November 29, 2022 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Russia-led free trade bloc seeks joint payment system with BRICS

Posted on November 29, 2022November 29, 2022By Editor

Such a move could help cut dependence on Western financial infrastructure, Izvestia reports. … Read More >Russia-led free trade bloc seeks joint payment system with BRICS

Business

Gazprom to mothball Nord Stream pipelines – Kommersant

Posted on November 29, 2022November 29, 2022By Editor

All four strings will be decompressed and machinery preserved at pumping stations, the news outlet reported. … Read More >Gazprom to mothball Nord Stream pipelines – Kommersant

Business

Demand for Russian wheat surges on Egyptian exchange

Posted on November 29, 2022November 29, 2022By Editor

Trading was launched for the first time on Sunday. … Read More >Demand for Russian wheat surges on Egyptian exchange

Russia

US-EU alliance heading for ‘ugly divorce’ – ex-Russian president

Posted on November 29, 2022November 29, 2022By Editor

Washington cheats on its partner, which lacks the resolve to break up, Dmitry Medvedev has claimed. … Read More >US-EU alliance heading for ‘ugly divorce’ – ex-Russian president

Shows

Nationalism Debate, Part 2 – The economy

Posted on November 29, 2022November 29, 2022By Editor

The Biden administration has passed a 40-billion-dollar aid package for Ukraine. Meanwhile, America is borrowing money from China to stay afloat. President Biden is planning on revoking Trump-era tariffs and sanctions on other countries to try and combat inflation. … Read More >Nationalism Debate, Part 2 – The economy

Business

Rising prices force Germans to change shopping habits – survey

Posted on November 29, 2022November 29, 2022By Editor

Nearly half of those polled avoid products that are “fun and luxury,” a market research group says. … Read More >Rising prices force Germans to change shopping habits – survey

Shows

Latin America in focus

Posted on November 29, 2022November 29, 2022By Editor

With the US preoccupied with Ukraine, Iran, and North Korea, it could see its influence continue to decline in Latin America. On this episode of the Modus Operandi, Manila Chan analyses waning US dominance in the region, while China and Russia strengthen their influence in Latin America, with historian Dr. Enrique Rivera and economist Juan Ricardo Ortega. … Read More >Latin America in focus

World

‘Hard times’ ahead for Europe – NATO

Posted on November 29, 2022November 29, 2022By Editor

Backing Ukraine is causing living costs to soar, the bloc’s chief Jens Stoltenberg admitted. … Read More >‘Hard times’ ahead for Europe – NATO

World

Thousands rally over Irish housing crisis

Posted on November 29, 2022November 29, 2022By Editor

Protesters call on the government to provide accommodation, as right-wing media blames immigration. … Read More >Thousands rally over Irish housing crisis

Asia & Pacific

Taiwan’s ruling party suffers election defeat

Posted on November 29, 2022November 29, 2022By Editor

President Tsai Ing-wen framed the local races as a referendum on her battle for the island’s “freedom and democracy”. … Read More >Taiwan’s ruling party suffers election defeat

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