No traction for a war-ending deal in Ukraine

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asia times by Stephen Bryen As the US celebrates its Memorial Day weekend, remembering its fallen war heroes, the situation in Ukraine has shifted dramatically. While a week ago Ukrainian leaders →

Is Demand Destruction for Gas Already Here?

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​national interest​​​ by Ethen Kim Lieser For five straight painful weeks, the nation’s average gas price has continued to trek higher—settling at $4.60 per gallon on Thursday, according to AAA data. →

Ukrainian PM, German development minister discuss Ukraine's post-conflict recovery

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​global times​​​ By Xinhua Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Friday he discussed his country's post-conflict reconstruction with Germany's Minister for Economic Cooperation and →

Russian gains in Ukraine's east indicate a shift in momentum in the war

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​reuters​​​ By Natalia Zinets and Max Hunder Russian forces were assaulting the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk on Saturday after saying they had captured the nearby rail hub of Lyman as Moscow →

Weeks after declaring an oligarch's yacht was seized in Fiji, the U.S. still doesn't have it

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​cbs news​​​ By Graham Kates Two days after the Department of Justice announced it assisted Fijian police in seizing a $300 million yacht allegedly owned by a sanctioned Russian oligarch, those same →

Russia's ruble is the strongest currency in the world this year

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​cbs news​​​ The Russian ruble is the best-performing currency in the world this year. Two months after the ruble's value fell to less than a U.S. penny amid the swiftest, toughest economic sanctions →

Analysis: Russia's 'political' debt default sets emerging market precedent

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​reuters​​​ by Davide Barbuscia and Sujata Rao Russia is on the cusp of a unique kind of debt crisis which investors say would be a first time a major emerging market economy is pushed into a bond →

Ukraine says Russian advances could force retreat in part of east

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reuters By Natalia Zinets and Conor Humphries Ukrainian forces may have to retreat from their last pocket in the Luhansk region to avoid being captured, a Ukrainian official said, as Russian troops →

Does Donald Trump’s Endorsement Still Matter?

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​national interest​​​ by Aram Bakshian Jr. Political tea leaves are best read warm, but sometimes things get in the way. The horrendous massacre of Texas school kids even as last Tuesday’s primary →

China welcomes more partners to join BRICS: Chinese Foreign Ministry

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​global times​​​ Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday that China will actively promote the expansion of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) and welcome more global partners to →

The rise of China in an integral context

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asia times by Jan Krikke The consciousness-raising hippie movement in the West during the 1960s led to growing interest in Eastern spirituality. While the movement largely dissolved in the 1970s, its →

How Africa’s tech sector can thrive - and it’s not all about legalising Bitcoin

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​africa news​​​ Speculation over which country would be the next to adopt Bitcoin as an official currency has largely centred on Central and South America, following El Salvador’s move seven months →

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