25th July 2021 Myanmar’s economy is set to shrink by 18 percent this fiscal year amid the ongoing political upheaval caused by the military coup and a rapid surge in the third wave of COVID-19 in the country, the World Bank said in its latest report. The World Bank
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25th July 2021 The UN special rapporteur on Myanmar gave an interview to Radio Free Asia, which highlights the difficulties in trying to give aid and find a diplomatic solution. RFA: What is your opinion of the situation in Myanmar right now? Andrews: There’s very, very deep concern within
Protests across Italy against COVID-19 Vaccine Certificates ROME (AFP) – Thousands of people protested in cities across Italy on Saturday (July 24) against the government’s introduction of restrictions on unvaccinated people as Rome tries to slow an upturn in Covid-19 infections. “Freedom!” and “Down with the dictatorship!” chanted Italian flag-waving
CJ Hopkins consentfactory.org So, it looks like GloboCap isn’t going to be happy until they have fomented the widespread social unrest — or de facto global civil war — that they need as a pretext to lock in the new pathologized totalitarianism and remake whatever remains of society into a
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Michael Snyder endoftheamericandream.com The plot thickens with each passing day, and I have a feeling that things are going to get very “interesting” in the months ahead. Despite all of our advanced technology, humanity remains highly vulnerable to outbreaks of disease, and I have often said that I believe
DaveOnTheWestBank For many years, we have been inundated with scary stories about how the world is in dire trouble due to our changing climate. Forty-seven years ago, on June 24th 1974, Time Magazine reported droughts in Africa, floods in Pakistan and Japan, unseasonal cold weather in Canada’s wheat belt
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Alexander Gillespie University of Waikato Alexander Gillespie works primarily in international law, with specialties in international environmental; and the laws of war/international humanitarian law. Today’s multi-country condemnation of cyber-attacks by Chinese state-sponsored agencies was a sign of increasing frustration at recent behaviour. But it also masks the real
Chris Hattingh fee.org Chris Hattingh is Project Manager at the Free Market Foundation. He has an MPhil in Business Ethics from Stellenbosch University. He is the author of published articles on consumer rights, economic freedom, inequality and individual freedom. After more than a year of enterprise-killing lockdowns, and a
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