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Thursday, 10 March 2022 20:17
World: food marooned in Ukraine
The prospect of Ukraine’s wheat harvests being marooned by war has already sent wheat prices to record highs. If the crops cannot leave the country, global food shortages are likely. Ukraine is one of the world’s…
Thursday, 10 March 2022 20:14
China: nuclear buildup, preparing to retake Taiwan
China is engaged in a massive nuclear weapons buildup that includes hundreds of new strategic missiles, and Chinese President Xi Jinping is preparing the military to retake Taiwan, USA’s most senior intelligence official told Congress on…
Thursday, 10 March 2022 20:11
USA: Donald Trump’s possible criminal acts
The congressional committee investigating the attack on Capitol Hill said in a court filing, ‘Evidence and information available to the Committee establishes a good-faith belief that Mr Trump and others may have engaged in criminal and/or…
Thursday, 03 March 2022 22:06
Africa: potential new energy market
African countries have some of the world’s deepest gas reserves. President Hassan said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is an opportunity for gas sales: Tanzania aims to secure a new energy market outside Africa and has been…
Thursday, 03 March 2022 22:02
Australia: rain bomb
A storm battering Australia, described as a rain bomb, began flooding the Brisbane area on 27 February and damaged 15,000 properties before moving south. New South Wales river towns were under water the next day, with…
Thursday, 03 March 2022 21:59
Afghanistan: extreme poverty and hunger
Extreme hunger is causing parents to sell their kidneys to feed their children. Illegal organ trading existed before the Taliban takeover, but the black market exploded when millions more were plunged into poverty after international sanctions.…