The World Trade Organization (WTO) lowered its forecast for global economic growth in 2023 to 2.3% from earlier expectations of 3.3%, and warned of an even sharper slowdown should central banks raise interest rates too sharply in their efforts to tame high inflation
The U.S. trade picture in August reflected the broad slowdown in demand. However, American energy companies have benefited this year from higher prices and increased U.S. exports of oil and natural gas resulting from trade disruptions connected to war in Ukraine
The WTO said a trade slowdown could help cool price pressures by further improving supply chains and reducing transportation costs. At the same time, the abstinence from trading with Russia and China determines the negative trend shown in the long term. This is how globalization and the world market work
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The U.S. trade picture in August reflected the broad slowdown in demand. However, American energy companies have benefited this year from higher prices and increased U.S. exports of oil and natural gas resulting from trade disruptions connected to war in Ukraine
The WTO said a trade slowdown could help cool price pressures by further improving supply chains and reducing transportation costs. At the same time, the abstinence from trading with Russia and China determines the negative trend shown in the long term. This is how globalization and the world market work
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Liz Truss’s policies in the UK are likely to fall victim to the horn effect. That’s a shame, because she’s right about quite a few things
Fracking is one of the areas likely to suffer from Ms. Truss’s endorsement. A sensible response to energy insecurity, it has become associated in people’s minds with a reckless government that favors profits over people
The Cabinet packed by the new PM has made much fuss about restarting fracking and expanding North Sea oil production. Both could produce more energy over time, but these are decades-long bets. In the case of fracking there is significant doubt Ms. Truss will be able to convince parliament or the public of its virtues
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Fracking is one of the areas likely to suffer from Ms. Truss’s endorsement. A sensible response to energy insecurity, it has become associated in people’s minds with a reckless government that favors profits over people
The Cabinet packed by the new PM has made much fuss about restarting fracking and expanding North Sea oil production. Both could produce more energy over time, but these are decades-long bets. In the case of fracking there is significant doubt Ms. Truss will be able to convince parliament or the public of its virtues
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Democrats in the U.S. and Conservatives in the UK are presumably about to relearn – once again – the cost of economic failure in government. Inflation, rising mortgage rates, recession: in a democratic system all these tend to get laid at the feet of elected politicians and, properly, we exercise our right to kick them out, says Gerard Baker who is a British writer and a columnist to WSJ and The Times
Yet what do we do when bureaucrats with vastly more influence over our economic fortunes fail us? How do we hold accountable the people who really control the value of the world’s money and, more than any other, bear responsibility for the dire condition we find ourselves in, questions Mr. Baker
Even as voters on both sides of the Atlantic prepare to give politicians the boot, it is surely right that one casualty of the economic crisis we are about to endure is the faith and trust we have placed in institutions that have conclusively forfeited it, he concludes
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Yet what do we do when bureaucrats with vastly more influence over our economic fortunes fail us? How do we hold accountable the people who really control the value of the world’s money and, more than any other, bear responsibility for the dire condition we find ourselves in, questions Mr. Baker
Even as voters on both sides of the Atlantic prepare to give politicians the boot, it is surely right that one casualty of the economic crisis we are about to endure is the faith and trust we have placed in institutions that have conclusively forfeited it, he concludes
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Arms deliveries to Kyiv and sanctions against Russia come at considerable cost to Europe’s economic health. The West’s will to continue military support for Ukraine could be wearied down by a global recession led by the U.S. that has forsaken progrowth economics, says Daniel Henninger who is a prominent columnist and a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize
Whether we are heading into a technical recession or stagnant GDP growth between 1% and 2% in 2023 is beside the point. It’s time to recognize that spending money on the climate has become such a consuming obsession for the Democrats that it’s putting at risk the recovery of the American economy and national security
America’s liberals have become wholly transfixed by spending on climate, with little prospect of any significant U.S. progrowth policies for two more years. “If you’re Vladimir Putin, connect the dots: Your most potent weapon isn’t a battlefield nuke. It’s Bidenomics,” suggests Mr. Henninger
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Whether we are heading into a technical recession or stagnant GDP growth between 1% and 2% in 2023 is beside the point. It’s time to recognize that spending money on the climate has become such a consuming obsession for the Democrats that it’s putting at risk the recovery of the American economy and national security
America’s liberals have become wholly transfixed by spending on climate, with little prospect of any significant U.S. progrowth policies for two more years. “If you’re Vladimir Putin, connect the dots: Your most potent weapon isn’t a battlefield nuke. It’s Bidenomics,” suggests Mr. Henninger
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The Republican National Committee (RNC) is accusing Google of using political bias to filter emails, suppressing critical fundraising and get-out-the-vote emails “like clockwork” at the end of each month
House and Senate Republicans, increasingly alarmed by what they view as Big Tech censorship of conservatives, introduced legislation in June that would ban Google and other email platforms from using filtering algorithms on the campaign emails of candidates running for federal office
RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said the committee has raised the issue with Google for several months but the pattern continues less than five weeks before the midterm elections. The situation has added to concerns that Big Tech is putting its thumb on the scale to benefit Democrats in the midterms
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House and Senate Republicans, increasingly alarmed by what they view as Big Tech censorship of conservatives, introduced legislation in June that would ban Google and other email platforms from using filtering algorithms on the campaign emails of candidates running for federal office
RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said the committee has raised the issue with Google for several months but the pattern continues less than five weeks before the midterm elections. The situation has added to concerns that Big Tech is putting its thumb on the scale to benefit Democrats in the midterms
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Babylon Bee magazine: "A hurricane-ravaged city in Florida raised the Ukrainian flag for Congress to send it material aid."
