Category: Nations
China’s New Hot Stocks Are State-Owned Banks and Brokers
Wall Street Journal The stocks appeared to play catch-up with a broader rally among state-backed enterprises this year. https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-new-hot-stocks-are-state-owned-banks-and-brokers-87743ae1
Read MoreToday’s Logistics Report: Cascading Construction Growth; Rail Investors Uneasy; Spreading Russia Sanctions
Wall Street Journal https://createsend.com/t/d-E0E13139CB3F05EE2540EF23F30FEDED
Read MorePresident of European Commission reveals what 11th package of sanctions against Russia contains
Pravda Ukraine In the 11th package of Russian sanctions, the European Commission proposes to add new import restrictions and toughen liability for circumventing sanctions. Source: Ursula von der Leyen, President of European Commission, at a briefing in Kyiv, reported by European Pravda Details: According to von der Leyen, the new package of sanctions against Russia…
Read MoreVermont makes it a crime to own, operate paramilitary training camps
Fox News Vermont on Monday made it a crime to own or operate paramilitary training camps in the state after Republican Gov. Phil Scott signed legislation introduced in response to a firearms training facility built without permits that neighbors called a menace. Violators face up to five years in prison or a fine up to…
Read MoreEU ready to supply Ukraine with a million artillery shells – Zelenskyy
Pravda Ukraine The European Union is ready to supply Ukraine with a million artillery shells highly needed by the Defence Forces. Source: Ukrinform citing Zelenskyy at the joint briefing with Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the European Commission, in Kyiv Quote: “I thanked Ursula for the readiness of the EU to provide Ukraine…
Read MoreUkraine and EU announce joint platform for agricultural exports
Pravda Ukraine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, have announced their intention to establish a joint coordination group with the EU to address issues related to the export of Ukrainian agricultural products. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/9/7401357/
Read MoreBattle for Pennsylvania House to be decided by voters in Philadelphia suburbs
Fox News Democrats who reclaimed the Pennsylvania House majority in November and clung to a one-seat margin by sweeping three special elections earlier this year face yet another contest for control of the chamber next week, when voters will fill a vacancy in the Philadelphia suburbs. At stake in the Delaware County special election is…
Read MoreRussia doesn’t see unfriendly people, but unfriendly governments — diplomat
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Sergey Ryabkov stressed that it was the key difference between Russia’s policy and the line of its Western opponents https://tass.com/politics/1615045
Read MoreFormer Pakistani Leader Imran Khan Is Arrested
Wall Street Journal The former prime minister was arrested on corruption charges as he arrived at a court in Islamabad to appea https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-pakistani-leader-imran-khan-is-arrested-7c50e9a8
Read MoreVandals desecrate Soviet military cemetery in Austria’s Ebenfurth — embassy
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Russian embassy will demand that “comprehensive measures” be taken to establish the circumstances of the incident, the culprits be brought to account, the diplomatic mission said https://tass.com/politics/1615043
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