China and Russia Look to Form a New International Order to Rival the West
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China and Russia Look to Form a New International Order to Rival the West
China and Russia Look to Form, a New International Order , to Rival the West.
Fox News reports that a top Chinese official stated that Beijing plans to continue its partnership with Russia in the hopes of forming a
new international order to compete with the West.
The Chinese side is willing to work with
the Russian side to continuously implement
high-level strategic cooperation between
the two countries, safeguard common
interests and promote the development
of the international order in
a more just and reasonable direction, Yang Jiechi, Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, via Bloomberg.
The statement by China comes amid
Russia's ongoing war with Ukraine.
Fox News reports that the West has responded to
the invasion of Ukraine with sanctions on Russia and
attempts to cut off Moscow's international influence.
Fox News reports that the West has responded to
the invasion of Ukraine with sanctions on Russia and
attempts to cut off Moscow's international influence.
The increased pressure
has seemingly brought Russia
and China closer together.
Later this week, Chinese President
Xi Jinping is set to meet with
Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The trip will be the first time Xi
has left China since the beginning
of the COVID pandemic.
While China has fallen short of directly supporting Russia's
war in Ukraine, it has extended trade with Moscow,
including liquefied natural gas (LNG) at a discount.
While China has fallen short of directly supporting Russia's
war in Ukraine, it has extended trade with Moscow,
including liquefied natural gas (LNG) at a discount.
Russia and China are building
a massive $55 billion pipeline called
the ‘Power of Siberia,’ delivering gas
from Siberia to Shanghai, Rebekah Koffler, Former DIA intelligence officer, via Fox News.
This is a major development
of strategic importance as Putin
is pivoting to Asia in a big way, Rebekah Koffler, Former DIA intelligence officer, via Fox News.
This is a major development
of strategic importance as Putin
is pivoting to Asia in a big way, Rebekah Koffler, Former DIA intelligence officer, via Fox News
Rajya Sabha MP and senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani on Tuesday alleged that the BBC was so "desperate" for money that it had received funds from "Chinese.. IndiaTimes
Earth’s Inner Core , May Be Reversing Its Rotation, Study Suggests.
According to a study published
Jan. 23 in 'Nature Geoscience,' .
our planet's inner core may be reversing
after it temporarily stopped rotating.
Researchers think it could be part of a 70-year cycle,
with the inner core changing direction every 35 years,
that may affect Earth's magnetic field and the length of days.
After examining data, researchers
think the inner core may have made
another rotation reversal in the 1970s.
We see strong evidence that the inner core has been rotating faster than the surface, [but] by around 2009 it nearly stopped. Now it is gradually mov[ing] in the opposite direction, Xiaodong Song, geophysicist, Peking University in Beijing,
via 'Science News'.
However, 'Science News' reports that other researchers think the inner core may change its rotation every three years.
Others propose that the inner core
doesn't move at all.
Overall, researchers say more studies
are needed to figure out what's
going on with Earth's inner core.
In all likelihood, it’s irrelevant to life on the surface, but we don’t actually know what’s happening. It’s incumbent
on us to figure it out, John Vidale, geophysicist, the University of
Southern California in Los Angeles, via 'Science News'
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A report by the South China Morning post quoted researchers from the University of Hong Kong who predicted that by January 31st 92 percent of the population in Beijing will be infected by the deadly Covid-19 virus.
#Covid-19 #ChinaCoronavirus #Beijing
A report by the South China Morning post quoted researchers from the University of Hong Kong who predicted that by January 31st 92 percent of the population in Beijing will be infected by the deadly Covid-19 virus.
#Covid-19 #ChinaCoronavirus #Beijing
An official spokesperson said that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China early next month. The spokesperson added that the details of his visit are being worked out. On Wednesday, at his daily news conference, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said that the challenge that North Korea poses to the Indo-Pacific region and beyond will be on the agenda when the Secretary of State visits Beijing.
#AntonyBlinken #NedPrice #China
"The West decides on behalf of Ukraine. It was them who forbade Zelenskyy to reach an agreement with Russia at the end of March last year," Russia's top diplomat said.
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Colorado Looks to , Artificial Intelligence , to Prevent Forest Fires.
Following the most destructive wildfire in Colorado's
history, the state is looking into adopting artificial
intelligence (AI) to detect threats before they occur.
Fox News reports that a proposal by
lawmakers would create a $2 million pilot program
to install cameras in high-risk locations.
