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Europe’s support for Nord Stream 2 shows that US pressure isn’t working anymore – Professor Wolff to RT’s Boom Bust

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Germany and other European countries, which invested billions of dollars in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to get cheaper Russian gas, still support the project despite mounting US pressure and threats of sanctions. … Read More >Europe’s support for Nord Stream 2 shows that US pressure isn’t working anymore – Professor Wolff to RT’s Boom Bust

Categories World

UN concerned over partial shutdown of Libya’s oil production, says all parties must ensure equitable resource management

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The shutdown of production at Libya’s Hariga port and hints of expanding the suspension is a cause for concern as the oil industry remains essential for the country’s recovery from a “very costly” conflict, a UN mission said. … Read More >UN concerned over partial shutdown of Libya’s oil production, says all parties must ensure equitable resource management

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Putin makes ‘State of the Union’-style annual address to Russian lawmakers amid diplomatic stand-off with West

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President Vladimir Putin is delivering his much anticipated annual address to Russian legislators and top officials, all of whom have had to get three consecutive negative Covid-19 tests in order to attend the event in person. … Read More >Putin makes ‘State of the Union’-style annual address to Russian lawmakers amid diplomatic stand-off with West

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US facing enormous shortage of semiconductors & no government money could fix it, economist tells Boom Bust

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US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order aimed at addressing a global semiconductor chip shortage. His infrastructure plan also includes $50 billion for the American semiconductor industry. … Read More >US facing enormous shortage of semiconductors & no government money could fix it, economist tells Boom Bust

Categories Latin America

Brazil’s top court confirms probe into Bolsonaro’s Covid-19 response as richest state warns of ‘imminent’ healthcare collapse

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Brazil’s Supreme Court upheld an earlier decision by one of its judges that its Senate should investigate the handling of Covid-19 pandemic by the federal government of Jair Bolsonaro amid a surge in cases across the country. … Read More >Brazil’s top court confirms probe into Bolsonaro’s Covid-19 response as richest state warns of ‘imminent’ healthcare collapse

Categories Russia

Ukraine will be ‘irreparably weakened’ if Russia & Germany allowed to complete Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, warns Kiev’s deputy PM

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Completing Nord Stream 2 will cost Kiev billions of dollars by ending Russia’s reliance on Ukraine for transporting gas, and therefore must be stopped, according to Aleksey Reznikov, the country’s deputy prime minister. … Read More >Ukraine will be ‘irreparably weakened’ if Russia & Germany allowed to complete Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, warns Kiev’s deputy PM

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European Union welcome in new Russian-backed ‘Great Eurasian Partnership’, Moscow says… if Brussels sees value in turning to East

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A new coalition of nations promoted by Russian President Vladimir Putin could run from Europe’s Atlantic coast to the Sea of Japan, after Moscow declared it would be open for any country across Eurasia that wants to participate. … Read More >European Union welcome in new Russian-backed ‘Great Eurasian Partnership’, Moscow says… if Brussels sees value in turning to East