Section: Africa&ME
China Falters, and the Global Economy Is Forced to Adapt
Photo Chinese officials in Shandong Province preparing to take samples of iron ore imported from India. Credit Chen Weifeng/European Pressphoto Agency HONG KONG — The commodities giant BHP Billiton spent heavily for years, mining iron ore across Australia, digging for copper in Chile, and pumping oil off the coast of Trinidad. The company could...
Polish deputy FM: Warsaw, Jerusalem agree on Ukraine
Pawlik denies providing weapons to Ukrainian forces. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Crimea International Film Festival awards Iranian drama
The 16th Crimea International Film Festival awards “Songs of My Land” by Iranian director Abbas Rafiei. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian Forces Violate Silence Regime 30 Times over 24 Hours
TEHRAN (FNA)- Ukraine’s forces have violated the ceasefire regime in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic 30 times over the past 24 hours, the DPR Defense Ministry said. …read more Source: Fars News...
Bonfire of the Assets, With Trump Lighting Matches
Normally, when your main geopolitical rivals are shooting themselves in both feet, the military manual says step back and enjoy the show. But I take little comfort in watching China burning money and Russia burning food, because in today’s interdependent world we’re all affected. I also find no joy in it because we Americans, too,...
Inadvertent publication: 2,000 Russians killed in Ukraine
Unceasing fighting in eastern Ukraine has left nearly 6,900 dead and thousands homeless …read more Source:...
Why Nigeria Issued Wanted Lebanese Terrorist, Al-Assir, Visa — Official
Radical Lebanese Islamic cleric, Ahmad Al-Assir, who was arrested last week as he attempted traveling to Nigeria, got an entry visa into Nigeria because the country’s embassies do not capture applicants’ biometric data, an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has told PREMIUM TIMES. Biometrics cover a variety of unique...
World Bank approves new $500mn Ukraine loan
The Washington-based World Bank says it has approved a plan to grant the pro-Western Ukrainian government a $500-million loan package. According to media reports, in a Tuesday statement, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors said the new financing supports a number of structural and macroeconomic reforms in Ukraine to enhance the...
World Bank approves new $500mn Ukraine loan
The Washington-based World Bank says it has approved a plan to grant the pro-Western Ukrainian government a $500-million loan package. …read more Source: Iran...
World Bank approves new $500mn Ukraine loan
The World Bank approves to grant the Ukrainian government a $500-million loan package. …read more Source:...
