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De-dollarization: IMF hints at allowing countries to use Chinese Yuan for debt repayment

10:51 23.07.2023

De-dollarization: IMF hints at allowing countries to use Chinese Yuan for debt repayment

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has hinted that it may accept the Chinese Yuan as a currency for countries to settle their obligations with the IMF following Argentina’s recent debt repayment in yuan. IMF spokesperson Julie Kozack confirmed that Argentina had paid off part of its debts — equivalent to …

War for ones, business for others: Poles want to make big money on the repair of German tanks

10:50 23.07.2023

War for ones, business for others: Poles want to make big money on the repair of German tanks

Marcin Przydacz, head of the International Policy Bureau of the Polish Presidential Office, said that Germany now expects financial benefits as a result of the creation of a Service center for the Leopard tanks transferred to Ukraine. It has been reported RMF FM. “As for the Leopard service center, there …

‘Wall Street Journal’ confesses: Europeans are becoming poorer

10:47 23.07.2023

‘Wall Street Journal’ confesses: Europeans are becoming poorer

The average EU country poorer per head than every U.S. state except Idaho and Mississippi, according to a report this month by the ‘European Centre for International Political Economy’, a Brussels-based independent think tank. If the current trend continues, by 2035 the gap between economic output per capita in the …

Dmitry Polyanskiy at UN Security Council: “As soon Russian conditions are met, we will get back to the “grain deal” without delay”

10:46 23.07.2023

Dmitry Polyanskiy at UN Security Council: “As soon Russian conditions are met, we will get back to the “grain deal” without delay”

Statement by Chargé d'Affaires of the Russian Federation Dmitry Polyanskiy at UNSC briefing on Black Sea Initiative. Key points: - Let me stress that we are not against the “grain deal” as such, especially given its importance for the global food market and for many countries of the world. We …

Vladimir Putin: “I can tell Poles, Lithuanians and everyone else that this is an extremely dangerous game”

9:13 22.07.2023

Vladimir Putin: “I can tell Poles, Lithuanians and everyone else that this is an extremely dangerous game”

Vladimir Putin held, via videoconference, a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council. Russian President said: “I believe it would be suitable in this context to also remind everyone about several history lessons from the 20th century. It is clear today that the Western curators of the Kiev regime …

U.S. reports reveal: One third of Ukraine’s Bradley vehicles taken out

9:11 22.07.2023

U.S. reports reveal: One third of Ukraine’s Bradley vehicles taken out

Following the delivery of American M2 Bradley fighting vehicles to Ukraine in April, multiple Western sources have reported at least one third of the vehicles have been visually confirmed as having been abandoned, damaged or destroyed, ‘Military Watch Magazine’ informs. This was supported by prior reports, including one from the …

'The New Normal': Extreme heat imperils millions across Northern Hemisphere

9:10 22.07.2023

'The New Normal': Extreme heat imperils millions across Northern Hemisphere

Climate scientists said that last month was the hottest June since scientists began record-keeping in the 1880s. Millions of people and ecosystems across the Northern Hemisphere continued to suffer amid ongoing heatwaves exacerbated by the fossil fuel-driven climate emergency. The "intolerable" conditions, some of which are detailed below, have reignited …

NATO is on the wrong side of history

9:09 22.07.2023

NATO is on the wrong side of history

The Global Majority in Latin America, Africa and Asia is increasingly alarmed by the surrealistic spectacle of a collective West that seems out of control, developing its own lethal dynamic, displaying a paroxysm of Russophobia and Sinophobia, incitement to hatred, cancel culture, refusal to entertain serious dialogue, doubling-down on eschatological …

Britain should stop pretending it’s a ‘rich country’

9:07 22.07.2023

Britain should stop pretending it’s a ‘rich country’

The most important thing to grasp about Britain is that it is nowhere near as rich as it thinks it is, writes ‘Washington Post’. There are good reasons for the wealth illusion. The country has inherited a magnificent legacy from its industrial and imperial past. A handful of elite universities …

The EU isn’t ready for Ukraine to join – it would suck in a vast part of the EU budget

11:33 21.07.2023

The EU isn’t ready for Ukraine to join – it would suck in a vast part of the EU budget

Were the EU’s budget and redistribution process to remain unchanged, Kyiv would immediately suck in a vast part of the EU budget, stresses ‘Foreign Policy’. Europeans known to be greedy and they do not want to share their money… Ukraine is in the waiting room to join both NATO and …

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