South Africa Announces Joint Navy Drills With China and Russia
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South Africa Announces Joint Navy Drills With China and Russia
South Africa Announces , Joint Navy Drills With , China and Russia.
On January 19, South African armed forces
announced that Russian and Chinese Navies will
participate in “a multinational maritime exercise.”.
The massive military drills
will take place from February 17
to February 27 off South Africa's east coast.
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ABC News reports that the announcement
signifies strengthening relationships between
China, Russia and Africa's most developed nation.
The news also comes amid
global financial uncertainty and
Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
ABC News reports that the drills will take place
almost one year after Russia launched
its invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
The news also comes just days before Russian Foreign
Minister Sergey Lavrov is scheduled to hold talks
with his South African counterpart, Naledi Pandor.
The news also comes just days before Russian Foreign
Minister Sergey Lavrov is scheduled to hold talks
with his South African counterpart, Naledi Pandor.
Last year, the South African government
announced a neutral stance over Ukraine
while calling for dialogue and diplomacy.
However, ABC News reports that the upcoming military
drills have given rise to accusations that the
government has officially sided with Russia.
According to the South African National
Defense Force, the upcoming naval exercises will , “strengthen the already flourishing relations
between South Africa, Russia and China.”
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov condemned US sanctions on Cuba on Thursday as he visited the island and met with top leaders, including newly re-elected President Miguel Díaz-Canel.
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Foreign minister S Jaishankar will travel to Cape Town next week to participate in the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting that will look to firm up the agenda.. IndiaTimes
The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group said on Thursday his troops have started transferring their positions in the flashpoint eastern Ukraine city of Bakhmut to the Russian military.
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Days after claiming full control of the war-ravaged city of Bakhmut, Russia’s Wagner mercenary group has started withdrawing fighters from the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said. "We are withdrawing the units from Bakhmut. From today at five in the morning, May 25 until June 1, most of the units will rebase to camps in the rear. We are handing our positions to the military," Prigozhin announced.
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Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick says net migration is “far too high” after newly published figures for 2022 showed around 606,000 more people are estimated to have moved to the UK than have left. The Office for National Statistics said factors contributing to relatively high levels of immigration over the past 18 months include people coming to the UK from non-EU countries for work, study, and for humanitarian purposes, including those arriving from Ukraine and Hong Kong. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Killer Whales , Coordinate Attacks on Sailboats, , Say Observers.
Several attacks on sailboats have occurred in recent years around different areas of the European coast.
Sailors have reported orca attacks that seem to be coordinated.
On Facebook, one sailor described what he witnessed.
[Six] orcas arrived, 2 adults very big, 4 smaller ones, JP Derunes, Sailor, via ABC News.
Both rudders destroyed and blocked … Boat to be hauled off later this week, JP Derunes, Sailor, via ABC News.
The attack Derunes described followed another attack on a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar that occurred in early May.
The yacht was attacked by three orcas and was eventually sunk.
The yacht was attacked by three orcas and was eventually sunk.
In 2020, 15 incidents involving humans and orcas were recorded.
One particular orca that scientists have called "White Gladis" seems to have initiated the attacks.
Some scientists think it's possible that White Gladis suffered some trauma involving a boat.
It is possible that Gladis' aggressive behavior against humans is now being imitated by other orcas.
Biologists state that most human interactions with orcas are harmless.
In more than 500 interaction events recorded since 2020 there are three sunken ships. , Alfredo López Fernandez, Biologist at the University of Aviero, via ABC News.
We estimate that killer whales only touch one ship out of every hundred that sail through
a location, Alfredo López Fernandez, Biologist at the University of Aviero, via ABC News
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Elon Musk Says He’s Picked , a New Twitter CEO.
Musk made the announcement on May 11.
He plans to pass the baton to
someone else in about six weeks.
In December, Musk said he'd step down as CEO once he came across someone "foolish enough to take the job," ABC News reports.
He made the remarks after a Twitter poll indicated that 57.5% of people didn't want him as CEO.
Since acquiring the social media company, Musk has cut close to 75% of Twitter's staff.
The company endured an hours-long user outage in February and had to implement an emergency fix, ABC News reports.
In an attempt to combat decreasing ad revenue, Musk has made several changes to the platform.
For example, now, a subscription grants account verification, which has garnered a lot of backlash
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Nate Silver , Is Leaving ABC News.
'New York Post' reports that the founder of FiveThirtyEight, Nate Silver, will not have his ABC contract renewed when it expires this summer.
'New York Post' reports that the founder of FiveThirtyEight, Nate Silver, will not have his ABC contract renewed when it expires this summer.
On April 25, the popular statistician
tweeted that he is part of
Disney's latest round of layoffs. .
Disney layoffs have substantially
impacted FiveThirtyEight, Nate Silver, founder of FiveThirtyEight, via Twitter.
