Power Bloc
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India is not a great power, but it is making its way in the world
Countries like the United States and China have the power to shape world events. For example, the US-led global war on terror has shaped the discourse ... -
Fears of a ‘sausage war’ on Brexit continue as UK-EU talks fail to break deadlock in Northern Ireland
Lord David Frost, UK Chief Brexit Negotiator. Photo: Aaron Chown / PA Images via Getty Images Talks between UK Brexit Minister David Frost and European Commission ... -
How Brussels can hit the UK – POLITICO
Hang on, it’s getting nasty. As European Commission Vice-President MaroÅ¡ Å efÄoviÄ and UK Brexit Minister David Frost meet in London on Wednesday for a dual round ... -
Forced offshoring of swap netting to EU would hurt bloc, says LSE
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Forcing euro derivatives clearing to move from London to the European Union would increase costs for customers and put European ... -
After 116 years without a recall election, Vernon will have two this year – Daily News
In the first 115 years of its history, the small manufacturing town of Vernon never needed a recall election to settle its political grievances. This year, ... -
Gantz says he will demand cancellation of right-wing parade in Jerusalem
Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Saturday he would demand the cancellation of a right-wing nationalist parade in Jerusalem’s Old City if it “requires extraordinary security ... -
NHPC Forms Joint Venture With JKSPDCL To Build 850 MW Ratle Hydroelectric Project At J&K, Energy News, ET EnergyWorld
New Delhi: State-owned hydropower giant NHPC announced on Friday that it has formed a joint venture Ratle Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd to implement the 850 MW ... -
Toyota Motor Changes Name, Expands Venture Fund To Include Climate Change, Energy News, ET EnergyWorld
Toyota Motor Corp renames its corporate investment arm to Toyota Ventures and adds two seed funds, including one focused on investing in startups developing solutions for ... -
EU carbon tariff will target steel, cement and electricity, according to Bloomberg News
Flags of the European Union fly in front of the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, February 19, 2020. REUTERS / Yves Herman / ... -
Blanchet wants to limit the debate on audiovisual legislation
It is time to put a “gag order” on a government law to modernize the Broadcasting Act, Bill C-10, to ensure that it passes before the ... -
EU to unveil digital wallet fit for post-Covid life
The EU is set to unveil detailed plans for a bloc-wide digital wallet on Wednesday following calls from member states to find a secure way for ... -
Coal mine dispute pits Poland against neighbors
Written by Andrew Higgins The huge hole in the ground, dug deeper and deeper by generations of Polish gang miners feeding their country’s voracious appetite for ... -
Katz says he suggested Netanyahu step aside for a year to allow right-wing government
Finance Minister Israel Katz told ruling Likud activists on Sunday that in an attempt to prevent the fall of the ruling party, he suggested that Prime ... -
New pipeline could make Iran king of global trade
Iran will soon be able to export its own oil even by blocking the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian National Oil Co. announced on May 19 ... -
Mali’s Constitutional Court appoints junta leader Goita as new interim president
Published on: 05/29/2021 – 07:16 The Constitutional Court of Mali on Friday appointed Colonel Assimi Goita, head of the post-coup junta, the country’s transitional president. The ... -
Report: Bennett and Lapid reach agreement on forming coalition to oust Netanyahu
Yamina leader Naftali Bennett has agreed to create a governing coalition with Yair Lapid, the leader of Yesh Atid, according to an unfunded report on Friday ... -
Indonesian utility phase out coal-fired power plants, Energy News, ET EnergyWorld
JAKARTA. This is part of PLN’s ambition to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, its senior vice president Darmawan Prasodjo said in a televised hearing in parliament. ... -
Analysis: Switzerland will pay the economic price for abandoning the EU Treaty
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland will pay the price for lost exports, rising costs and diminishing attractiveness as a business center after deciding this week to halt ... -
EU targets industry and transport in renewable energy rules, says Commission
European Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson and European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans (not pictured) address a joint press conference at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, ... -
India’s too frequent disconnect between ambition and reality
William Bratton is the author of “China’s Rise, Asia’s Declineâ€. He was previously Head of Equity Research, Asia Pacific, at HSBC. Courted by the United States, ... -
Israel to make more mass arrests of Palestinians in pursuit of ethnic cleansing
On Sunday evening, Israeli police announced a program of mass arrests of Palestinian citizens of Israel for participating in recent protests against the bombing of Gaza ... -
Belarusian plane forces Ryanair to land in Minsk
MOSCOW – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko scrambled a jet fighter to force a Ryanair commercial plane to land in Minsk, where a Belarusian journalist and opposition ... -
Russia’s Navalny fights to stay in public view at Putin’s deadlock
MOSCOW – When Alexei Navalny returned to Russia in January after what Western supporters and officials say was an assassination attempt on his life, he knew ... -
