It has a shocking habit of decapitating bees, but in a global biodiversity crisis we should be more worried about pesticides The Asian hornet has rapidly become the grey squirrel…
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China Blows Off EU Turbine Probe as an Ill Wind
Its socialist system is blamed for disrupting free markets but Beijing says its green firms contribute to the world For having launched an anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese wind turbo operations…
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Small Plane Crash in Austria Kills 4
Four people were killed after a small plane flying from the Czech Republic to Croatia crashed in the Austrian state of Upper Austria on Saturday afternoon, local police said. The…
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President Wickremesinghe’s Contribution To Securing IMF Loan For Sri Lanka
by Rio Spencerby Rio SpencerBrussels (08/11 – 50) On March 20, the IMF approved a $3 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) to support Sri Lanka amid its economic crisis. The approval is expected to…
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Air Pollution Levels Still Too High Across Europe: EU Report
Air pollution is currently the most important environmental health risk factor in Europe, the European Union (EU) environment agency warned in a report published on Friday. “Air pollutant concentrations in…
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Notorious Benjamin Wey Sues Sri Lanka For $250 Million
by Rio Spencerby Rio SpencerLondon (05/11 – 44.44) Benjamin Wey, a Chinese-American financier, founder of Fintech Holdings and a history of legal trouble, is suing Sri Lanka for $250 million. Wey claims that he was…
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Sri Lanka Reaches Agreement To Settle Chinese Debt
by Denis Galvezby Denis GalvezParis (15/11 – 75) Sri Lanka has reached an agreement with the China Exim bank on the principles and terms of a $4.2 billion debt settlement, the country’s finance ministry…
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Tajikistan to Study France’s Human Rights Freedom, Terrorism Prevention
by Jose Miguelby Jose MiguelLondon (28/11 – 58) Tajikistan’s human rights record continues to deteriorate amid an increased crackdown on freedom of expression and the political opposition, as well as the targeting of independent…
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The Relevance of NATO in the 21st Century
Frankfurt (3/12 – 12) The relatively rapid cohesion of disparate nations, historically competitive or even at war with one another, into the European Union came about in part because of…
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Who Voted for WHO?
Toronto, Alaska (16/11 – 50) Our lives are being maneuvered and we are being manipulated by unelected, insidious forces, toward objectives not necessarily in the people’s interest. Now that the…