China wants to ‘speed up’ its seizure of Taiwan — Blinken
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused China of undermining the decades-long status quo that has kept both nations from going to…
Energy crisis sparked by Ukraine war to speed up green transition — IEA
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REUTERS LONDON — The drop in Russian fossil fuel exports after its Ukraine invasion this year will transform the global energy landscape…
Germany to legalize cannabis use for recreational purposes
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BERLIN — Germany set out plans on Wednesday to legalize cannabis, a move Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government said would make Germany one…
Dutch probe ‘illegal’ China gov’t offices in Netherlands
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A TOURIST poses for photos outside the Rijksmuseum in central Amsterdam, Netherlands, Nov. 30, 2017. — REUTERS AMSTERDAM — The Netherlands is…
Russia warns West: We can target your commercial satellites
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UNSPLASH LONDON — A senior Russian foreign ministry official said that commercial satellites from the United States and its allies could become…
Central banks: pivoting or wimping out?
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FREEPIK Yes, as early as May 2020, Nouriel Roubini, Dr. Doom to both fans and detractors, in one of the Odd Lots…
If vaccines couldn’t stop COVID transmission, then why were they almost made mandatory?
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMAN On 12 October, Dutch Member of the European Parliament Rob Roos tweeted a clip showing Pfizer President of…
The insect apocalypse is coming to your neighborhood
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AN UNUSUALLY large influx of tiny insects called aphids have been sucking on Dallas-area pecan trees in recent weeks. After they’ve had…
Mexico City govt joins Airbnb to lure ‘digital nomads,’ despite rising rent fears
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AIRBNB.COM MEXICO CITY — Mexico City’s mayor said on Wednesday she wants to boost the number of “digital nomads” in the capital…