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Winter’s Onset Will Change Russia’s War in Ukraine

  
WSJ - 10.24.2022 Original article ›
Matthew Luxmoore, Stephen Fidler
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The effects of a winter war when the muddy ground freezes by December is likely to pose severe difficulties for troops on both sides in the Ukraine war. Everything slows down in this period and any advances become difficult. Efforts are being made to make provisions for firewood, winter clothing, and supplies for the winter in the east around Kharkiv. 

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Bernie Sanders in damn good mittens – Brendan Smialowski’s best photograph

  
The Guardian - 11.30.2022 Original article ›
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Pictures that are poetic, this one taken by Agence France Presse's Brendan Smialowski.  Bernie Sanders, the independent Senator from Vermont being what else Bernie Sanders. Not schmoozing with people. Bernie in mittens made by a Vermont school teacher, the mittens prominent. It was taken at Biden's inauguration and shows Bernie Sanders in his typical self, independent, unswerving.

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WSJ News Exclusive | U.S. Altered Himars Rocket Launchers to Keep Ukraine From Firing Missiles Into Russia

  
WSJ - 12.05.2022 Original article ›
Michael R. Gordon, Gordon Lubold
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Steps the US has taken to not let the war escalate even as it arms Ukraine to be able to defend itself. The goal being to defend Ukraine and seek a settlement as quickly as possible with Russia. Biden, Macron and Scholz have talked to Putin in the last few weeks as the winter war drags on with no one gaining from this war. 

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Toshiba Puts Itself Up for Auction, Bowing to Shareholder Pressure

  
WSJ - 04.21.2022 Original article ›
Megumi Fujikawa
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Toshiba is up for auction. It shows what an accounting scandal can do to a company which is what happened at Toshiba in 2015, followed by bankruptcy of its nuclear business, and sale of assets. It is now more than half owned by foreign shareholders, and companies outside Japan are bidding for the company. It still has valuable technology in batteries, semiconductors and elevators.

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Global Growth Ebbs in Face of Ukraine War, China Slowdown

  
WSJ - 04.22.2022 Original article ›
Tom Fairless, Gabriel T. Rubin
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A slowdown in the world economy is expected with the lockdowns in China and effects of the war in Ukraine on the European economy. Manufacturing companies are facing supply chain disruptions and higher costs. On the consumer side the surge in inflation is reducing purchasing power. In Europe the German auto sector was hit hard with risks in the EU and in China.

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War in Europe and China’s Battle With Covid Boost U.S.’s Business Appeal

  
WSJ - 05.07.2022 Original article ›
William Boston, Tom Fairless
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European businesses are increasing investment in the US because of its relative stability and growth compared to a sharp slowdown with covid lockdowns in China and political risk in China with the war in Ukraine. The US is also more attractive than Europe for investment as Europe face a slowing economy with the war in Ukraine and the embargo on Russian energy supplies.

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Soaring Costs Threaten U.S. Offshore-Wind Buildout

  
WSJ - 01.01.2023 Original article ›
Katherine Blunt, Jennifer Hiller
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Biden's US target for offshore wind in 2030 is 30 gigawatts of energy. Companies ranging from Spain's Iberdola building off the coast of Massachusetts and Denmark's Orsted building off the coast of Rhode Island to Maryland say costs are soaring. Vessel sharing is a challenge, so is the competition for resources to build offshore wind farms from Europe.

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Why Really Smart Executives Do Really Stupid Things

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WSJ - 02.18.2022 Original article ›
Rosabeth Moss Kanter
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Managers need to take care that they do not become insulated, and do become insensitive to the workplace and workers, as this can lead to making costly mistakes, says Rosabeth Kanter. Kanter says this has led many top managers to distance themselves from the workplace, feel entitled, and think they are indispensable, leading to mistakes that led to them resigning in the last 2 years.

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Ukraine War Drives Countries to Embrace Renewable Energy—but Not Yet

  
WSJ - 04.04.2022 Original article ›
Jenny Strasburg, Phred Dvorak
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Renewable energy will get a big boost after the Ukraine war but there will be a period of transition during which more fossil fuels are produced in the US, Qatar and other parts of the Middle East to meet demand in Europe in 2022. Europe is working to develop alternative supplies of energy in an effort to move away from dependence on Russian energy.

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US promises India Covid aid after fourth straight day of record cases

  
The Guardian - 04.25.2021 Original article ›
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Us promises of aid to India during the current coronavirus outbreak. Anthony Blinken, US Secretary of State said - "Our hearts go out to the Indian people in the midst of the Covid outbreak. We are working closely with our partners in the Indian government, and we will deploy additional support to the people of India and India's health care heroes."

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China accuses US of 'coercive diplomacy' after trade remarks - Times of India

  
The Times of India - 05.14.2021 Original article ›
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's remarks to the Australian foreign minister that the US will "not leave Australia alone on the field, or I should say alone on the pitch in the face of economic coercion from China." Trade relations between China and Australia are being reduced as Australia takes on a new role in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Biden to unvaccinated: 'Our patience is wearing thin'

  
BBC News - 09.10.2021 Original article ›
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US president Biden takes strong action to prevent the spread of coronavirus Delta variant by introducing a vaccine mandate for 100 million workers, about two thirds of all American workers. All employers with more than 100 employees will have to require their employees to get vaccinated. All federal government workers and contractors, and recipients of medicare or federal funds are required to get vaccination.

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Fears of new quakes in Dutch gas field as energy crisis bites

  
The Guardian - 08.22.2022 Original article ›
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Safety concerns at Europe's largest onshore gas field at Groningen, Netherlands. There are tremors and earthquakes in the area linked to effects of gas production. This report in The Guardian says 150,000 Groningen residents have suffered earthquake damage over the last decade. This limits production with increasing need for natural gas in the EU after the cutoff of Russian supplies.

