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How China's import cuts importing 8.5 million barrels a day down from 12.5 million and it's large oil reserve will keep oil prices low

07/15/2026

Not covered in the media for Hormuz is the combined response of US, China, India, Japan and the European Union to find alternatives to Hormuz making it less or not relevant to oil prices and oil supplies

07/10/2026

The Constructive Aspects of the situation in July 2026 from the Hormuz Crisis not covered in the Media

06/27/2026

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Macron vows ‘long term’ EU support for Ukraine on eve of Independence Day

  
France 24 - 08.24.2022 Original article ›
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French and German support for Ukraine alongside the US is critical for the ongoing effort to restore security on the Black Sea ports for Ukraine and on either side of the Dnieper River in southern Ukraine front. This is also critical for world food supplies particularly for Egypt and North African countries. A UN sponsored agreement with Turkish help is what makes it possible to ship Ukrainian grain to these countries from Black Sea port of Odessa. Even more critical after the drought has impacted grain harvests worldwide.

At one point Odessa was the target of Russian forces. Ukraine seeks to regain the Black Sea region in 2022 as its outlet to the world and to support its economic independence as a food exporting nation.

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Sexual harassment in the Asian workplace

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BBC News - 12.15.2017 Original article ›
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Karishma Vaswani of the BBC provides this report showing sexual harassment in the workplace is increasing in Asian countries. A recent ILO report shows over 50% of women participation in the workforce. With more women in the workplace the threat is growing for women. As many offences are unreported-and more so with women who have never been in the workplace before- the 30 to 40% incidents reported to the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) for women workers in Asia-Pacific may be understated.

The culture in many Asian companies is also not friendly to women. A lot needs to be done to change this considering the slow progress to ensure a safe environment for women at work, and governments need to make this a priority.

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Early Facebook and Google Employees Form Coalition to Fight What They Built

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The New York Times - 02.04.2018 Original article ›
Nellie Bowles
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Former employees of Google and Facebook have joined together to form The Center for Humane Technology. It plans to fight tech addiction in schools. A ad campaign is planned with $7 million from Common Sense, capital it has raised, and $50 million in donated media and airtime by DirecTV and Comcast. The idea is to educate students, teachers and parents about overuse of tech media leading to depression, other dysfunctional health issues. 

In one report even Tim Cook, Apple CEO says he realizes the dangers and is trying to discourage such use by his nephew. Some early investors such as Roger McNamee say they are horrified at what has happened with overuse of social media, especially health effects for a generation of school children and young adults. 

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Growth in Retiring Baby Boomers Strains U.S. Entitlement Programs

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WSJ - 06.21.2018 Original article ›
Janet Adamy, Paul Overberg
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Fewer workers will support the elderly in the U.S. and the process is accelerating, posing new problems for Social Security programs. Census figures show in 2017 there were 25 Americans 65 years or older for every 100 people in working years, by 2030 this figure goes up to 35 retirees. By 2025 it will reach 33 retirees. By comparison in 2025 Canada would be 40 retirees, Germany 44, Japan 58, and on the lower side India at 13, Mexico 16, China 22. Trustees for Social Security are dipping into the Trust fund in 2018 to pay benefits for first time since 1982.

States are in worse shape $2.6 trillion in assets cover $4 trillion in liabilities in fiscal 2016, according to data from Pew Trust.

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Thai Princess Ubolratana Upends Election With Challenge to Junta Leader

  
WSJ - 02.08.2019 Original article ›
James Hookway
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The oldest sister of the Thai King Princess Ubolaratana is running as the candidate of the Thai Raksa Party of the Opposition in the presidential election. The military runs the country and the military's candidate was expected to win the election. The entry of the royals puts a new twist in the plans of the military to continue running the country.

Thailand's economy has slowed down and it faces competition from Vietnam. For 20 years Thailand is split between the Thaksin faction which favors the rural north and northeast of the country, and the military, government bureaucracy in Bangkok. Elections were won by the Thaksin faction till the military intervened. The royals were seen as being with the military till this time.

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Brexit: Labour urged to resolve second referendum question

  
The Guardian - 04.29.2019 Original article ›
Jessica Elgot
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Labour Party MP's are pushing for a confirmatory second referendum on Brexit. 203 Labour Party MP's including 110 MP's from constituencies that voted Leave in the referendum are supporting the call for second referendum. They are asking the Labour Party executive committee to use the European elections to present Labour's view that a second referendum was the way out of the crisis.

The letter from Labour MP's in this move says- "The public wants Brexit to be over, They are looking to the Labour Party to resolve this Brexit crisis.  The way to resolve this crisis is in a confirmatory ballot with the facts of the deal before the British people."

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A Detailed Map of Who Is Wearing Masks in the U.S.

  
NYTimes.com - 07.17.2020 Original article ›
Josh Katz, Margot Sanger Katz, Kevin Quealy
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Even today mask use can vary widely in the U.S. as seen in this map from the NYT. After repeated surge across the U.S. from the northeast to the south and west mask use has increased in the U.S. Texas has made it mandatory and president Trump wore a mask at Walter Reed Army hospital. Ypu.gov and other surveys show mask use as high as 80%, not universal as health agencies want to see, higher than Canada, Finland or Denmark.

Other factors such as gatherings at beaches, restaurant and bars, and earlier sport stadiums gatherings are additional factors for a surge. Young people's cooperation has lagged behind accounting for about 50% of cases in some southern states recently being among young people.

