International politics
Climate refugees, international terrorism, peace deals, and geopolitics galore—this page covers the trends and news that will influence the future of international relations.
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https://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2024/07/lufthansa-group-slaps-green-surcharge-on-fares/
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Ttrweekly
SINGAPORE, 3 July 2024: Lufthansa Group has introduced an environmental cost surcharge on all departures from Europe, ranging from EUR1 to EUR72, depending on the route and destination. The surcharge applies to all tickets issued after 26 June 2024 for travel departing from 1 January 2025 from Europe, including non-EU nations, the UK, Norway and Switzerland.
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https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/yellen-says-chinas-trade-policies-could-interfere-significantly-with-us-bilateral-relationship
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Financialpost
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https://theintercept.com/2023/03/06/pentagon-socom-deepfake-propaganda/
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The Intercept
The U.S. government spent years warning deepfakes could destabilize democratic societies.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/27/trump-biden-first-presidential-debate-taxes.html
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Cnbc
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will face off Thursday in the first presidential debate of the 2024 general election — and the presumptive nominees could show voters where they stand on tax policy, experts say. One key issue is the Republicans' expiring tax breaks enacted via the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, or TCJA.
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https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/france-new-government-under-pressure-multiple-fronts-michel-barnier-emmanuel-macron-4623921
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Channelnewsasia
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/rcn9yxia34uvdvv/WEF_Global_Risks_Report_2023.pdf
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Insight Report
The World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report of 2023 highlights the ongoing challenges to global stability. It outlines five major risks and calls for more proactive, collaborative approaches from governments, businesses and civil society in order to address them effectively. These risks are economic, environmental, technological, social and geopolitical. The report emphasizes the need for faster adoption of new technology, better management of talent flows across borders, stronger international coordination on climate change policies and a renewed focus on financial regulation and cyber security safeguards. By building up resilient systems and tackling these risks head-on now, we can ensure a safer future for all. To read more, use the button below to open the original external article.
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https://www.schwartzreport.net/2024/07/27/worlds-richest-1-gained-42-trillion-in-a-decade-oxfam/
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Schwartzreport
Stephan: . The G20 nations is a group of19 countries (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Türkey, United Kingdom and United States and the European Union. The wealth inequality of the G20 nation has become obscene, with the United States leading the pack.
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https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/technology/arid-41478193.html
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Irishexaminer
Google won a court fight with the European Union over a €1.5bn fine for thwarting competition for online ads, partly atoning for last week's crushing defeat in a separate judgment for abusing its monopoly powers.Judges at the EU's General Court in Luxembourg backed the Alphabet unit's challenge...
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https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/how-parents-can-turn-children-29831856
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Manchestereveningnews
Parents seeking to secure their children's financial future have been offered a simple tip by retirement gurus: regularly contribute to a Junior ISA. By putting in the maximum £9,000 annually, they could provide their offspring with a nest egg of over £255,000 by the age of 18. According to...
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https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/7/31/ten-years-of-maritime-resistance-in-the-mediterranean-sea?traffic_source=rss
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Aljazeera
Earlier this month, when Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her interior minister, Matteo Piantedosi, travelled to Libya to participate in the Trans-Mediterranean Migration Forum in Tripoli, the search and rescue NGO Sea-Watch wished them "all the worst". In a post on X, the organisation...
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https://www.campaignasia.com/article/us-election-outcome-will-affect-asias-workforce-and-productivity-anthony-scaram/498503
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Campaignasia
Former White House communications director, financier, and founder and managing partner at SkyBridge Capital, Anthony Scaramucci, is no stranger to the world of finance and international trade. Known for his brief but high-profile communications stint with the Trump administration in 2017, Scaramucci recently took the stage at the three-day Journal House event for The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) in Singapore, one of several appearances during his visit.
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Climate change migrants are increasing exponentially due to a rise in extreme weather events globally.
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https://www.techcentral.ie/good-apple-bad-apple/
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Techcentral
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A week full of headlines and how Bord na Mona is backing sustainable start-ups
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https://247wallst.com/investing/2024/08/02/need-11500-invest-in-these-11-dividend-stocks/
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247wallst
24/7 Wall Street Insights
Buying power continues to diminish due to inflation, forcing millions to choose between foregoing food, medicine, or other bills.
Federal debt is adding $1 trillion in interest due on the national debt every 90-100 days.
Among the passive income platforms, dividend...
Buying power continues to diminish due to inflation, forcing millions to choose between foregoing food, medicine, or other bills.
Federal debt is adding $1 trillion in interest due on the national debt every 90-100 days.
Among the passive income platforms, dividend...
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Countries are collaborating to accelerate discoveries in science and technology, igniting a geopolitical race to superiority.
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https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/china-protests-eu-move-hike-tariffs-chinese-electric-111275694
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BEIJING -- China's Commerce Ministry on Thursday accused the European Union of making unreasonable demands in its investigation into imports of Chinese electric vehicles before announcing it was raising tariffs by as much as 38%.Ministry spokesman He Yadong said the European side had demanded...
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https://financialit.net/news/artificial-intelligence/wolters-kluwer-harnesses-genai-enhanced-tax-and-legal-research
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Financialit
Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting Asia Pacific, a leader in professional information, software solutions, and services, announces important GenAI-enabled enhancements to CCH iKnowConnect, its prominent tax and legal research platform.Wolters Kluwer now offers an enhanced search experience with the...
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When influence goes underground, weaponized corruption becomes the silent force reshaping global power—no armies required.
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https://www.theblaze.com/shows/pat-gray-unleashed/donald-trump-elon-musk
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Theblaze
The #TrumpOnX interview with Elon Musk was highly contested by the mainstream media, the White House, and the European Union. But that didn't stop the pair from drawing in a staggering one billion views. The two-hour, unfiltered conversation gave former President Trump a platform to speak directly to the people about critical issues like immigration, inflation, and the assassination attempts against him.
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https://dmarketforces.com/hydrocarbon-revenue-nigeria-to-breach-2024-budget-deficit-report/
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Dmarketforces
Nigerian government will likely ramp up more borrowings as uncertainties in the global commodities market saw crude oil price benchmark tank below expectation. It is not only that prices have been fluctuating below expectation, oil production volume has continue to trailing target. . For most part of the year, production volume has remained depressed on the back of low investment in oil assets.
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State-sponsored cyberattacks have become a normalized war tactic for disabling enemy systems and critical infrastructures.
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https://www.independent.org/news/article.asp?id=15071
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Independent
Vice President Kamala Harris�s tax plans would be disastrous for the US economy. She wants to raise individual and corporate taxes, as well as tax unrealized capital gains. Harris and her campaign cloak these proposals in the language of fairness and economic justice. In reality, they will stifle economic progress by killing incentives to save and invest.