Month: March 2021

Categories Business

EU to lose up to €100 billion due to vaccination failures, wary investors & no sign of reopenings – media

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The European economy reportedly risks losing tens of billions of euro, as the slack pace of its anti-Covid inoculation program causes serious concern among investors over potential growth and poor progress in business re-openings. … Read More >EU to lose up to €100 billion due to vaccination failures, wary investors & no sign of reopenings – media

Categories Business

Attack on world’s largest crude terminal in Saudi Arabia sends oil surging to 13-month high

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Global prices for crude oil extended gains to a more than one-year high on Monday, after an alarm message from Saudi Arabia that the world’s largest crude terminal at Ras Tanura had been attacked. Output remained unaffected. … Read More >Attack on world’s largest crude terminal in Saudi Arabia sends oil surging to 13-month high

Categories USA

‘This is what generals look like’: Biden promotes female commanders & creates Gender Policy Council to mark women’s day

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US President Joe Biden marked International Women’s Day by announcing that two female generals will head US military commands, and by establishing a White House Gender Policy Council to promote ‘equity.’ … Read More >‘This is what generals look like’: Biden promotes female commanders & creates Gender Policy Council to mark women’s day

Categories Latin America

Juan Guaido Claims Venezuela Smuggling Uranium to Iran, Fails to Provide Proof

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The former head of the Venezuelan parliament proclaimed himself interim president of the country alleging that elected President Nicolas Maduro rigged the 2018 vote. Despite western states initially supporting Guaido’s claims to the presidency, many of them have since abandoned such rhetoric. … Read More >Juan Guaido Claims Venezuela Smuggling Uranium to Iran, Fails to Provide Proof

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US to Increase Pressure on Venezuela’s Maduro ‘Multilaterally’

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The United States plans to multilaterally increase pressure on Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro, by working with global partners to bring about an electoral solution to the ongoing political crisis in the country, a senior US administration official told reporters. … Read More >US to Increase Pressure on Venezuela’s Maduro ‘Multilaterally’

Categories USA

Harris Reportedly Taking Bigger Role in Forming Biden’s Foreign, National Security Policies

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While the role of the US vice president is traditionally seen as integral, the responsibilities given to the post often vary depending on the leadership installed in the White House, as was the case with former Vice Presidents Dick Cheney and Joe Biden during past administrations. Both officials took on projects that kept them in-the-know. … Read More >Harris Reportedly Taking Bigger Role in Forming Biden’s Foreign, National Security Policies

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Dozen States Sue Biden Over Attempting to Calculate ‘Social Cost’ of Greenhouse Gases

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In an executive order on climate policy, US President Joe Biden directed the establishment of the “social cost” of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide emissions, saying that it will help agencies determine the “social benefits” of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. … Read More >Dozen States Sue Biden Over Attempting to Calculate ‘Social Cost’ of Greenhouse Gases