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Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East
The US Treasury Department also announced sanctions on the Iranians and an Iran-based company for their role in the alleged influence campaign.
Mother Jones
One man with a gun, who was accompanied by two others, was afraid of a single Black body.
Fresh restrictions will be introduced in areas with high Covid hospitalisation rates, officials say.
the Guardian
YouGov/Guardian poll finds ‘clear pattern of decreasing support for populism’ in European countries
Asia Times
The Communist Party of China’s (CPC) third historical resolution outlines General Secretary and President Xi Jinping’s plans to reform the country’s army, strengthen its marine power, form st…
CounterPunch.org
Billionaires have the best accountants who know all the loopholes. Their wealth isn’t in income, but in assets. They often move to states (like Texas) that don't have a state income tax, and move their money to offshore tax havens. They live off tax free loans. Legislation to tax billionaires goes nowhere because wealthy coal barons like Democratic Senator Joe Manchin don’t believe in taxing the “job creators,” a notion that has been debunked again and again.
The Conversation
European leaders have accused Belarus of using civilians as weapons along the EU border in a ‘hybrid war’. And Russia, they say, is the mastermind behind it.
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East
The spyware company NSO is seeking help from the Israeli government in the wake of the US Department of Commerce’s blacklisting.
With New Zealand's borders largely closed due to the pandemic, it's believed its presence at Expo 2020 is crucial.
Stuff
Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta, during a visit to Indonesia, said New Zealand needed “trusted friends” in the region which was beset by geopolitical compeition.
Mother Jones
Conference president had aspired to “consign coal to history.”
The issue of supply chains might just be the next wave to rock the boat of the struggling US economy, says James K Galbraith.
When Chinese President Xi Jinping beamed into the White House on Monday evening for a virtual summit with President Joe Biden, the two men needed no introduction.
President Joe Biden on Monday signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which brings $550 billion in new spending to the country.
Jens Stoltenberg urges Russia to be transparent as NATO monitors ‘unusual’ concentration of forces near Ukraine border.
Asia Times
Marx. Lenin. Mao. Deng. Xi. Late last week in Beijing, the sixth plenum of the Chinese Communist Party adopted a historic resolution – only the third in its 100-year history – detailing major…
Asia Times
The Biden administration has been slower to show its cards on free trade than its predecessor. Donald Trump made his disdain for free trade clear on his first day as president. The Bush and Obama a…
NPR.org
Intense climate negotiations in Glasgow, Scotland brought about major breakthroughs and compromises, as world leaders sought to avert extreme climate change.
CNN
Tourists are returning to Europe, but the UK tourism sector has crashed due to a combination of the pandemic and political problems, according to the travel industry
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The bill was written largely by a core bipartisan group of 10 Senate lawmakers, led by Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema and Republican Senator Rob Portman.
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East
Also: Syrian Kurdish leader not worried — yet — about Turkish invasion (exclusive).
www.abc.net.au
Many Australians are rightly looking forward to a carefree summer. However, experts warn Singapore's current COVID-19 surge may be a prime example of how Australia could struggle to remain virus-free for very long.
RNZ
President of COP26 Alok Sharma says nations must rise to the occasion in the final hours of the climate summit in Glasgow.
the Guardian
Lukashenko responds to possible sanctions as thousands of migrants camp in freezing temperatures at Poland border
RNZ
The 2021-2022 Pacific cyclone season has started, and officially runs from November 1, 2021 to the end of the cyclone season in 2022.
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