• 02/26/2025

Private Investors Looking to Capitalize on Nearshoring Trends Turn to Mexico

Wall Street Journal A supply-chain rethink is driving private-capital firms and their portfolio companies to set up manufacturing operations in the U.S.’s southern neighbor, which offers skilled workers and free trade. https://www.wsj.com/articles/private-investors-looking-to-capitalize-on-nearshoring-trends-turn-to-mexico-73aca932

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Supplying Ukraine with F-16 fighters will deter Russia, not provoke it – Ukraine’s Foreign Affairs Minister

Pravda Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, stated that it is high time that Ukraine’s Western partners cast their fears about “provoking Russia” aside and supply Ukraine with the F-16 fighter jets. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/27/7399697/

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Commander of Ukrainian Navy wanted in Russia

Pravda Ukraine The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation has put Vice Admiral Oleksii Neizhpapa, Commander of the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on the wanted list. Source: Russian state-owned news agencies TASS and RBK with reference to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs database. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/27/7399698/

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Man held over German gym attack suspected in earlier killing

Washington Post Prosecutors say a man arrested over last week’s stabbing attack at a gym in western Germany in which four people were wounded is now also a suspect in a fatal stabbing earlier this month https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/27/germany-suspect-gym-attack-killing/56460110-e4fb-11ed-9696-8e874fd710b8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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Kremlin Extends Global Influence With Russian Nuclear-Power Juggernaut

Wall Street Journal Turkey is inaugurating a Russian-owned nuclear plant, a sign of the deepening a relationship with Moscow that has raised concerns in the West. https://www.wsj.com/articles/kremlin-extends-global-influence-with-russian-nuclear-power-juggernaut-d26379a0

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Turkish president strong as an ox, says administration official

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Recep Tayyip Erdogan felt unwell in the early hours of Wednesday during a live TV interview, which was interrupted for 20 minutes as a result https://tass.com/society/1610619

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Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

Wall Street Journal AstraZeneca, Sonic Healthcare and more featured in the latest Market Talks covering the Health Care sector. https://www.wsj.com/articles/health-care-roundup-market-talk-def299f0

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IFCJ head Yael Eckstein receives Humanitarian Award at ‘Post’ Conference

Jerusalem Post The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews has been active in the Former Soviet Union for forty years. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-741455

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Erdogan recovering satisfactorily after infection, Turkey’s health minister says

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “He will very shortly be continuing with his work [within the context of the election campaign],” Fahrettin Koca said https://tass.com/society/1610615

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U.S. economic growth slowed to annual rate of 1.1% in early 2023, triggering new recession fears

Washington Post The latest figures, released Thursday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, mark a sharp slowdown at a time when Wall Street is already bracing for recession, in part because of fears that the banking sector’s troubles will curtail lending. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/04/27/gdp-2023-q1-economy/

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