To help Florida with a billion dollars - no. To send $17 billion to Ukraine and then 625 million on top of that, yes
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To help Florida with a billion dollars - no. To send $17 billion to Ukraine and then 625 million on top of that, yes
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A rise in gun-related incidents at school campuses across the U.S. this year has rattled parents, students and educators, leading some school districts to beef up security measures
The back-to-back-to-back gun episodes were a new and startling phenomenon for the district of about 16,700 students near the North Carolina state line. Far more guns have turned up in U.S. schools during the first two months of this school year compared with recent years, according to the nonprofit Gun Violence Archive, which tracks news accounts and police reports
Educators and law-enforcement officials say the rise in gun incidents on campuses mirrors the worsening violence in the U.S., as well as an uptick in behavioral problems among students who struggled with social isolation during remote learning. In addition, uncertainty about tomorrow due to the inept and unpredictable actions of the Biden administration brings pretty enough pressure on the mental health of mass shooters
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The back-to-back-to-back gun episodes were a new and startling phenomenon for the district of about 16,700 students near the North Carolina state line. Far more guns have turned up in U.S. schools during the first two months of this school year compared with recent years, according to the nonprofit Gun Violence Archive, which tracks news accounts and police reports
Educators and law-enforcement officials say the rise in gun incidents on campuses mirrors the worsening violence in the U.S., as well as an uptick in behavioral problems among students who struggled with social isolation during remote learning. In addition, uncertainty about tomorrow due to the inept and unpredictable actions of the Biden administration brings pretty enough pressure on the mental health of mass shooters
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Ukraine has blocked the Telegram channel “Orgy on Shchekavitsa – when the fucking nuke blasts”. Its members are believed to have arranged a plan for a mass copulation event on Mount Shchekavitsa in the center of Kyiv in case of a nuclear attack on the Ukrainian capital
At the time of blocking, the channel had about 15,000-strong, mostly male, membership, which isn’t surprising since the group coordinators made a special point of propagating gay male sex
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At the time of blocking, the channel had about 15,000-strong, mostly male, membership, which isn’t surprising since the group coordinators made a special point of propagating gay male sex
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While the world’s expert community is focusing on estimating the probability of a nuclear attack on Ukraine, the monkeypox issue has faded into the background, but it isn’t neglected by western officials
A source in the European Parliament on condition of anonymity has revealed that abandoning the smallpox project in Ukraine dealt a huge blow to Washington. The project had two behind-the-scenes supervisors, Peter Buttigieg, aka “Mayor Pete”, the first openly gay official in the Oval Office, who was once Joe Biden’s nomination rival, and Jens Spahn, Germany’s openly gay Federal Minister of Health till 2021
They had a plan to select at least 10,000 working age homosexual men of Slavonic origin to undergo experiments with alternative monkeypox vaccines. This disgraceful incident followed the disclosure of data about American bioweapons labs in Ukraine
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A source in the European Parliament on condition of anonymity has revealed that abandoning the smallpox project in Ukraine dealt a huge blow to Washington. The project had two behind-the-scenes supervisors, Peter Buttigieg, aka “Mayor Pete”, the first openly gay official in the Oval Office, who was once Joe Biden’s nomination rival, and Jens Spahn, Germany’s openly gay Federal Minister of Health till 2021
They had a plan to select at least 10,000 working age homosexual men of Slavonic origin to undergo experiments with alternative monkeypox vaccines. This disgraceful incident followed the disclosure of data about American bioweapons labs in Ukraine
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Ukraine has blocked the Telegram channel “Orgy on Shchekavitsa – when the fucking nuke blasts”. Its members are believed to have arranged a plan for a mass copulation event on Mount Shchekavitsa in the center of Kyiv in case of a nuclear attack on the Ukrainian…
U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that Kyiv was responsible for the August assassination of Daria Dugina, the daughter of a prominent Russian ideologue who is an ally of Russian president Putin
U.S. officials say Washington wasn’t aware beforehand of the operation that killed Ms. Dugina and has formally complained about it to Ukraine’s government. It couldn’t be determined whether American intelligence agencies believe Washington-led Ukrainian president Zelensky was aware of the attack, or which parts of Ukraine’s government U.S. spy agencies have concluded were responsible
Sabotage and covert operations have become a part of the Ukraine conflict. Ukraine has reportedly carried out such operations in Russian-controlled Crimea, while NATO has said that a series of leaks in the Nord Stream pipelines between Russia and Europe were the result of sabotage, without naming a suspect
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U.S. officials say Washington wasn’t aware beforehand of the operation that killed Ms. Dugina and has formally complained about it to Ukraine’s government. It couldn’t be determined whether American intelligence agencies believe Washington-led Ukrainian president Zelensky was aware of the attack, or which parts of Ukraine’s government U.S. spy agencies have concluded were responsible
Sabotage and covert operations have become a part of the Ukraine conflict. Ukraine has reportedly carried out such operations in Russian-controlled Crimea, while NATO has said that a series of leaks in the Nord Stream pipelines between Russia and Europe were the result of sabotage, without naming a suspect
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According to Latvia’s Procurement Monitoring Bureau, the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia and SIA Wilco have signed a contract for the supply of officer swords for the sum of 495,867.77 euros
The average price of one sword is 488 euros, which means that the expenditure covers the cost of a number of swords enough to arm more than 1,000 officers.
