NATO Country Among 1st To Adopt Law Declaring Russia's Invasion "Genocide" & "Terrorism" NATO Country Among 1st To Adopt Law Declaring Russia’s Invasion “Genocide” & “Terrorism” The Baltic country of Lithuania has become among the first NATO member countries to formally call Russia’s military action in Ukraine a “genocide” while legally declaring the invasion state-sponsored …
May 2022 archive
May 10
Today’s News 10th May 2022
United Ireland On The Horizon? Sinn Féin Takes Control For First Time United Ireland On The Horizon? Sinn Féin Takes Control For First Time For the first time since the first election of the Northern Ireland Assembly in 1998, the Irish nationalist party Sinn Féin has won more seats than any other party after the …
May 09
Today’s News 9th May 2022
Sweden Pandemic Deaths Among Lowest In Europe — All While Avoiding Strict Lockdowns Sweden Pandemic Deaths Among Lowest In Europe — All While Avoiding Strict Lockdowns Sweden logged one of the lowest Covid-19 death rates in Europe, all while avoiding strict economy-killing lockdowns that led to economic chaos across the world, the Telegraph reports, citing …
May 08
Today’s News 8th May 2022
"The Whole Planet Is A Pot, And We're All Frogs" “The Whole Planet Is A Pot, And We’re All Frogs” Authored by Ugo Bardi via The Seneca Effect blog, The lockdown in China: if the powerful are doing something that looks stupid, it’s because whatever they’re doing IS actually stupid I received several comments on …
May 07
Today’s News 7th May 2022
The Pragmatic American: "Can 'We, The People' Be Trusted?" The Pragmatic American: “Can ‘We, The People’ Be Trusted?” Authored by Tony Woodlief via RealClearBooks, The following essay is excerpted from “I, Citizen: A Blueprint for Reclaiming American Self-Governance“. This is Part 1 in a symposium that seeks to answer the question posed within this essay: …
May 06
Today’s News 6th May 2022
Visualizing How The Mobile Phone Market Has Evolved Over 30 Years Visualizing How The Mobile Phone Market Has Evolved Over 30 Years The mobile phone landscape looks drastically different today than it did three decades ago. As Visual Capitalist’s Stefan Ionescu and Carmen Ang detail below, in 1993, Motorola accounted for more than half of …
May 05
Today’s News 5th May 2022
EU Takes Aim At Russia's Ability To Insure Oil Transport In 'Iran-Style' Sanctions Escalation EU Takes Aim At Russia’s Ability To Insure Oil Transport In ‘Iran-Style’ Sanctions Escalation As part of the new ‘imminent’ sanctions on Russia – to include a phased ban on all Russian oil by the end of the year – it seems …
May 04
Today’s News 4th May 2022
Morgan Stanley's Frankfurt Offices Raided As Part Of Cum-Ex Tax Fraud Probe Morgan Stanley’s Frankfurt Offices Raided As Part Of Cum-Ex Tax Fraud Probe German regulators have been staying busy over the last few weeks. Just days after we noted that Deutsche Bank offices in Frankfurt were being raided as part of a money laundering probe …
May 03
Today’s News 3rd May 2022
Speed-Limiters Will Be Equipped In All-New EU Cars Beginning Next Month Speed-Limiters Will Be Equipped In All-New EU Cars Beginning Next Month On July 6, all new vehicles sold in Europe – including the UK – will be equipped with a speeder limiter as per new legal requirements to boost road safety. The new speed …
May 02
Today’s News 2nd May 2022
The Countries Committing The Most Of Their GDP To Ukraine Aid The Countries Committing The Most Of Their GDP To Ukraine Aid While not directly intervening in the war in Ukraine so far, countries in Europe and the United States have been contributing to the defence of Ukraine via financial, humanitarian and military aid. In absolute terms, …
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