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Aug 01 2019
Six In The Morning Thursday 1 August 2019
US imposes sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif Iran’s top diplomat brushes off latest move in Washington’s ‘maximum pressure’ campaign, says action has ‘no effect’. The United States has imposed sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, the latest move by Washington in its “maximum pressure” campaign against Tehran. The Treasury Department said on Wednesday that it …
Jul 31 2019
Six In The Morning Wednesday 31 July 2019
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles as South Korea bristles Two projectiles flew about 250km as Pyongyang intensifies pressure on the US to start up new denuclearisation talks. North Korea conducted its second weapons test in less than a week on Wednesday, firing two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast in a move observers say could be …
Jul 30 2019
Six In The Morning Tuesday 30 July 2019
Brain drain claimed 1.7 million youths. So this country is scrapping its income tax By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Updated 0658 GMT (1458 HKT) July 30, 2019 Being young and Polish has never been this lucrative. A new law that comes into effect in Poland this week will scrap income tax for roughly 2 million young workers. It’s an attempt …
Jul 29 2019
Six in The Morning Monday 29 July 2019
Hong Kong protests: China condemns ‘horrendous incidents’ China has condemned the recent anti-government protests in Hong Kong as “horrendous incidents” that have caused “serious damage to the rule of law”. “We hope that… people will stand firm in defence of the rule of law,” a spokesman for the government’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs …
Jul 28 2019
Six In The Morning Sunday 28 July 2019
Ship’s flag can help its owner keep costs down. But for the crew, it can be a nightmare By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Updated 0614 GMT (1414 HKT) July 28, 2019 A British-flagged ship owned by a Swedish company was seized by Iran last week. Caught in the middle are 23 seamen who have nothing to do with any of the …
Jul 27 2019
Six In The Morning Saturday 27 July 2019
Why Russia and China are wading into a centuries’ old dispute over a tiny island cluster Analysis by Brad Lendon, CNN Updated 0508 GMT (1308 HKT) July 27, 2019 While Japan and South Korea may not agree on who owns a cluster of tiny, rocky islands off their coastlines, they do agree that Russian bombers shouldn’t …
Jul 26 2019
Six In The Morning Friday 26 July 2019
How vulnerable are the undersea cables that power the global internet? By James Griffiths, CNN Updated 0505 GMT (1305 HKT) July 26, 2019 On July 29, 1858, two steam-powered battleships met in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. There, they connected two ends of a 4,000 kilometer (2,500 mile) long, 1.5 centimeter (0.6 inch) wide cable, linking for …
Jul 25 2019
Six In The Morning Thursday 25 July 2019
Democrats plot post-Mueller plans without clear path to impeachment By Jeremy Herb, Manu Raju and Alex Rogers, CNN Updated 0629 GMT (1429 HKT) July 25, 2019 After being built up for months, former special counsel Robert Mueller’s highly anticipated testimony Wednesday does not appear to be the turning point that will take Democrats — and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — down …
Jul 24 2019
Six In The Morning Wednesday 24 July 2019
Russia expresses regret after South Korean airspace violation – Korean officials Russia has said a military jet’s intrusion into South Korean territorial airspace was not intentional, according to Seoul’s presidential office. A Russian military official expressed “deep regret” to the South Korean defence ministry and blamed a technical glitch, South Korea said. On Tuesday, Seoul …
Jul 23 2019
Six In The Morning Tuesday 23 July 2019
South Korea fires warning shots at Russian military aircraft South Korea says its jets fired hundreds of warning shots at a Russian surveillance plane that entered its airspace on Tuesday. Officials said the plane twice violated the airspace over the Dokdo/Takeshima islands, which are occupied by Seoul but also claimed by Japan. South Korea’s …
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