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Trump accuses Canadian leader of being ‘dishonest’ and ‘weak’

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Washington Post - 06.11.2018 Original article ›
Damian Palettajoel Achenbach

For Cutting-Edge Analysis, Few Come Closer Than This Elite Shaving Squad

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Wall Street Journal - 04.11.2016 Original article ›
Paul Ziobro, Paul, Ziobro

Delhi’s G20 message from J&K: 2 generations lost, change here

  
The Indian Express - 05.23.2023 Original article ›
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G20 meetings in several Indian cities in 2023 include Srinagar. The meeting in J&K was a G20 Tourism working group meeting that will look at ways tourism can help boost the economy of J&K and create employment.

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Second Covid-19 Booster Shot Endorsed by FDA, CDC for Adults 50 and Older

  
WSJ - 03.29.2022 Original article ›
Jared S. Hopkins, Stephanie Armour
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Adults 50 years and older can now get a second booster shot four months after receiving the first booster shot. FDA and CDC authorized the shots for 65 years and older and people 50 years and older with immuno compromised conditions.

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Trump’s Look Backward Poses Peril for GOP

  
WSJ - 10.25.2021 Original article ›
Gerald F. Seib
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Americans look to programs to build a better future. Gerald Seib in the WSJ says Trump's focus on the 2020 election is unlikely to help Republicans when the country is looking to rebuild for the future. 

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Biden Administration Approves Nation’s First Major Offshore Wind Farm

  
NYTimes.com - 05.11.2021 Original article ›
Lisa Friedman, Coral Davenport
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The Vineyard Wind Project is a major new wind energy project approved by the Biden administration. 84 turbines will be installed 12 nautical miles from Martha's Vineyard to generate 800 megawatts of electricity. This would power 400,000 homes.

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Coronavirus vaccine news: India to have over 2 billion vaccine doses during August-December, enough for all: Centre | India News - Times of India

  
The Times of India - 05.13.2021 Original article ›
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By August India will have tackled a shortage of vaccine supplies following the government decision to approve the use of Pfizer, Moderna, Novavax vaccines from US, Sputnik from Russia, and the US allowing export of vaccine manufacturing raw materials to India.

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Nasa rover Perseverance sends new images from Martian crater

  
- 03.04.2021 Original article ›
Rhys Blakely, Science Correspondent
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This story shows how NASA's Mars rover Perseverance landed on Mars after covering 127 million miles. The $2.7 billion Mars Rover mission is the result of a decade's work and was launched in July 2020.

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Should the U.S. Change How It Doles Out Airwaves for 5G?

  
WSJ - 11.10.2020 Original article ›
Ryan Tracy
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How should airwaves be given out for 5G- auctioning the spectrum to the highest bidder or letting government own it and rent it out to private companies so that national security interests are better protected and companies have broader access.

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‘We Call That Survival Mode.’ Small Businesses Face Uncertain Future

  
WSJ - 12.08.2020 Original article ›
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Four million small businesses may go out of business. The stimulus money helped business owners get through the first wave of the pandemic. This has been lacking during the second wave which could have a serious effect on small businesses. 

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Not convenient, India tells Canada on meeting of top diplomats. It’s a signal

  
Hindustan Times - 12.15.2020 Original article ›
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The effect of farm protests on India Canada relations after Mr. Trudeau's remarks as he faces a possible snap election in 2021. About half of Canada's Indian immigrants of 1.6 million people are from the Punjab.

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Joe Biden holds memorial for 400,000 Americans who have died of Covid-19

  
The Guardian - 01.20.2021 Original article ›
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A moment of reflection by Joe Biden at the candlelit Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in memory of the 400,000 Americans who died in the pandemic of 2020-2021. Mr. Biden plans to vaccinate 100 million Americans in the first 100 days.

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Biden Is Embracing Europe, but Then What? NATO and the E.U. Have Concerns.

  
NYTimes.com - 06.07.2021 Original article ›
Steven Erlanger
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US EU relations are on a better track with president Biden, yet tough talks on issues such as Russia and China, vaccines, climate change remain, and there is the uncertainty of new leadership in France and Germany with upcoming elections.

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U.S. to Share Nuclear Submarine Technology With Australia in New Pact

  
WSJ - 09.16.2021 Original article ›
Gordon Lubold
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A new US agreement and security partnership with Australia and UK will help build nuclear submarine capabilities in Australia. China's relations with Australia are deteriorating and Australia is building its own defense capabilities for the Indo-Pacific region.

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Tom Emmer Withdraws as Speaker Nominee Amid Conservative Blowback

  
WSJ - 10.24.2023 Original article ›
Siobhan Hughes, Katy Stech Ferek, Kristina Peterson, Eliza Collins
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Majority Whip Tom  Emmer fails to get enough Republican support in the US Congress for Speaker's position after being nominated. It brings the process of electing a Speaker in the US Congress back to square one.

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Divided Federal Reserve Is Inclined to Stand Pat

  
WSJ - 09.13.2016 Original article ›
Jon Hilsenrath
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With a lack of consensus about raising interest rates at the U.S. Federal Reserve, and inflation much lower than the 2% target rate, senior Fed officials and chairwoman Yellen see little need to raise rates at this time in September 2016.

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New Zealand Asks What It Could Have Done Differently as Portrait of Shooting Suspect Emerges

  
New York Times - 03.18.2019 Original article ›
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New Zealand considers passing new laws banning semiautomatic guns and requiring all guns to be registered after shootings by a Australian member of a rifle club. The shootings led to 50 deaths in 2 mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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Social care ignored in £20bn NHS reforms, says watchdog

  
The Times - 01.18.2019 Original article ›
Chris Smyth, Health Editor
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Britain's NHS watchdog, National Audit Office, says cuts in public health spending for social care such as for obesity and smoking, by a quarter since 2014, could risk derailing achieving a key goal of preventing illness for the NHS.

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