An AI program developed by a private company
would analyze data from a 10-mile radius with the
aim of detecting anything that could start a blaze.
Fox News reports that the state's efforts
represent an ongoing push to equip
firefighters with new technology.
The combination of a historic drought
and record-smashing heatwaves has made
wildfires harder to fight in the American West.
Scientists warn that climate change-driven
temperature increases will continue to make
fires more frequent and destructive.
The proposed Colorado program is meant to give
first responders more time to put out a blaze
before it can grow and spread out of control. .
The proposed Colorado program is meant to give
first responders more time to put out a blaze
before it can grow and spread out of control. .
Once these fires get into cresting in
the tree tops, it’s going to take a lot of
resources, a lot of manpower, and
a lot of good luck to knock them down, Don Coram, former Republican Colorado
state senator, via Fox News.
According to David Blankinship, senior technology adviser
for the Western Fire Chiefs Association, similar detection
technology has already proven effective in other states. .
AI-equipped systems have already been
established in California, Nevada and Oregon.
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Environmental Group , Files Lawsuit Against , German Government .
On January 24, a prominent environmental
group announced that it filed a lawsuit
against the German government. .
On January 24, a prominent environmental
group announced that it filed a lawsuit
against the German government. .
Fox News reports that Friends of the Earth
Germany (BUND) accuses the government of
failing to meet its own climate targets.
Fox News reports that Friends of the Earth
Germany (BUND) accuses the government of
failing to meet its own climate targets.
According to BUND's submission to the Berlin-Brandenburg
administrative court, the government should put forward
an emergency program to meet those targets.
Both sectors have reportedly lagged behind
on reaching legally binding targets for reducing
the amount of greenhouse gases they produce.
According to BUND, time is running short for Germany
to meet national climate goals set for 2030 and an
ultimate goal of achieving "net zero" emissions by 2045.
Earlier this month, a report by the think tank Agora
Energiewende warned that Germany's emissions
were likely higher than the target set for 2020.
Fox News reports that the German government has
already laid out an ambitious program aimed at
expanding the use of renewable energy in the near future.
However, two members of Germany's coalition government,
the environmentalist Greens and the libertarian
Free Democratic Party, disagree on the plan.
However, two members of Germany's coalition government,
the environmentalist Greens and the libertarian
Free Democratic Party, disagree on the plan.
Their ongoing differences have stalled
national efforts to significantly reduce
fossil fuel use in the transport sector
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Biden Administration Reveals Plans , to Fight ‘Organic Fraud’.
Biden Administration Reveals Plans , to Fight ‘Organic Fraud’.
Fox News reports that on Jan. 19, the USDA updated its organic food label regulations.
This update to the USDA organic regulations strengthens oversight and enforcement of the production, handling, and sale of organic products, USDA, via statement.
The new rules mark the "biggest update
to organic regulations" since 1990.
The USDA said it hopes to offer , "a significant increase in oversight and enforcement authority to reinforce the trust of consumers, farmers
and those transitioning to organic production.".
Protecting and growing the organic sector and the trusted USDA organic seal is a key part of the USDA Food Systems Transformation initiative, Jenny Lester Moffitt, USDA Under Secretary for
Marketing and Regulatory Programs, via statement.
Fox News reports that the Organic Trade Association was happy to see the new rules put in place.
[The policy] will have significant and far-reaching impacts on the organic sector and will do much to deter and detect organic fraud and protect organic integrity throughout the supply chain, Organic Trade Association, via statement.
Fox News reports that recently, two farmers in Minnesota were charged with , allegedly selling over $46 million worth of "organic" crops that were actually chemically-treated between 2014 and 2021.
This rule includes more robust traceability and verification practices that would have helped identify and stop this type of fraud earlier, preventing further sale of the fraudulent products and reducing
the impact of the fraud, USDA, via notice
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FBI Responds to , Another Attack on , the US Power Grid.
Early on January 17, the FBI
responded to gunfire at another
North Carolina power substation. .
Fox News reports that the incident comes nearly two months
after the electric grid in Moore County, NC, was affected by
what authorities deemed an act of criminal vandalism.
That event caused widespread outages
that affected over 45,000 customers amid
frigid winter temperatures.
The most recent NC incident occurred
at a substation in Randolph County
and did not cause any outages.
According to the Randolph County
Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to
a vandalism call on Post Road in Thomasville.
Officials at EnergyUnited said the power
company responded after an alarm alerted them of
an equipment issue at its Pleasant Hill Substation.
