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The Two Faces of China’s Surveillance State

  
WSJ - 09.02.2022 Original article ›
Josh Chin And Liza Lin
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How the surveillance state tries to solve the problems of modern living, keeping cities clean and livable, is shown here for the city of Hangzhou in China. With growth slowing Chinese society is evolving in a different direction with the government trying to solve the problems of modern living such as traffic congestion, food safety, missing children, and sanitation, using AI and sensor technology, and not promising a ever growing economy.

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Elizabeth line: Queen makes surprise visit to Paddington Station

  
BBC News - 05.24.2022 Original article ›
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Queen Elizabeth opens the Elizabeth Line in London and uses a 6 pound Oyster card. The Crossrail project crosses London from east to west and is the most important London transportation project of decades, the largest infrastructure project in Europe. The total cost 19 billion pounds with 5.1 billion pounds from the government. It was first thought of in the 1800's and part of a Rail study in 1974. 

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Baltic Sea countries rally together against Russia | DW | 25.05.2022

  
DW.COM - 05.25.2022 Original article ›
Richard Walker (Kristiansand)
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The Council of the Baltic Sea States meets in Kristiansand, Norway, with the German delegation led by Annalena Baerbock. Her Norwegian counterpart Anniken Huitfeldt said she wanted to personally thank Annalena Baerbock for taking leadership in Europe, and especially Northern Europe after this war. CBSS is revived as a regional grouping with this meeting, as the Baltic region is changed profoundly with German leadership and the participation of Sweden and Finland.

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China Warns New Zealand Against Squandering Trade Ties

  
WSJ - 06.02.2022 Original article ›
Stephen Wright
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New Zealand faces the need to look for other overseas market following the changing situation for Australia that led to trade friction with China. Australia has diversified its exports to follow policies in the Indo-Pacific with the US, India and Japan as allies. Last weeks meeting of the New Zealand prime minister Ardern with president Biden led to a joint declaration by both countries on Pacific Ocean security.

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Australia v England: Rory Burns’s duck typifies heightened nerves and frozen muscles of Ashes cricket

  
The Times - 12.08.2021 Original article ›
Simon Wilde
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Cummins gets 5 wickets, England's top batsmen out for three ducks, two years of preparation show the tension, the need to throw the "million dollar fast ball" as bowler Harmison did in Brisbane in 2006 sending the ball straight to second slip. This time the first ball by Mitchell Starc dismisses Burns. This is the first day of the Australia England Ashes cricket series.

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Schumer Plans Vote Next Week on Border and Ukraine Deal, but Prospects Are in Doubt

  
NYTimes.com - 02.02.2024 Original article ›
Karoun Demirjian
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Senator Schumer, Majority leader in the US Senate is trying to get a border deal with bipartisan senators of both parties together in a few days as there is resistance in the House from Speaker Mike Johnson and Trump supporters in Congress. The deal would end the current asylum and parole policies to in Biden's words close the border with Mexico the day it is signed into law.

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How the U.S. Became the World’s Biggest Gas Supplier

  
NYTimes.com - 02.03.2024 Original article ›
Brad Plumer, Nadja Popovich
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The US has become the world's largest gas supplier and provides a lifeline to Europe as it struggles with a cutoff of Russian natural gas supplies. The NYT looks at this remarkable development with graphs showing how this happened. This also makes it possible to lower the cost of gas for heating homes this winter in the US to ease the cost of living burden on US households.

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55 Things You Need to Know About Nikki Haley

  
POLITICO - 02.21.2024 Original article ›
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This Politico report looks at the political career of Nikki Haley, 52 year old former governor of South Carolina. She comes across as a woman of resilience who did not at all let her situation as an immigrant's daughter in a southern state in the US faze her. Her parents come from highly educated background in India, and this may have given her that extra layer of resilience at home.

