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U.S. Senate passes bill to ban all products from China’s Xinjiang

U.S. Senate passes bill to ban all products from China's Xinjiang Via Reuters: The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Wednesday to ban the import of products from China's Xinjiang region, the latest effort in Washington to punish Beijing for what U.S. officials say is an ongoing genocide against Uyghurs and other Muslim groups. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act would create a "rebuttable presumption" assuming goods manufactured in Xinjiang are […]

today07/15/2021 3

Cuba

Protests in Cuba die down, amid reports of dozens of people detained, arrested

Protests in Cuba die down, amid reports of dozens of people detained, arrested Via Just The News: Street protests in Cuba against the country's communist-socialist government over food shortages and other economic hardships died down Tuesday, amid reports of police detaining dozens of people and making over 100 arrests. Thousands of residents started flooding the streets of 35 major Cuban cities starting Sunday, protesting against the government and creating the largest such demonstration in the country in over […]

today07/14/2021 7

Cuba

Cuba erupts with mass protests seeking freedom from Communism

Cuba erupts with mass protests seeking freedom from Communism Via Just The News: In a rare outbreak of mass protests in Cuba, thousands of people on Sunday marched through the streets of their island nation, demanding freedom from the communist regime. "We are not afraid," chanted the marchers, whose efforts were depicted on video that circulated among Spanish-speaking audiences in Cuba and the United States. Their cries included, "down with the […]

today07/12/2021 5

Canada

Canada: Wildfire Burns Entire Village After Temperature Tops 121ºF

Canada: Wildfire Burns Entire Village After Temperature Tops 121ºF Via Breitbart: A wildfire consumed an entire village in British Columbia, Canada, on Thursday after the small town recorded Canada’s highest-ever temperature of 121.2º Fahrenheit earlier this week, the Vancouver Sun reported on Friday. “Most homes and structures in the village, as well as the ambulance station and the RCMP [Royal Canadian Mounted Police] detachment, have been lost,” British Columbia Public […]

today07/03/2021 5

North Korea

North Korea ridicules U.S. hopes for talks as allies rethink approach

North Korea ridicules U.S. hopes for talks as allies rethink approach Via CNBC.com: A senior North Korean official ridiculed American hopes for talks on Tuesday, as the United States and South Korea agreed to consider scrapping a controversial working group established to coordinate their policy toward Pyongyang. Kim Yo Jong, a senior official in the ruling party and sister of leader Kim Jong Un, released a statement in state media […]

today06/22/2021 7

Russian imports

As Biden seeks to limit U.S. oil production, reliance on Russian imports rises

As Biden seeks to limit U.S. oil production, reliance on Russian imports rises Via CNBC.com: Within months of President Joe Biden halting the Keystone Pipeline, pausing new oil and gas leases on federal lands, and imposing further restrictions on U.S. oil companies, U.S. oil imports from Russia set a new record in March. According to International Energy Agency, U.S. imports of crude oil and petroleum products from Russia reached 22.9 […]

today06/19/2021 5

Kim Jong Un

North Korea’s food situation is ‘tense,’ Kim Jong Un says

North Korea’s food situation is ‘tense,’ Kim Jong Un says Via CNBC.com: North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly acknowledged that the food situation in the secretive country is troubling amid reports of food shortages and inflated prices for basic goods. North Korea’s authoritarian leader said the food situation is now getting “tense” after the country’s agricultural sector “failed to fulfill its grain production plan” due to typhoon damage […]

today06/17/2021 1

retail sales

China’s retail sales miss expectations again

China’s retail sales miss expectations again Via CNBC.com: China said Wednesday that retail sales rose 12.4% in May, missing expectations despite government efforts to boost spending and a major holiday during the month. Analysts had expected retail sales to rise 13.6% in May from a year ago. Consumer spending has lagged China’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. In April, retail sales climbed a less-than-expected 17.7% from a year ago. […]

today06/16/2021 4

Australia

UK agrees post-Brexit trade deal with Australia

UK agrees post-Brexit trade deal with Australia Via CNBC.com: The U.K. has agreed a free trade deal with Australia which it said marked a “new dawn” in its relationship with the country. The deal — known as a Free Trade Agreement or FTA — means it will cost less for British businesses to sell products like cars, confectionery and Scotch whisky into Australia, the U.K. government said Tuesday. The move will […]

today06/15/2021 17

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