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Japan's tech industry needs Africa's critical minerals
Tokyo has signed agreements with a number of African countries as competition with China for key raw materials and minerals heats up....
Aug 17, 2023


China’s Ponzi Scheme Economy
When COVID-19 struck, China’s exports plummeted by 17.2% (January-February 2020 figures). In July 2023, they fell off a cliff, down by...
Aug 17, 2023


Wildfire on Spain's Tenerife burning 'out of control'
About 250 firefighters in the Canary Islands are working to control the blaze that has ignited in Tenerife. Roads have been blocked, and...
Aug 17, 2023


Ukraine updates: Kyiv to ramp up drone production
As drones become increasingly common in the war in Ukraine for battlefield attacks and reconnaissance, Kyiv has said it will increase the...
Aug 17, 2023


Was the blast at the Turkish port of Derince caused by a shipment of weapons meant for Ukraine?
Kremlin propagandists were quick to jump on the accident claiming the explosion was caused by weapons destined for Ukraine. But neither...
Aug 17, 2023


France: Exhumation of German WWII soldiers begins
Work has begun on digging up a mass grave containing the bodies of German POWs shot by resistance fighters in 1944. Its location remained...
Aug 16, 2023


Landlocked Belarus sees more borders to the west closed as tensions rise
Lithuania has closed two of its six border crossings into Belarus, as Latvia and Poland bolster their borders with Russia's ally....
Aug 16, 2023


German Cabinet approves landmark bill to liberalise cannabis use
While the bill still needs to be passed by parliament, the decision is seen as a first step towards Germany legalising marijuana....
Aug 16, 2023


Private Military Companies (PMCs) - New "Corsairs," an Instrument of Hybrid Warfare?
For eighteen months now, Russia has been conducting a special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine. However, what Russia refers to as an...
Aug 16, 2023


Russian Missile Terror
On the night of August 15, the Russian army launched another massive missile strike on Ukraine. Explosions rocked Lviv, Lutsk, and...
Aug 16, 2023


Russia deliberately destroyed civilian and residential objects in Ukraine during the latest attack
On August 15, the Russian Aerospace Forces conducted the most massive missile attack on the western regions of Ukraine since the...
Aug 16, 2023


What difference do oligarchs condemning the war make for Putin’s Russia?
Only a handful of Russian oligarchs have spoken out against the invasion of Ukraine since February 2022. Has their public condemnation of...
Aug 16, 2023
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