Category: Economy

Today’s News 3rd April 2020

Putin & Trump Versus The New World Order: The Final Battle Putin & Trump Versus The New World Order: The Final Battle Authored by Sylvain LaForest via OrientalReview.org, We live in exciting times. The unknown that lays ahead for all of us is both exhilarating and scary. Exhilarating in the long term, but rather scary …

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Today’s News 2nd April 2020

Panama Introduces Gender-Based Lockdown As COVID-19-Death-Toll Rises Panama Introduces Gender-Based Lockdown As COVID-19-Death-Toll Rises Panama has so far recorded 1,181 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 30 deaths. The Central American country, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica, has gone into mandatory lockdown to halt the spread of …

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Today’s News 1st April 2020

Iran Blames "Terrorists" For Pipeline Explosion On Turkish Border, Gas Exports Halted Iran Blames “Terrorists” For Pipeline Explosion On Turkish Border, Gas Exports Halted On Tuesday a key pipeline carrying gas between Turkey and Iran exploded at the Gurbulak border gate on the Turkish side near the Iranian border, temporarily halting gas exports from Iran. Though most …

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Today’s News 31st March 2020

Maersk Crew Hospitalized In First Ever COVID-19 Cases On Board A Container Ship Maersk Crew Hospitalized In First Ever COVID-19 Cases On Board A Container Ship Despite one of the the world’s largest shipping lines, Maersk, recently suspending all crew changes aboard its container vessels for up to one month in order to shield crew and operations from the …

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Today’s News 30th March 2020

Greenland Bans Alcohol Sales To Reduce Child Abuse As Coronavirus Hits Greenland Bans Alcohol Sales To Reduce Child Abuse As Coronavirus Hits For several weeks after the start of the global coronavirus pandemic there was a running joke that Trump’s offer to purchase Greenland was brilliant in hindsight as the northern island appeared immune to …

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Today’s News 29th March 2020

German State Finance Minister Found Dead German State Finance Minister Found Dead The body of Thomas Schäfer – finance minister of the German state of Hesse, was found next to high-speed train tracks on Saturday morning in the town of Hochheim, located between Frankfurt and Mainz, according to DW, citing local police. <!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if …

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Today’s News 28th March 2020

Suspending The Constitution: Police State Uses Crises To Expand Its Lockdown Powers Suspending The Constitution: Police State Uses Crises To Expand Its Lockdown Powers Authored by John Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute, “That was when they suspended the Constitution. They said it would be temporary. There wasn’t even any rioting in the streets. People stayed …

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Today’s News 27th March 2020

COVID-19 Reaction Boosts Key British Politicians' Popularity COVID-19 Reaction Boosts Key British Politicians’ Popularity The UK government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak in the country has so far been well received by the public. At least, that is what survey figures from YouGov suggest. As Statista’s Martin Armstrong points out, when comparing the favorability of politicians key to the …

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Today’s News 26th March 2020

French Local Official Bans Sales Of All Alcohol During COVID-19 Lockdown French Local Official Bans Sales Of All Alcohol During COVID-19 Lockdown French authorities in Aisne, a region in northeast France, were forced to do the unthinkable: ban the sales of alcohol during the COVID-19 lockdown. Ziad Khoury, the prefect of Aisne, announced the “ban …

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Today’s News 25th March 2020

"Tinderbox For Spread": UN Braces For Covid-19 Carnage In Refugee Camps “Tinderbox For Spread”: UN Braces For Covid-19 Carnage In Refugee Camps “Around 70 million people are suffering displacement in crowded camps, awaiting the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic,” an alarming report in Foreign Policy begins. It’s been low on governments’ radar considering many are …

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