Crews dispatched to the scene
discovered "damage to the substation
transformer from an apparent gunshot.".
Crews dispatched to the scene
discovered "damage to the substation
transformer from an apparent gunshot.".
The damage was quickly assessed
and contained to mitigate the impact
to members in the Pleasant Hill area and
law enforcement officials were notified, EnergyUnited, via Fox News.
EnergyUnited members who are
served by this substation did not
experience an outage as a result of
the cooperative’s swift response, EnergyUnited, via Fox News.
The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)
and North Carolina State Bureau of
Investigations (SBI) were also notified.
The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force
responded to conduct
a parallel investigation, Randolph County Sheriff's Office, via Fox News
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WEF Survey Finds , 63% of Chief Economists Think , a Global Recession Is Likely.
On September 16, a World Economic Forum (WEF) survey
revealed that many chief economists have offered a
grim prediction for the global economy in 2023.
On September 16, a World Economic Forum (WEF) survey
revealed that many chief economists have offered a
grim prediction for the global economy in 2023.
Fox News reports that the WEF's Chief Economists
Outlook survey suggests 63% of experts polled felt
that the global economy is headed for a recession.
45% of chief economists said that
a recession was "somewhat likely,"
while 18% said it was "extremely likely.".
According to the WEF, the number of expert economists who believe a global recession is "extremely likely" has more than doubled since a similar September survey.
The survey suggests that
the outlook for economic growth
varies greatly by region.
The outlook for Europe was the most pessimistic,
with 68% predicting "very weak" growth
and another 32% forecast "weak" growth.
Meanwhile, South Asia, the Middle East
and North Africa saw positive expectations
with expectations of moderate to strong growth.
Meanwhile, South Asia, the Middle East
and North Africa saw positive expectations
with expectations of moderate to strong growth.
The survey also looked at
how inflation would play out
across various regions.
According to the survey, over three quarters
of economists forecast moderate inflation in
the U.S., while another 24% predicted high inflation.
NBC reports that the release of the survey's results
coincide with the WEF's annual meeting of heads of state
and global business leaders in Davos, Switzerland
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Critics Accuse Shell of Profiting, From the War in Ukraine .
Critics Accuse Shell of Profiting, From the War in Ukraine .
BBC reports that oil and gas giant Shell saw
record annual profits in 2022 after energy prices
soared following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. .
In 2022, profits for Shell hit $39.9 billion,
double the total of the year prior and the
highest in the company's 115-year history.
In 2022, profits for Shell hit $39.9 billion,
double the total of the year prior and the
highest in the company's 115-year history.
Energy firms around the world have been
registering record earnings since the price of oil
and gas jumped amid Russia's war with Ukraine.
The record profits come as
households around the world are
struggling with the rising cost of bills.
The record profits come as
households around the world are
struggling with the rising cost of bills.
BBC reports that opposition parties called Shell's record profits "outrageous" and accused the government of letting energy firms "off the hook.".
No company should
be making these kind
of outrageous profits
out of Putin's illegal
invasion of Ukraine, Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat leader, via BBC.
Following Russia's invasion,
the price of Brent crude oil
shot to nearly $128 a barrel.
Last year, the U.K. government introduced the Energy
Profits Levy on the "extraordinary" earnings of energy
firms to help reduce the price of gas and electricity bills.
On February 2, Shell said that it was due
to pay $134 million in taxes to the U.K.
and an additional $500 million in 2023.
However, critics point out that the U.K.-based
company has been paying more to its shareholders
than it spends on investments in renewable energy.
However, critics point out that the U.K.-based
company has been paying more to its shareholders
than it spends on investments in renewable energy
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Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has told Sky News he believes China's President Xi is a bigger threat to the world than Vladimir Putin. Sky News
Rachel Reeves says she "respects" the independence of the Bank of England after they raised interest rates to 4% on Thursday, saying: "It's their job to meet the inflation targets through changes in interest rates." The shadow chancellor also condemns Shell's record £32 billion profits in 2022, which she says are "the windfalls of an illegal war in Ukraine". Report by Wardl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Covid in China has raised concerns worldwide with many experts predicting millions of cases while some suggesting a million deaths everyday. While it is being speculated that China is widely underreporting the number of cases and death, The Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday called the covid situation in the contry a 'tough challenge'.
