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Hong Kong Protests Still Going Despite Their ''Love'' Of China? Weird ...
HONG KONG (Reuters) Hundreds of mask-wearing pro-democracy protesters marched through Hong Kong’s central business district on Friday, occupying a main thoroughfare and disrupting traffic... -
What about Bosnia and the Russia-EU energy equation?
I've been sort of mapping out Europe's energy policy and options for less dependence on Russia and while most of the countries' situations and stances...- Carlsbad Replied
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Alliances: Iran And Pakistan To Form Joint Rapid Reaction Force At Border
Iran and Pakistan will form a joint quick reaction force to combat militant activity on their shared border, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on...- rainman Replied
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Alexis Tsipras, PM: Greece Is Pillar Of EU Stability
Alexis Tsipras almost pushed his country out of the eurozone, railing against German hegemony in Europe and its neoliberal consensus. Now, Greece’s prime minister...- rainman Replied
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Another One Bites the Dust
I’m watching the local Chinese news feed with my wife acting as translator. It seems like the free world has ‘lost’ Hong Kong and...- Douglas Buckland Replied
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China's Economy Grew By 6.9%!
China are in expansion in all fields. By the official data, China's economy grew by 6.9% in 2017. This fact are important if we know...- Petar Replied
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The Russian Economy is Stagnating
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/05/27/the-russian-economy-is-stagnating-a65760 The Russian Economy Is Stagnating GDP growth since the start of the year has been well below forecasts. The economy of Russia is now only equal...- ronwagn Replied
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Covid19 detected early
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0300891620974755 US Patent No.: US 7,220,852 B1 Date of Patent: May 22, 2007 The patent proves the covid originated in USA. The journal proves covid was in...- frankfurter Replied
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Brink of Disaster with North Korea
The North Korea saga has definitely been stepped up a few notches to the point that I'm hoping isn't one of no return, however...- north korea
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North Korea, China Discuss 'True Peace', Denuclearization
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping came to an understanding on issues discussed at a summit of the two leaders,...- china
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Venezuela political turmoil and a perfect storm of oil price war hovering over Maduro
Today was another high expectations day in Venezuela. A nationwide protest was called by Juan Guaido after his recent visit to the White House seeking to...- jose chalhoub Replied
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The Chinese Delegation Just Said FU to Trump
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/06/china-is-reportedly-reluctant-to-agree-to-a-broad-us-trade-deal-with-talks-set-to-restart.html They didn't quite phrase it like that, so it didn't hit me until now. But knowing Trump this ain't good for the markets. Should...- Zhong Lu Replied
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Knock-Knock: Aircraft Carrier Seen As Barometer Of Tensions With Iran
Ordered by the White House to the Persian Gulf, the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has become a 100,000-ton barometer of the tensions between...- ThunderBlade Replied
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The Mysterious Iranian Tanker
Is it just me, or do others find that the ‘attack’ on the Iranian tanker in the Red Sea was an exceedingly short news cycle...- Douglas Buckland Replied
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Scientists Endorse Mass Civil Disobedience To Force Climate Action
LONDON (Reuters) - More than 300 scientists have endorsed a civil disobedience campaign aimed at forcing governments to take rapid action to tackle climate...- everyone must take action
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China Increases Dog Meat Consumption Amid Pork Shortage
Things are getting ruff over there ... Due to the skyrocketing price of pork amid an ongoing shortage, rural Chinese are dusting off traditional dog... -
New Venezuela sanctions + three Florida based companies
The U.S. Treasury slapped sanctions on one of Venezuela’s most powerful men Friday — Diosdado Cabello, along with his family and economic adviser —...- Nigerian Price Replied
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Mumbai’s Electrical Blackout: Chinese Gray-Area Warfare?
There have been a number of "odd" events occuring in India in recent times (blackout, border skirmishes with Chinese troops, a glacier chunk "breaking...- Dan Warnick Replied
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The EU Sets New Leaders:Italian Socialist Sassoli Elected EU Parliament Speaker
The European Parliament elected Italian socialist lawmaker David Sassoli on Wednesday as its speaker for the next 2-1/2 years, completing the round of appointments...- Pavel Replied
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Whatever happened during GCC forum in Saudi Arabia?
Another summit took place of a bloc that was supposed to be a very strategic one with decisions to be solidly considered and heard...- gcc
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Vietnam Summit: Focus on NKorea Nuke Complex, US Rewards
When President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un first met in Singapore last year, there was pomp, there was circumstance, but...- north korea
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US, Taliban Scramble To Rewrite Draft On Troop Withdrawal
Taliban and U.S. negotiators are scrambling to rewrite a draft agreement that will outline the withdrawal of American and NATO troops from Afghanistan and...- ThunderBlade Replied
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Bolsonaro Takes Office
From my favourite author on BRIC. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2018/12/31/on-new-years-day-a-right-wing-president-takes-over-a-greatly-weakened-brazil/#11d1428f157c- Marina Schwarz Replied
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Bolton Out
(The Independent) - Donald Trump said he fired John Bolton, writing in a tweet he “disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions” and adding he... -
MBS Isn't Going Anywhere
I know we're seeing a lot reports right now about the longevity of MBS, and 'rumors' that senior royals are reconsidering him for King....- saudi arabia
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Mexico And The War Against Corruption?
Public outrage over corruption helped put Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador into office, but his campaign to clean up the country’s government hasn’t...- mexico
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A Geopolitical Earthquake Just Hit the Mideast
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/13/opinion/israel-uae.html?action=click&algo=top_conversion&block=trending_recirc&fellback=false&imp_id=781056170&impression_id=b8f31332-ddd2-11ea-b1bf-9b84add15a7d&index=2&pgtype=Article®ion=footer&req_id=66618611&surface=most-popular A Geopolitical Earthquake Just Hit the Mideast The Israel-United Arab Emirates deal will be felt throughout the region. Not bad for the New York Times RCW- middle east
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The U.S. Will Soon Give North Korea a Timeline of 'Specific Asks
A senior U.S. defense official says North Korea will soon be presented with a timeline of “specific asks” from the U.S. to implement a...- u.s.
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