I am sad and disappointed
to a degree that’s kind of
hard to express right now, Nate Silver, founder of FiveThirtyEight, via Twitter.
I had been worried about
an outcome like this and so have
had some great initial conversations
about opportunities elsewhere, Nate Silver, founder of FiveThirtyEight, via Twitter.
I had been worried about
an outcome like this and so have
had some great initial conversations
about opportunities elsewhere, Nate Silver, founder of FiveThirtyEight, via Twitter.
'New York Post' reports that a source with knowledge of the situation claims ABC News is likely to keep the FiveThirtyEight brand name.
'New York Post' reports that a source with knowledge of the situation claims ABC News is likely to keep the FiveThirtyEight brand name.
The source said that the network plans to
streamline the site prior to the 2024 election.
ABC News remains dedicated to data
journalism with a core focus on politics,
the economy and enterprise reporting —
this streamlined structure will allow us to
be more closely aligned with our priorities
for the 2024 election and beyond, ABC News spokesperson, to 'The Hollywood Reporter'.
ABC News remains dedicated to data
journalism with a core focus on politics,
the economy and enterprise reporting —
this streamlined structure will allow us to
be more closely aligned with our priorities
for the 2024 election and beyond, ABC News spokesperson, to 'The Hollywood Reporter'.
We are grateful for the invaluable
contributions of the team members
who will be departing the organization
and know they will continue to
make an important impact
on the future of journalism, ABC News spokesperson, to 'The Hollywood Reporter'.
We are grateful for the invaluable
contributions of the team members
who will be departing the organization
and know they will continue to
make an important impact
on the future of journalism, ABC News spokesperson, to 'The Hollywood Reporter'
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GM and Samsung to Build , Joint EV Battery Plant in US.
GM and Samsung to Build , Joint EV Battery Plant in US.
General Motors and Samsung SDI
made the announcement on April 25.
General Motors and Samsung SDI
made the announcement on April 25.
They will invest over $3 billion
in the joint venture, ABC News reports.
We will do our best to provide the products featuring the highest level of safety and quality produced with our unrivaled technologies to help GM strengthen its leadership in the EV market, Yoon-ho Choi, Samsung SDI President and CEO, via statement.
The new factory is expected to open in
2026 and create thousands of jobs,
but its location has yet to be disclosed.
The announcement comes as South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is in America
visiting with President Biden.
The U.S. and South Korea are
commemorating "the 70th anniversary
of their alliance," ABC News reports.
At full production, the new factory will reportedly push GM's battery cell capacity in the U.S. to approximately 160 gigawatt hours. .
GM previously made a pledge to
only produce electric vehicles by 2035.
This will be GM's fourth joint venture
for manufacturing battery cells.
The three others are with LG Energy Solution.
With multiple strong cell partners, we can scale our EV business faster than we could going it alone, Doug Parks, GM executive, via statement
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Unemployment , Continues to Rise , Amid Economic Uncertainty.
ABC News reports that the number of Americans
applying for unemployment benefits remains
relatively low, despite rising last week. .
On April 20, the Labor Department
reported that jobless claims in the U.S.
rose by 5,000 to reach 245,000.
On April 20, the Labor Department
reported that jobless claims in the U.S.
rose by 5,000 to reach 245,000.
At the beginning of 2023,
weekly claims were at about 200,000
and have steadily been climbing higher. .
At the beginning of 2023,
weekly claims were at about 200,000
and have steadily been climbing higher. .
As of the week ending April 8, 1.866 million
Americans were collecting unemployment benefits,
up from 1.53 million just one year earlier. .
ABC News reports that the U.S. job market remains
healthy, with employers adding 236,000 jobs
in March, which is strong by historic standards.
While the (claims) levels are still historically low, the number of people collecting unemployment benefits has definitely been on the rise this year, .., Stephen Stanley, chief U.S. economist at Santander, via ABC.
... another signal that the labor market,
though still hot, is coming back toward
a more balanced/normal state, Stephen Stanley, chief U.S. economist at Santander, via ABC.
The Federal Reserve is looking to secure
a soft landing by lowering growth enough to
control inflation but without triggering a recession.
The Federal Reserve is looking to secure
a soft landing by lowering growth enough to
control inflation but without triggering a recession.
ABC reports that economists remain
skeptical on whether or not the Fed will be
able to achieve the desired soft landing.
Many economists have predicted that the United States
will officially enter into a recession later in 2023
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is sending Admiral Gorshkov to join its first Naval exercise with China and South Africa in February this year. The Russian frigate is armed with Zircon missiles, which..
Death count from Russian missile strike in Dnipro city rises to 40; Russia and Belarus begin joint military exercises causing concerns in Ukraine; Chinese navy holds ‘confrontational drills’ in..
The Chinese navy’s Shandong aircraft carrier group conducted “realistic combat-oriented confrontational exercises” in the South China Sea, as per the statement from the People’s Liberation Army..
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