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WSJ News Exclusive | U.S. Expected to Deliver Aid to Gaza Through Military Airdrops

  
WSJ - 03.01.2024 Original article ›
Gordon Lubold, Nancy A. Youssef
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The US is set to begin a humanitarian airdrop campaign to get aid to residents of Gaza. This did not happen earlier because airdrops would be less than what 250 trucks could bring into Gaza a day from neighboring countries. This happens a day after an incident yesterday of chaotic situations in Gaza involving convoys of aid trucks and civilians. A Jordanian airdrop has dropped tons of aid supplies. 

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The Workhorse Who Makes Mbappé Shine

  
WSJ - 12.13.2022 Original article ›
Joshua Robinson
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The French team's Olivier Giroud works with Mbappe after the injury to Benzema meant France had to find a different style of play. Giroud 36 years brings experience and a rugged persistent approach to the game. Coach Deschamps says "Nothing has ever been handed to him,  He was put down and criticized a number of times, but he has this mental ability." 

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Beijing’s Pivot to Growth Comes Very Late

  
WSJ - 12.15.2022 Original article ›
Nathaniel Taplin
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China has made an astonishing turn away from covid restrictions. Yet this comes after three years that hurt growth which will affect the recovery says this column in WSJ. China is looking for 5% growth in 2023. Problems in the way are a public affected by the lockdowns, a covid surge, housing that will take time to recover, and diversification by Foxconn and other companies away from China to India, Vietnam.

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What Just Happened at Credit Suisse? - The Journal. - WSJ Podcasts

  
WSJ - 03.17.2023 Original article ›
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WSJ looks at Credit Suisse, a Swiss bank that took a $50 billion loan from the Swiss central bank during the current crisis after the collapse of SVB bank.  After a series of scandals and penalties at Credit Suisse, the Saudi National Bank took a 9% stake in the bank. The Saudis say they will not put any additional capital in the Swiss bank, leading to share value dropping by 24%.

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Well integrated: Ukrainian refugees in the Czech Republic – DW – 03/19/2023

  
dw.com - 03.20.2023 Original article ›
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Czech Republic Interior Minister Vit Rakusan says that the country has taken in over a half a million Czech refugees without overburdening or crashing our health and education systems. 100,000 have jobs in the labor market using admission mechanisms for this purpose and 50,000 children are in Czech schools. This puts the country at the forefront in taking in Ukraine refugees and integrating them in relation to its population.

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For the G.O.P., a Looming Trump Indictment Takes Center Stage

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NYTimes.com - 03.21.2023 Original article ›
Shane Goldmacher, Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan, Annie Karni
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Florida Governor Ron de Santis is critical of Mr. Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan District Attorney, for indictment of Mr. Trump. Yet he also says-"I don't know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair. I just can't speak to that." The Republican party for the most part sees the situation differently now. 

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Who Are Trump’s Co-Defendants in the Georgia Case?

  
WSJ - 08.15.2023 Original article ›
Isaac Yu, Byron Tau
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Rudy Giuliani, a former mayor of New York City, is one of the defendants in the Georgia indictment of Mr. Trump under RICO racketeer laws. WSJ says in its Editorial Board opinion that the racketeer RICO laws were used by Mr. Giuliani in his days as a New York prosecutor to tackle business cases, and it is an irony that he is now the defendent in such a case.

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Inside Amazon’s Strategy to Redefine Fast Shipping, Again

  
WSJ - 11.28.2023 Original article ›
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11 minutes from storage to shelf from smaller 49 warehouse centers in the US. This is how Amazon is changing delivery.The most popular items are stored in these smaller warehouses for fast one day or one afternoon shipping. This compares to older larger Amazon warehouses for 2 day shipping. These centers are located in large metropolitan locations and serve within one hour distance of the warehouse, which for Renton includes Seattle.

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Texas Cities Are Booming, but Their Offices Are the Most Vacant

  
WSJ - 10.09.2023 Original article ›
Konrad Putzier
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Overdevelopment of the office market in Dallas, Houston, and Austin, cities in Texas, presents a problem in combination with the increase in remote work. The office vacancy rate in Texas is 25% in the third quarter of 2023, according to Moody's Analytics, compared to 12% for New York and 17% for San Francisco. The oversupply of buildings for office space was decades in the making, says WSJ.

