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Apr 15 2022
News
Russia may have defaulted on its debt for first time in 100 years: Moody's
Russia may have defaulted on foreign bonds for the first time since the years following the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution.
That's the word from credit agency Moody's after Moscow tried to service its debt in rubles.
Russia is required to service its debt in U.S. dollars, according to Reuters.
Moscow made payments on April 4 on two sovereign bonds maturing in 2022 and 2042.
Fox BusinessNov 02 2022
Opinion
EDITORIAL: Incendiary political rhetoric is a bipartisan problem
The brutal attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband last week has triggered the usual partisan recriminations. Perhaps both sides need to check the mirror.
Paul Pelosi, 82, remains hospitalized from injuries he suffered after he fought with an intruder who broke into the couple’s San Francisco home. Police arrested 42-year-old David DePape and charged him with a number of crimes, including
Las Vegas Review-JournalMar 14 2022
Analysis
Russia could default on its debt within days
Russia has sent the clearest signal yet that it will soon default — the first time it will have failed to meet its foreign debt obligations since the Bolshevik revolution more than a century ago.
Half of the country's foreign reserves — roughly $315 billion — have been frozen by Western sanctions imposed after the invasion of Ukraine, Russian finance minister Anton Siluanov said on
CNN BusinessDec 06 2022
Opinion
Why It Matters That China’s Protests Started in Xinjiang
Late last month, in a stunning display of frustration, people in multiple cities across China took to the streets to protest “zero Covid” policies. The calls to “jiefeng” — release the lockdown — evolved quickly into something more like calls for “jiefang” — liberation — as protesters shouted explicitly for freedom, free speech and democracy.
The Chinese party-state mobilized its
New York Times (Opinion)Oct 15 2022
Opinion
The Guardian view on Xi Jinping and China’s party congress: no end in sight
“Food, not PCR tests … Reform, not the Cultural Revolution … We want to be citizens, not slaves.” And alongside that, most astonishingly, a call to overthrow Xi Jinping. The man who dared to unveil those demands on banners hung from a bridge in Beijing will pay dearly. Protests are still rarer and more harshly treated since Mr Xi took over; this was even more remarkable in the heavily policed
The GuardianMay 13 2022
Analysis
It’s Africa’s Century—for Better or Worse
In the coming decades, we face a revolutionary shift in the balance of world affairs—and it is likely not the one you are thinking of.
Since the 1990s, the idea that we might be entering an “Asian century” has preoccupied and disorientated the West. However, once we take in view the long sweep of history, the return of China and India to the center stage of world affairs is less a
Foreign PolicyAug 24 2022
News
US strikes Iran-backed groups' facilities in Syria after base attacks
The US says it has carried out air strikes on facilities in eastern Syria used by groups affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC).
Nine ammunition and storage bunkers in Deir al-Zour province were hit early on Wednesday, US military officials said.
Activists said six guards were killed, while Iran denied links to the targets.
President Joe Biden ordered
BBC NewsSep 06 2022
Analysis
Why Massachusetts’s Governorship Is The Likeliest To Flip In 2022
Massachusetts has an opening in its corner office. Republican Gov. Charlie Baker is retiring, and in a state with no shortage of ambitious politicians, you’d expect there to be a Central Artery-worthy traffic jam to take his place. But instead, more than two months before Election Day, it’s already safe for Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey to start picking out new drapes.
So
538 (ABC News)Oct 17 2022
News
No Joke: Greens Embrace Putin
He’s their pick for the top power player advancing Europe’s green agenda.
We thought we’d seen greenies praise all kinds of authoritarian moves to further their agenda. But Politico Europe, a well-read publication by elites who are marinated in green politics, has outdone everyone by having Vladimir Putin top its annual Green 28, a list of “the 28 power players behind Europe’s green
National Review (News)May 02 2022
Analysis
Joe Biden Lunches With Epstein Pal Bill Clinton
President Joe Biden lunched with Jeffrey Epstein pal Bill Clinton at the White House on Monday.
“The president is hosting former president Clinton for lunch this afternoon. He’s looking forward to catching up and discussing a range of issues,” a White House official who spoke on condition of anonymity told the Washington Post.
The publication reported that a second person with
The Daily Wire