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Kishida reshuffles Cabinet amid party money scandal | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

  
NHK WORLD - 12.14.2023 Original article ›
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Japanese prime minister Kishida replaces four members of his cabinet after a probe of fund raising by a faction within the LDP.  Saito Ken is the new minister for economy, trade and industry. Hayashi Yoshimasa is new Cabinet secretary. Also with incoming ministers are the ministries for agriculture and for internal affairs. Prosecutors were investigating the sales of fundraising tickets.

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German economy contracts in 3rd quarter – DW – 11/24/2023

  
dw.com - 11.25.2023 Original article ›
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After two quarters of no growth the German economy contracted by 0.1% in the third quarter of 2023. The Constitutional Court ruled that German government's diverting $60 billion of unused pandemic funds to its climate and transformation fund was unconstitutional. If cuts are made in public spending as a result it could push Germany into a recession, says IMK Institute.

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The Global Fight Against Inflation Has Turned a Corner

  
WSJ - 11.16.2023 Original article ›
Tom Fairless, Paul Hannon
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Inflation is down in industrialized countries of Europe and in the US. Inflation has dropped from about 10% to about 3% in the US and Europe. In the Netherlands prices are lower than a year earlier. In the eurozone inflation dropped to 2.9% in October from 4.3% in September. In 2024 further decline in inflation is expected as retail sales slow or decline.

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For Nvidia and China, an AI Battle With Washington Bodes Ill

  
WSJ - 06.28.2023 Original article ›
Jacky Wong
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Planned restrictions on the export of Nvidia A800 chips to China is a signal from the Biden administration to chip companies to stop circumventing the export restrictions, says this report in WSJ. These restrictions may include cloud services too. A800 chips have the same computing power as the A100 which are already restricted for export, but have a lower bandwith for communicating with other chips.

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WSJ News Exclusive | Crypto Is Illegal in China. Binance Does $90 Billion of Business There Anyway.

  
WSJ - 08.02.2023 Original article ›
Patricia Kowsmann, Caitlin Ostroff
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China has banned crypto currency firms including Binance. Yet the ban is not fully enforced leading to about $90 billion in transactions in China in May 2023. The first and second biggest market for the Binance crypto exchange is China with 900,000 users, followed by South Korea and Turkey. In China about 100,000 Binance users are considered "politically exposed persons." 

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Labour in a bind over much-needed childcare reform

  
The Guardian - 04.14.2024 Original article ›
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Child care shortages are pulling many women out of employment. This is becoming a major issue in the upcoming UK election. The Conservatives have added funding to give women aid to pay for child care costs. This does not address the shortages and reasons for the shortages. Labor has to come up with its plan that tackles the problem at a deeper level.

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Visible results in preventing under-nutrition must be seen by 2022: Modi

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The Hindu - 11.25.2017 Original article ›
Pti
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New targets are reviewed for malnutrition and under nutrition in India by prime minister Modi for the year 2022, the 75th year of Indian independence. Current status and nutrition initiatives were discussed and new targets set for the whole country, region by region. Real time monitoring will be conducted. Greater awareness is needed for this problem in India to get better results.

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Party of Nelson Mandela Projected to Lose Absolute Majority for First Time

  
WSJ - 05.29.2024 Original article ›
Alexandra Wexler
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Support for Mandela's African National Congress, the ANC, has dropped as it fails to manage the economy for growth to meet aspirations of young people. Support dropped to below 40% and a majority for ANC in parliament is unlikely in the upcoming election. The pandemic hit South Africa hard and the weak economy, lack of growth, high unemployment, are serious problems.

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Boeing Names New C.E.O. as It Looks to Recover From Safety Crisis

  
NYTimes.com - 07.31.2024 Original article ›
Niraj Chokshi
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Boeing looks outside for a new CEO overlooking talent inside Boeing. The new CEO is Kelly Ortberg selected from Rockwell Collins Aerospace. Overlooked was the CEO of the Commercial Aircraft Unit Stephanie Pope who had support from the ranks in manufacturing within Boeing. Boeing management has shifted to managers who are at a distance from the workers on the factory floor under CEO Calhoun.

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U.S. men out of Olympic soccer competition after 4-0 defeat to Morocco

  
NYTimes.com - 08.02.2024 Original article ›
Jeff Rueter, Greg O'keeffe
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The US loses to Morocco in the quarter finals of the 2024 Olympics 4-0. Morocco outplayed the US in every dimension with shots on target 8 for Morocco only one for the US. This shows how countries in the Arab world and in Africa are outperforming in the Paris Olympics. Egypt won over Spain one of the best European teams 2-1.

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Why Greece Is Betting Big on American Gas

  
NYTimes.com - 06.02.2024 Original article ›
Max Bearak, Hilary Swift
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Greece generates about two thirds of its energy from solar and wind. It is also becoming a hub for gas pipelines from floating terminals through Greece to supply central and eastern Europe. About 1.5 trillion dollars are going to be invested in the next few years on building pipelines and the infrastructure for gas as a transition fuel before renewable energy becomes the dominant fuel.

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PFAS: In France, the cost of decontamination is vastly underestimated

  
Le Monde.fr - 01.14.2025 Original article ›
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The hidden costs of pollution are shown by the Forever Pollution Project in France. Le Monde and partners estimate the cost at euros 12 billion a year for cleaning up PFAS, with the smallest particles TFA widely present in water to be treated. The cost of cleanup in the US for PFAS must be vastly higher in the US and has not been estimated.

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