The recent US tariffs have spooked the World and created havoc in the currencies and stock markets everywhere. Markets do not tolerate sudden changes to their current equilibriums, regardless of the strength or validity of such equilibriums. As such, they are similar…
Category: 4. World
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‘Victory for women’ and ‘equity policies in chaos’
News of five Supreme Court judges unanimously ruling that a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities law dominates Thursday’s front pages. “Transwomen ‘not women’”, is the Metro’s headline as it pictures a group celebrating outside the… Continue Reading
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Serbian president plans to join Putin’s WWII victory parade in Moscow despite EU warning
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s populist president said Wednesday that he hasn’t changed his mind about attending Vladimir Putin ’s victory day parade in Moscow next month despite great pressure…
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Meteor explodes in the sky over Mexico City
Residents of Mexico City and other areas in central Mexico were jolted awake early Wednesday by a loud explosion and a bright flash across the sky.
The event was later confirmed by monitoring services as a bolide — an exceptionally bright…
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Israeli troops in Gaza find dog that disappeared for 18 months after Hamas attack and return her to family
BINYAMINA, Israel (AP) — Rachel Dancyg never thought she would see her dog again after it disappeared in the Hamas attack that sparked the ongoing war with Israel.
Her ex-husband and brother were abducted…
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Aboard the ‘silver train’, China’s retirees do their bit to offset Trump’s tariffs
Stephen McDonellChina correspondent
BBC/Benjamin BegleyThe ‘silver trains’ initiative aims to get retirees to visit remote parts of China and boost the local economy Beijing insists it will stand firm in the face of Donald Trump’s tariffs on…
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‘Massive Blackout’ Leaves All of Puerto Rico Without Power
More than 1.4 million customers in Puerto Rico lost electricity on Wednesday when all of the island’s power plants were knocked out of service, the latest frustrating blackout for residents who have suffered years of them.
A preliminary review…
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