Новости за 05.04.2024

Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso has engaged in game-changing strategy, widening its search for reliable partner ready to explore it oil reserves, undoubtedly after Russia’s delay in acting on its bilateral agreements. Russia’s Vladimir Putin held an official meeting with Sassou-Nguesso, in Novo-Ogaryovo near Moscow during which both leaders assertively agreed on strengthening economic cooperation.

In recent times, China’s forceful behavior in the Taiwan Strait and Japan has had far-reaching consequences, causing considerable concern among governments and international observers on a worldwide scale. The increase in these belligerent actions, mostly carried out by the Naval Forces and Air Force of China, has raised concerns and undermined the existing state of stability in these areas.

I’m deeply troubled that the Biden administration continues to approve the transfer of thousands more bombs to Israel. 

Despite high implementation rates in various trade facilitation reforms in the region, progress in paperless trade has been slow and uneven, while growing geopolitical tensions and heightened inflation have further made business between countries more difficult and unpredictable, said the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in a new report. 

The political crisis in the region kept stressing it. Unrest in the Tigray State, the war that erupted in the Amhara state, the stressed relationship between Ethiopia and Eritrea kept the northern parts of the region on its feet, unbalanced and unstable. The Welkait region between Tigray and the Amhara states added to the bitter relationship between the two main northern regions of Ethiopia. This affected the humanitarian works in the region and only added more stress to the toils of the populations in that region. Читать дальше...

All political regimes need an ideology. This is a set of principles or beliefs that explain what the government is doing and why it is doing it. Ideally, the ideology justifies the government’s role in terms of some ethical principles that are commonly accepted by the governed – even if the government is not acting in accordance with those principles and even if it is blatantly violating them.

The Problem with Intellectual Property

The unholy alliance between Big Pharma and the FDA and Federal Government is truly breathtaking to behold. Unfortunately, its nature is so arcane and obscure that only a few notice this, other than those who benefit from it and keep their lips shut. To unpack this we must explore a few separate but interrelated issues.

First, intellectual property, or IP, which includes, most prominently, patent and copyright law. I’ve argued for three... Читать дальше...

By Ryan McMaken

The word “treason” has enjoyed something of a renaissance in recent years—on the Left. It used to be more popular on the Right. During the Cold War, conservatives frequently employed the word to demand their ideological enemies be exiled or executed. Nowadays, anti-immigration activists frequently denounce their opponents as “the treason lobby.” 

But it’s on the Left that the word appears to have its most devoted advocates at the moment. Robert Reich, for instance... Читать дальше...

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia has not done anything wrong in its relations with Russia.

By Alex Willemyns

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in the Chinese city of Guangzhou on Thursday for a five-day visit that comes amid a growing dispute over a program to stimulate China’s flagging economy that American officials say could hinder U.S. growth.

Yellen last week accused China of “flooding” markets for renewable energy production by heavily subsidizing things like electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries and solar panels as Beijing seeks to turn aroundeconomic... Читать дальше...

A picture paints a thousand words. Out in YouTube and other social media are hundreds of videos put out by foreign travellers in China who ask for an upvote and to buy them a coffee to subscribe. 

April 1, 2024 marked the 33rd anniversary of the federal law that permits tipped workers to be paid a cash wage of just $2.13 per hour — a stunning $5.12 per hour less than the federal minimum mandated for the rest of the covered workforce.

I usually see things pretty much the same way as Paul Krugman, but I seriously disagree with his column “Bidenomics is making China angry. That’s okay.” Krugman makes some reasonable points in the piece. Protecting our electric car industry and other green technologies is probably a good idea in order to give them some breathing space to grow and compete. It also makes sense to have productive capacity for advanced semi-conductors, so as not to be dependent on Taiwan in the event of a military conflict. Читать дальше...

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu clutches at straws as he seeks to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza while attempting to create building blocks for a compliant post-war Palestinian administration of the Strip.

(RFE/RL) — More than two dozen Iranian government forces and militants from Jaish al-Adl, which is recognized as a terrorist organization by Iran and several Western countries including the United States, have been killed in clashes in the southeast of the country in a flareup of violence in the underprivileged province of Sistan-Baluchistan.

U.S. President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that continued U.S. support for Israel’s war with Hamas would be determined by how Israel adopts new measures to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza and humanitarian workers trying to bring food to them. 

By Anan Tello

What would ordinarily be a time of celebration, feasting and family gatherings for Muslims in Gaza is instead one of fear, hunger and grief as families are forced to forgo the festivities during the holy month of Ramadan this year amid the ongoing conflict.

Yara Mahdi, a 19-year-old student in southern Gaza, said the Ramadan she knew and cherished from her childhood is a fading memory because of the destruction, displacement and shortages of food and essential supplies caused by the war. Читать дальше...

Effectively advancing Malaysia's creative industries contributes to social development, innovation, and cultural preservation in addition to economic prosperity. Budget 2024 allocates RM160 million to the creative industry, indicating the Malaysian government's commitment to fostering and advancing this crucial sector. It is anticipated that this investment will establish Malaysia as a regional centre for innovation and creativity, encourage the expansion of creative businesses, and create jobs.

From among a set of news reports that have appeared recently and fit into the context of Kazakh-Chinese and Kazakh-Russian relations, one appears to be worthy of special attention. This is the statement by the Kazakh Minister of Trade and Integration, Arman Shakkaliev, about China having come out on top among Kazakhstan’s trading partners, surpassing Russia.

As a Rabbi I pray daily for peace in the Holy Land and I offer these thoughts as positive steps to that goal. 

The agricultural sector is one of the pillars of the central African country’s economy with an estimated contribution of 15 percent to the GDP in 2018 and a significant portion of the population in rural area (60%) which continues to depend directly on farming for their livelihoods, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).