Barnier’s last roll of the dice
BRUSSELS BEHIND THE SCENESWeekly analysis and untold storiesWith SAMUEL STOLTON Other behind-the-scenes stories in Brussels:Why Macron is banking on the Conference on the future of EuropeThe ... -
“Armenia” bloc says it excludes cooperation with treacherous forces – aysor.am
The ruling regime that came to power by spreading love and reconciliation and promising to deliver justice and bring national dreams to life has failed completely, ... -
How Andrew Yang won ultra-Orthodox Brooklyn
Campaign material began appearing in Yiddish earlier than usual this year, stating that the best defense ultra-Orthodox Jews in New York City could have against a ... -
The first Polish opposition party collapses – POLITICO
WARSAW – Poland’s biggest opposition party, the Centrist Civic Coalition (KO), is in crisis, with top politicians in Warsaw and Brussels, leaders in disarray and the ... -
India takes a path often traveled in the Middle East
Hamas rockets are raining down on Israel from Gaza. Israel conducting a massive aerial bombardment of Gaza. For the first time, Israeli towns with mixed populations ... -
EU Anti-Fraud Czar Prepares For Pandemic Recovery Fund Challenge
The EU’s leading anti-fraud prosecutor warned his organization would face “many problems” as it braces for police corruption around the € 800 billion manna from the ... -
Trump’s personality cult has created a split that will lead to a new Tory party
Opinion editor Adam Van Brimmer blogs on local topics of interest most mornings of the week in the “Savannah’s Town Square Facebook Group ». The following ... -
Morocco uses migrants to get what it wants – POLITICO
Sam Edwards is a freelance journalist in Barcelona When 6,000 people pushed a Moroccan beach on Monday, swam around two border walls and waded into the ... -
German regulator bans Facebook from processing WhatsApp user data
The regulatory action has opened a new front in Germany over Facebook’s privacy policies, with its national antitrust regulator waging a legal battle over data practices ... -
America will not let China play the role of benefactor
Angela Merkel didn’t even try to hide her recent disagreement with the US government: “I believe we need the creativity and innovative power of companies.” This ... -
Global rush for commodities drives up shipping prices, Energy News, ET EnergyWorld
New Delhi: Soaring commodity prices have made shipping more expensive than ever over the past decade, rekindling the fortunes of an industry that was on its ... -
How Merkel’s climate prudence contributed to the rise of the German Greens – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Angela Merkel was once called the “Chancellor of the climate”, but this title has been outdated for years. In ... -
Could Giorgia Meloni be Italy’s first female Prime Minister? – POLITICO
ROME – Despite appearances, there is nothing fraternal in the relationship of the leader of the Brothers of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, with her main rival on ... -
Suncor to develop hydrogen project in Alberta as part of renewable energy push, Energy News, ET EnergyWorld
– Suncor Energy to develop clean hydrogen project near Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., In one of the most important steps taken by an oil sands producer to ... -
Vietnam’s standoff with China in Laos
Author: Nguyen Khac Giang, Victoria University of Wellington In March, Vietnam announced that it had offered a new parliament building worth US $ 111 million in ... -
Russia’s challenge in South Asia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s visit to Islamabad in April was the first such engagement in nearly a decade. The visit underlined the importance of bilateral ... -
Local partnership aims to help BIPOC community members who want to start a business and buy a house – The Ithaca Voice
ITHACA, NY –– Universal black hands, an Ithaca nonprofit created by Harry O. Smith, and Federal Credit Union Alternatives work together to help black, brown and ... -
Book review: Europe’s new strongman
Wednesday May 12, 2021, 10:14 a.m.Item: Byron clark Book Title: Orbán: Europe’s new strongmanAuthor: Paul LendvaiPosted: 2019Review by: Byron clark While there has hardly been a ... -
CEC of Armenia approves changes to voting procedure
The Central Election Commission of Armenia approved the calendar of events for the upcoming early elections as well as changes to the voting procedure. From now ... -
Daimler to ‘pick up speed’ in electric car transition
Daimler will likely phase out combustion-engine cars ahead of its internal target of 2039 thanks to growing demand for the German automaker’s Mercedes electric models, chief ... -
The Brief, powered by FACEBOOK – The next war for water – EURACTIV.com
We Europeans take water for granted. With the exception of the occasional ban on using garden hoses during heat waves, we use as much water as ... -
Liberal MP questions Justice Department’s legal advice on fired scientists
OTTAWA – A Liberal MP advises the Public Health Agency of Canada not to rely on legal advice from the federal Department of Justice because it ... -
Would escalation with Hamas benefit Netanyahu?
The current wave of violence that erupted on May 10 between Israel and Hamas has two unusual aspects. The first is unprecedented. For the first time ... -
Coup in Myanmar: “No Signs” of an End to Brutal Repression on All Fronts |
“The military authorities show no sign of letting go in their brutal crackdown on opponents in order to consolidate their hold on power,” spokesman Rupert Colville ...
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