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‘Not anti-China’: EU defends plan to step up activity in Indo-Pacific region amid South China Sea tension

Posted on April 20, 2021April 20, 2021By Editor

The EU has defended a newly-unveiled plan to increase its activity in the Indo-Pacific region, insisting the measures are not targeted at China, despite rising international tensions over the South China Sea. … Read More >‘Not anti-China’: EU defends plan to step up activity in Indo-Pacific region amid South China Sea tension

Asia & Pacific

Duterte says he will send Philippines’ navy ships into South China Sea to ‘stake claim’ over oil resources

Posted on April 20, 2021April 20, 2021By Editor

The Philippines will send naval vessels into the disputed South China Sea in a bid to defend what it claims are its oil and mineral resources, President Rodrigo Duterte has said, in remarks he partly directed at China. … Read More >Duterte says he will send Philippines’ navy ships into South China Sea to ‘stake claim’ over oil resources

World

France ‘enabled’ the 1994 genocide, new Rwandan report says, after French report clears France of complicity

Posted on April 20, 2021April 20, 2021By Editor

A Rwandan government-commissioned report on the 1994 genocide has accused France of “enabling” the slaughter, going further than a recent French report that held the country responsible but stopped short of judging it complicit. … Read More >France ‘enabled’ the 1994 genocide, new Rwandan report says, after French report clears France of complicity

Russia

British warships set sail for Black Sea showdown with Russia, days after American sailors ‘cancel’ plan to chart course for region

Posted on April 20, 2021April 20, 2021By Editor

Two British gunboats will soon be cutting through the waters off the south coast of Russia, amid escalating tensions between Moscow and the West over troop deployments and NATO military activity on Russia’s border with Ukraine. … Read More >British warships set sail for Black Sea showdown with Russia, days after American sailors ‘cancel’ plan to chart course for region

Business

Oil price could rise to $74 with historic global surplus subsiding

Posted on April 20, 2021April 20, 2021By Editor

The oil inventory glut that amassed during the Covid-19 pandemic is almost gone, Bloomberg reported citing industry data. The tightening could further prop up crude prices, according to expert projections. … Read More >Oil price could rise to $74 with historic global surplus subsiding

Business

Russia sees record share of cash-free transactions as it moves closer to cashless society

Posted on April 20, 2021April 20, 2021By Editor

The proportion of cashless payments reached a record high in the first quarter of this year, Russia’s largest lender, Sberbank, has revealed. Meanwhile, the central bank is eyeing even more cash-free transactions. … Read More >Russia sees record share of cash-free transactions as it moves closer to cashless society

Business

Russia’s Siberia may hold one of the world’s largest reserves of rare earths

Posted on April 20, 2021April 20, 2021By Editor

The Tomtor deposit of niobium and rare earths located in Russia’s Yakutia Republic is one of the world’s three biggest by reserves, Russian miner Polymetal, which owns a minority stake in the project, said on Monday. … Read More >Russia’s Siberia may hold one of the world’s largest reserves of rare earths

Business

China says it has no plans to oust US dollar with digital yuan

Posted on April 20, 2021April 20, 2021By Editor

International use of the digital yuan will not replace the US dollar as the world’s main reserve currency, according to People’s Bank of China Deputy Governor, Li Bo. … Read More >China says it has no plans to oust US dollar with digital yuan

Business

Britcoin? UK considers developing digital sterling as cash payments decline

Posted on April 20, 2021April 20, 2021By Editor

The Bank of England said it would team up with the UK Treasury to explore a potential national virtual currency as Britain eyes joining the crypto-frenzy that has gripped state regulators across the world. … Read More >Britcoin? UK considers developing digital sterling as cash payments decline

Shows

Record breaking bribery & the NYPD’s new robot

Posted on April 20, 2021April 20, 2021By Editor

Wall Street spent 2.9 billion on the 2020 election cycle. Former President George W. Bush is pushing for immigration reform. The NYPD has unleashed a new robot upon New York City. … Read More >Record breaking bribery & the NYPD’s new robot

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