Giorno: 19 Maggio 2023

Ghanaian officials believe $3B IMF loan will ‘reset’ economy, ease hardship

Ghanian officials said Thursday that the $3 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout approved for the West African nation would help “reset the economy” and ease the economic hardship on millions of citizens. Though “far from a magic solution wand,” the credit facility approved by the IMF to aid the nation’s economic growth recovery plan […]

Mexico sends marines to seize part of private rail line

The Mexican government sent in marines Friday to take over part of a private railway line in southern Mexico. It was not clear whether the seizure of the rail line on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec constituted an expropriation. The government said it would compensate the owners for what it called the “temporary occupation” of the […]

Illinois Prepares to Raise Gun Industry Liability

Democratic lawmakers in Illinois approved legislation on Thursday that increases the legal risk for firearms manufacturers and sellers, including the prohibition of marketing to minors.

Cori Bush’s $14 trillion reparations proposal would equal nearly 7 Afghanistan wars in spending

Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., said that if the U.S. can finance trillion-dollar wars, it can fund reparations. But Bush’s astronomical $14 trillion reparations proposal would cost nearly seven times that of the Afghanistan war. The Missouri Democrat introduced her reparations proposal this week to compensate for what she believes are racist government policies that created […]

Gordon Chang to Newsmax: China Sees US ‘Intimidated’ by Putin’s Nuclear Threats

China expert Gordon Chang told Newsmax on Friday that the world is going to get “really dangerous” because China sees that the United States has been “intimidated” by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nuclear saber-rattling amid his ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

Chinese Regime Fines Talk Show Firm $2 Million for Mocking Chinese Military

Read More China’s communist regime fined a mainland Chinese talk show company around $2 million and suspended its performances indefinitely this week after a comedian was reported by audience members for mocking China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and the regime’s military slogan. Observers pointed out that it’s becoming harder for talk show hosts and comedians […]

Ex-chief of Brazil’s Indigenous agency charged over murders of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips

Read More Federal police have brought criminal charges against the former head of Brazil’s Indigenous protection agency for alleged acts of omission they believe indirectly paved the way for the murders of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips in the Amazon last year. Brazil’s former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro made Marcelo Xavier the head of the […]

Sunak to urge G7 support for collective action against ‘economic coercion’

Read More The UK and other G7 countries are planning collective action against Russia and China if they threaten trade boycotts for political reasons, announcing a new body to deal with “economic coercion”. Rishi Sunak will urge “bold and pragmatic collective action” against hostile states that stop trading with other countries when they disagree with […]

Greenpeace targeted in Russian dissent crackdown, top anti-Putin politician spared jail time

The Russian branch of the environmental group Greenpeace on Friday announced it would close after the authorities declared Greenpeace International to be an undesirable organization. A statement from the national prosecutor-general’s office said it had determined that Greenpeace posed “a threat to the foundations of the constitutional order and security of the Russian Federation” and […]

Obama, Colbert now among 500 Americans banned from Russia

In response to a new round of U.S. sanctions, Russia announced Friday that it was banning 500 Americans from entering the country, including former President Barack Obama and comedian Stephen Colbert. PAUL PELOSI, BIDEN FAMILY MEMBERS AMONG 200 AMERICANS SANCTIONED BY RUSSIA The list released by the Foreign Ministry did not specify complaints against each […]