated prominently between the National Museum of American History and 15th Street, next to the Washington Monument. When it opens to […]

Landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizes gay marriage in the United States Reuters The Supreme Court ruled on Friday, June 26, 2015 that the U.S. Constitution provides same-sex couples the right to marry, handing a historic triumph to the American gay rights movement. The court ruled 5-4 that the Constitution’s guarantees of due process and […]

ChevronChina plans to launch yuan gold fix by end of 2015 By A. Ananthalakshmi SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China plans to launch a yuan-denominated gold fix by the end of 2015 via the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE), in a move aimed at giving the world’s biggest bullion producer and consumer more influence over pricing. The first […]

China: World’s second tallest building Shanghai Tower, will soon open AFP The world’s second tallest building, Shanghai Tower, will soon open in the Chinese financial capital with a twist — a 120-degree twist, to be exact. A softened triangular “outer skin” is literally twisted around a circular core, sending the glass and steel tower spiralling […]