Post-1980’s North Korean Economy - North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-un, for the first time after 36 years, informs the country leadership he is normalizing relationships with the “hostile states.” In his five-year economic plan, he emphasized that the nuclear weapons will be used only in defense. Additionally, he took up the responsibility of increasing the living standard and expanding the country’s economy.

Attacks on the Chinese Economy - For the 18th month in a row, April was marked by another fall in Chinese imports. Similarly, exports too have seen a drop of 2 points. Some analysts see this as a serious sign of the Chinese economy slowdown.

Police in Egypt in Danger - Since 2013 Egyptians have seen a rise in the violent attacks against policemen. Just this weekend, in the outskirts of Cairo, officials report a death toll of 8. The interior ministry focuses its attention on jihadists and criminal gangs.

An Equation Delayed an American Airlines Flight - An American Airlines Flight was delayed after a passenger noticed a man writing in a “foreign language” on a piece of paper. The suspected terrorist turned out to be an Ivy League economics professor, Guido Menzio, traveling from Philadelphia to Syracuse. He was solving a differential equation when when he was asked to leave the plane and brought in for questioning.

Keeping Off the Weight - Dr. Kevin Hall, a researcher at National Institutes of Health, looked into what happened to “The Biggest Loser” contestants’ health six years after tremendous weight loss. An expert on metabolism says that results are just remarkable - bodies fight back with the so-called “resting metabolism” which implies that metabolism works very slowly by the end of the weight loss process. You can read more from The New York Times article.

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