China’s Gunboat Diplomacy in Action
Sri Lanka is navigating a balancing act between lender China and longtime ally India as it struggles through an economic crisis that has seen its…
A ticking bomb of Chinese mortgage crisis
From Breakingviews – Chinese banks’ half-truths hinder mortgage fix https://t.co/zrtXmOhju4— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) July 19, 2022
New AARP Poll: Women Voters 50+ Say Inflation and Rising Costs Will Influence their Vote in 2022
HARRISBURG, Pa. , July 15, 2022 – A new survey from AARP Pennsylvania reveals that the priorities and concerns of women voters age 50 and…
Nassim Nicholas Taleb: Cheap oil/commodities bankrupted the Soviets/Russia. It will do it again
Voila.Cheap oil/commodities bankrupted the Soviets/Russia. It will do it again. https://t.co/a8xwMNkPhU— Nassim Nicholas Taleb (@nntaleb) July 14, 2022
Poland granted the highest number of temporary protection statuses to Ukrainians
🛂In May 2022, among the EU Member States for which data are available, 🇵🇱Poland granted the highest number of temporary protection statuses to Ukrainians fleeing…
Germany’s power hits a wall
Good Morning from #Germany where the success of German econ model is at stake. Germany's power hits a wall, its industrial prowess, cheap Russian energy,…
Russia’s Economy is Collapsing
Russia's Economy is Collapsing, Data Reveals https://t.co/yWLYOVyjTK— toomas hendrik ilves (@IlvesToomas) June 30, 2022
Vladimir Putin, a “lunatic” who suffers from “small man syndrome”
UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace calls Vladimir Putin a "lunatic" who suffers from "small man syndrome" https://t.co/MeCaDCVK5A— Bloomberg (@business) June 29, 2022
U.S. Government Guidance Permits DNA Traceability and Isotopic Testing as Evidence under Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
Positions CertainT® Platform as a Made in the USA Solution to Prove Non-Xinjiang Provenance or If Goods May Have Benefited from Forced Labor STONY BROOK,…
“Mother Night” by Kurt Vonnegut is particularly resonant in the context of the bloodshed in Ukraine
“Mother Night” by Kurt Vonnegut is particularly resonant in the context of the bloodshed in Ukraine, underscored as it is by Russian propaganda https://t.co/eFMyt4FlHd— The…
U.S. citizens, permanent residents and companies are barred from buying Russian stocks and bonds
U.S. citizens, permanent residents and companies are barred from buying Russian stocks and bonds, the Treasury Department said.The move seemed likely to have a greater…
Snitches Get Stitches
China offers rewards of over US$15,000 for national security tip-offs https://t.co/EdWCsrqKs0— South China Morning Post (@SCMPNews) June 8, 2022 Hours ago, China's Ministry of State…
There is now a business case for ramping up hydrogen
"Price for natural gas in Germany will never be as low again as before Ukraine war — because of that there is now a business…
IRGC Quds Force commander from Unit 840 has “fell from his roof”
Another IRGC Quds Force commander from Unit 840 has died. This time he “fell from his roof” https://t.co/nmbswsvjZ6— Anna Ahronheim (@AAhronheim) June 3, 2022
Putin’s puppet Orban vetoed genocide-promoting Patriarch Kirill out of sanctions
Perhaps this lack of solidarity by a single member state to a otherwise common EU position should be met by individual boycotts by the rest.…
Chinese surgeons perform organ extractions from alive people
Here is an important op-ed by a distinguished Israeli surgeon and Matthew Robertson, a leading specialist on organ transplants in China. They impressively indict Chinese…
New details of forced labor in China’s prisons
New details of forced labor in #China's prisons emerged after @MindyShi227, the wife of Chinese activist Cheng Yuen, received a letter from her husband that…
Russia’s apotheosis
Perfection. Russia's apotheosis. A Gesamtwerke. The essence distilled. Enjoy it. Revel and wallow in it. You deserve it. https://t.co/KW73CoNWPB— toomas hendrik ilves (@IlvesToomas) June 2,…
National Press Club Statement on Death of French Journalist In Ukraine
WASHINGTON, May 30, 2022 – Following is a statement from Jen Judson, President of the National Press Club and Gil Klein, President of the National…
Restricted exports account for 10% of calories on the global market
Taken together the restricted exports account for 10% of calories on the global market https://t.co/FxWWXM4MAl— The Economist (@TheEconomist) May 27, 2022
Blackmail and Extortion: Russia will open up grain and fertilizer exports if the West agrees to lift sanctions
Putin says he'll open up grain and fertilizer exports if the West agrees to lift sanctions https://t.co/r8VMAKstZl— Business Insider (@BusinessInsider) May 27, 2022
Russia Blocks Brainly
NEW YORK, May 25, 2022 – Statement: Early this week, Brainly received a demand from the Roskomnadzor (Russia’s Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information…
Starbucks will close all its business in Russia
Starbucks will close all its business in Russia, several outlets reported Monday, becoming the latest multinational firm to sever ties with the country following its…
Boris Bondarev, Russia’s Counsellor to the United Nations in Geneva: Never have I been so ashamed of my country
BREAKING: 🇷🇺 Russia’s Counsellor to the United Nations in Geneva has resigned. Boris Bondarev: “Never have I been so ashamed of my country.” UN Watch…