#CovidInChina #XiJinping #Covid
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have vowed to deepen their bilateral cooperation against the backdrop of Moscow’s bombardment of its neighbour.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time commented in public about the sudden surge in the covid-19 in his country. Xi said the country should launch a patriotic health campaign for the defense of the common people.
#XiJinping #CovidinChina #ChinaCovid
On Monday, Russian state news agency TASS said that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are slated to speak before the end of the year. News agency TASS informed about the apparent meeting between the two leaders without giving details of the timing or format.
#VladimirPutin #XiJinping #ChinaRussia
On Wednesday, a Moscow court found well-known Russian journalist Alexander Nevzorov guilty of spreading what Russian authorities called "false news" about the Russian army. According to state media, the court sentenced him in absentia to eight years in prison. As per reports, soon after the onset of the invasion, Nevzorov left Russia with his wife.
#AlexanderNevzorov #RussianJournalist #RussiaUkraineWar
Diplomatic tensions are increasing over Ukraine between Russia and the Baltic states where all three have announced they are recalling their ambassadors from Moscow.
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A Goa-bound chartered flight from Moscow with 240 passengers on board was diverted to Uzbekistan in the early hours of Saturday. Police said that the flight was diverted after the authorities at the Dabolim airport in the state received an email, which claimed that there was a bomb on the plane.
#MoscowGoaFlight #DabolimAirport #Uzbekistan
On Monday, Russia and Belarus began joint military exercises. This has repeatedly instilled fears in Kyiv and the West that Moscow could use its ally to launch a new ground offensive in Ukraine. The Belarusian defence ministry said that the two allies will conduct air force drills from January 16 to February 1 using all Belarus military airfields and began joint army exercises.
#RussiaBelarus #RussiaUkraineWar #Belarus
US House Panel to Vote , on Possible TikTok Ban.
US House Panel to Vote , on Possible TikTok Ban.
Reuters reports that next month, the
House Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a vote on a bill aimed at halting the use of TikTok in the U.S.
The concern is that this app gives the Chinese government a back door into our phones. , Michael McCaul, panel chair representative, via 'Bloomberg News'.
Reuters reports that for the past three years, TikTok has been adamant that it
cannot access Americans' personal data.
The social media app also assures
Washington that its content can't be influenced by China's Communist Party.
The social media app also assures
Washington that its content can't be influenced by China's Communist Party.
TikTok issued a statement regarding the House panel's upcoming vote.
Calls for total bans of TikTok take a piecemeal approach to national security and a piecemeal approach to broad industry issues like data security, privacy, and online harms, TikTok, via Reuters .
Reuters reports that the U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment (CFIUS) has been in talks with TikTok since 2021 in an attempt to establish a national security agreement.
TikTok says it has invested close
to $1.5 billion on those efforts.
The company asserts that it has a , "comprehensive package of measures with layers of government and independent oversight to ensure that there are no backdoors into TikTok that could be used to manipulate the platform.".
Last month, legislation banning federal employees from using TikTok on
government devices was enacted.
Reuters reports
that TikTok has over
100 million users in the U.S.
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Jobless Claims in the US , Reach Lowest Level , Since September.
Last week, applications for unemployment
benefits in the United States fell to reach
the lowest level since September. .
'Bloomberg' reports that the drop shows
another glimpse of resiliency in the U.S.
labor market despite a weakening economy. .
The week ending December 10, initial
unemployment claims fell by 20,000 to reach
211,000, according to Labor Department data.
That number fell below economists'
estimates in a 'Bloomberg' survey. .
Economists' median forecast for
the week was a climb to 232,000. .
Meanwhile, continuing claims were in line with
expectations, with 1.67 million people continuing
to receive benefits for a week or more. .
According to economists, this
measure can better indicate how
hard it is for people to find work.
'Bloomberg' reports that data
can be choppy when compared
week-over-week, particularly
around the holidays.
According to the latest four-week moving average,
some of the volatility from around Thanksgiving has
been smoothed out, as it dropped from 3,000 to 227,000.
Despite the Federal Reserve's aggressive efforts to cool the economy and tame record-high inflation, the U.S. labor market has remained largely resilient. .
Despite the Federal Reserve's aggressive efforts to cool the economy and tame record-high inflation, the U.S. labor market has remained largely resilient. .
'Bloomberg' reports that hiring
has continued to be robust across many sectors,
with many workers seeing rapid wage gains.
'Bloomberg' reports that hiring
has continued to be robust across many sectors,
with many workers seeing rapid wage gains
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