Category: Economy

With Le Pen Closing Gap In French Election Polls, Macron Smears Opponent As Russian Sympathizer With Le Pen Closing Gap In French Election Polls, Macron Smears Opponent As Russian Sympathizer As France’s right-wing nationalist candidate Marine Le Pen closes the gap with French President Emmanuel Macron ahead of the second round of the country’s presidential …

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EU Investment Groups Worth $140 Trillion Urge For Stricter Corporate Climate Change Disclosures EU Investment Groups Worth $140 Trillion Urge For Stricter Corporate Climate Change Disclosures Investors managing a combined $140 trillion have come together to put pressure on corporations to disclose their plans on how to deal with climate change in the future.  Investment groups …

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Pope Calls On Russian & Ukraine Leaders To Observe Easter Truce Pope Calls On Russian & Ukraine Leaders To Observe Easter Truce Pope Francis in a Palm Sunday address from the Vatican called on Russia and Ukraine to observe an Easter truce following six weeks since the Russian invasion. The Roman Catholic leader has been …

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NATO To Engage In Asia-Pacifc To Counter China NATO To Engage In Asia-Pacifc To Counter China Authored by Victoria Kelly-Clark via The Epoch Times, The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has announced that it will begin engaging in the Asia-Pacific region both practically and politically in light of Beijing’s growing influence and coercion and its unwillingness to …

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McMaken: The "Rules-Based International Order" Is Dead… Washington Killed It McMaken: The “Rules-Based International Order” Is Dead… Washington Killed It Authored by Ryan McMaken via The Mises Institute, The lack of self-awareness among the many American officials who are striking a moralistic pose in opposition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine is striking. For example, Foreign …

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Ukraine Foreign Minister Demands More "Weapons, Weapons, Weapons" In NATO Meeting Ukraine Foreign Minister Demands More “Weapons, Weapons, Weapons” In NATO Meeting “Weapons, weapons, weapons” is what Ukraine’s government is still demanding of NATO countries, even after the Biden-approved $800 million package last month. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba issued the plea after meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens …

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Bill Introducing 'Mandatory Vaccination' For All Germans Over 60 Expected To Pass Bill Introducing ‘Mandatory Vaccination’ For All Germans Over 60 Expected To Pass The COVID pandemic has largely subsided in Europe (although health authorities have warned about an uptick in cases caused by subvariants and hybrid variants of the omicron strain). But this hasn’t …

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Floating Mines In Black Sea Threaten Grain And Oil Trade, Officials Warn Floating Mines In Black Sea Threaten Grain And Oil Trade, Officials Warn The risk of hitting floating mines in the major Black Sea shipping route is adding to perils for the few merchant ships still sailing in the region, and governments must ensure …

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Flag-Switching On Russian Ships Hits Record Amid Sanctions   Flag-Switching On Russian Ships Hits Record Amid Sanctions   The latest sign that Western sanctions on Russia over the invasion of Ukraine are beginning to take a massive economic toll is a surge in the number of Russia-flagged vessels switching their country of registration (or ship’s flag) to evade trade …

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Which Nations Are On Russia's "Unfriendly" List? Which Nations Are On Russia’s “Unfriendly” List? On May 13, 2021, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law the List of Unfriendly Nations, which included the United States and the Czech Republic. On March 5, 2022, as Russia’s military operation in Ukraine progressed, the list was updated to …

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