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu obituary

  
The Times - 12.27.2021 Original article ›
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The Times describes key points in the freedom struggle of South Africa and the part played by Desmond Tutu. Tutu as much as Mandela played a critical role in reconciliation between Afrikaaner people and black people in South Africa. He coined the word "rainbow nation," and resolutely pursued racial unity in the face of the most difficult situations and oppression using the methods Gandhi had used in 1900 in South Africa.

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Govt committed to strengthening good governance: PM Modi on ‘prashasan gaon ki aur’ campaign

  
The Hindu - 12.27.2021 Original article ›
Pti
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The entire administrative setup in India through 700 district collectors will participate in the Good Governance campaign in India. Every district collector will present one good governance practice and one successfully addressed public grievance on www.pgportal.gov.in/ggw. All administrative heads at the chief secretary level are involved, including central ministries and departments, state governments, departments of personnel and training, in an effort to create a new culture of good governance practice in India.

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‘Finally…’: Virat Kohli caught on stump mic using iconic WWE catchphrase to welcome back Bumrah

  
The Indian Express - 12.29.2021 Original article ›
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"Finally the rock is back," says Virat Kohli, as Jasprit Bumrah, returns to the pitch after an injury. Bumrah took the wicket of South African batsman Elgar with a ball that commentators called unplayable before the injury. The third day of the 1st Test against South Africa was a day for bowlers as Rabada, Ngidi, Bumrah and Shami tore through the Indian and South African batting attack. 

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Germany tightens COVID-19 restrictions on bars and restaurants | DW | 07.01.2022

  
DW.COM - 01.07.2022 Original article ›
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After a meeting with 16 state leaders Germany's chancellor Olaf Scholz agreed on tighter restrictions to curb spread of Covid-19. Under new rules only people with two vaccinations plus with a covid negative test or booster shot will be allowed into restaurants and bars. The booster shot vaccination drive will be a major action plan in weeks to come, and Scholz emphasized importance of booster shots.

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The Ashes: the inside story of an England camp divided, distracted and desperate for golf

  
The Times - 01.18.2022 Original article ›
Simon Wilde, Hobart
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The story told in The Times how England collapsed to a 4-0 loss in Ashes Cricket Tests against Australia in 2022. Lack of preparation, poor selection of bowlers, and a better prepared Australian team led to the debacle. There is also the history of performance in Australia- since 1990 England won only 6 Tests out of 45 Test played in Australia, and lost 32 Tests, with 7 drawn.

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How northern food clubs are helping stretch budgets in cost of living crisis

  
The Guardian - 01.20.2022 Original article ›
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Food help in the Greater Manchester Area in the UK through The Bread and Butter Thing with families paying 7.50 pounds for 3 packs of healthy high quality surplus food that costs 35 pounds at grocery stores. There are fears that the cost of living crisis with inflation up could overwhelm families where heating alone in winter takes up a fifth of the budget for families and 25% for single parents.

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Boeing Reports Loss as 787 Charges Mount

  
WSJ - 01.26.2022 Original article ›
Andrew Tangel
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Boeing reports a third annual loss in a row. As production problems and delivery delays for the Dreamliner 787 Boeing cost an additional $4.5 billon in the final quarter of 2021. Of this $3.5 billion is to compensate customers for the delays, and abnormal production costs forecast to be double than earlier estimated. Boeing expects deliveries to start in April and sees losses as behind it once deliveries start.

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COVID digest: India hits 75% vaccination rate milestone | DW | 30.01.2022

  
DW.COM - 01.30.2022 Original article ›
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India registers an amazing comeback feat of 75% vaccinated with two doses on January 30, 2022, without the resistance to vaccination seen in US and Europe. For over a billion people this is nothing short of extraordinary. India's experience is similar to that in other parts of Asia and Latin America where people trust health authorites, after years of dealing with many diseases requiring vaccination in the last 50 years.

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