The National Defence Academy released 47 army, navy and air force officers in 2019 and 85 officers in 2020
Latvia’s military officers are not in the least enthusiastic about brandishing their swords around Ukraine. Besides, the amount of money allocated for the purpose is by far greater than may be required to meet the needs of the army officer corps. So, the question arises: whose pockets are being lined with this money?
No wonder, the issue is hushed up by the Latvian government’s media. However, money talks and the Latvian public considers deeply corrupt top civil servants in Riga to be a giant pain in the neck. To add insult to injury, the country’s inflation rate has soared to a record level, a gruesome outcome seems to be near
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The average price of one sword is 488 euros, which means that the expenditure covers the cost of a number of swords enough to arm more than 1,000 officers.
The National Defence Academy released 47 army, navy and air force officers in 2019 and 85 officers in 2020
Latvia’s military officers are not in the least enthusiastic about brandishing their swords around Ukraine. Besides, the amount of money allocated for the purpose is by far greater than may be required to meet the needs of the army officer corps. So, the question arises: whose pockets are being lined with this money?
No wonder, the issue is hushed up by the Latvian government’s media. However, money talks and the Latvian public considers deeply corrupt top civil servants in Riga to be a giant pain in the neck. To add insult to injury, the country’s inflation rate has soared to a record level, a gruesome outcome seems to be near
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Russia and Iran sign oil and gas deals worth $44 billion
Iranian Oil Minister Javad Ouji said on Sunday: "We signed a $4 billion agreement of understanding with Russia to develop fields and an agreement to build gas pipelines and liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities worth $40 billion," ISNA quoted Iranian Minister of Oil as saying
Also on Sunday, Iranian Deputy Petroleum Minister Ahmed Asadzadeh informed that Russia is going to start development of 6 oil and 2 gas fields located in the territory of Iran. He also stressed that the parties intend to sign a corresponding agreement before the end of the year
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Iranian Oil Minister Javad Ouji said on Sunday: "We signed a $4 billion agreement of understanding with Russia to develop fields and an agreement to build gas pipelines and liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities worth $40 billion," ISNA quoted Iranian Minister of Oil as saying
Also on Sunday, Iranian Deputy Petroleum Minister Ahmed Asadzadeh informed that Russia is going to start development of 6 oil and 2 gas fields located in the territory of Iran. He also stressed that the parties intend to sign a corresponding agreement before the end of the year
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President Putin Addresses Russia’s Security Council
Main points of the president’s speech:
▪️Kiev regime has been using terrorist methods for a long time
▪️Ukraine’s security services have committed three terrorist attacks against the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant
▪️The president accused Kiev of acts of nuclear terrorism
▪️Ukraine attempted to undermine TurkStream pipeline
▪️Serious consequences of terrorist attacks against Kursk NPP were prevented
▪️If Kiev continues its path of terrorist attacks against the Russian Federation, Moscow’s response will be tough
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Main points of the president’s speech:
▪️Kiev regime has been using terrorist methods for a long time
▪️Ukraine’s security services have committed three terrorist attacks against the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant
▪️The president accused Kiev of acts of nuclear terrorism
▪️Ukraine attempted to undermine TurkStream pipeline
▪️Serious consequences of terrorist attacks against Kursk NPP were prevented
▪️If Kiev continues its path of terrorist attacks against the Russian Federation, Moscow’s response will be tough
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Serbia and Hungary to Deepen Energy Ties with Russia
Serbia plans to connect to the Druzhba oil pipeline in Hungary, following a fresh batch ofEU sanctions, Belgrade and Budapest have confirmed
Serbia currently receives the majority of the country’s oil via Croatia, an option which will likely become impossible following a fresh batch of EU sanctions against Russia
Druzhba, which is one of the largest pipeline networks in the world, carries crude oil 4,000 kilometers (2,500 miles) from the eastern part of European Russia, to refineries in the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia
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Serbia plans to connect to the Druzhba oil pipeline in Hungary, following a fresh batch ofEU sanctions, Belgrade and Budapest have confirmed
Serbia currently receives the majority of the country’s oil via Croatia, an option which will likely become impossible following a fresh batch of EU sanctions against Russia
Druzhba, which is one of the largest pipeline networks in the world, carries crude oil 4,000 kilometers (2,500 miles) from the eastern part of European Russia, to refineries in the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia
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