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This pandemic has exposed the uselessness of orthodox economics
The Observer 05 Jul 2020
Even before the pandemic came along, the world economy faced a set of deepening crises. a climate emergency, extreme inequality and huge disruption to the world of work, with robots and AI systems replacing humans. Conventional economic theories have had little to offer ... We must dig deeper to uncover the economic roots of the mess we’re in ... ....
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Rapper Kanye West announces presidential bid on Twitter
AOL 05 Jul 2020
American rapper Kanye West, a vocal supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, announced on Saturday that he would run for president in 2020 in an apparent challenge to Trump and his presumptive Democratic rival, former Vice President Joe Biden. "We must now realise the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future ... ....
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In a major setback to China, UK all set to phase out Huawei's 5G infrastructure
India TV 05 Jul 2020photo: AP / Lee Jin-man
Japan flooding: Search for survivors continues after mudslides
The Irish Times 05 Jul 2020
Deep floodwaters and the risk of more mudslides that have left at least 34 people confirmed or presumed dead have hampered search and rescue operations in southern Japan ... Large areas along the Kuma River were swallowed by floodwaters, with many houses, buildings and vehicles submerged almost up to their roofs ... – AP. . . ....
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The civil service is right to be paranoid about Boris Johnson’s Gang of Three
The Guardian 05 Jul 2020
The purge of Whitehall’s senior officials strokes a chilly finger down the spines of all other civil servants There’s a metaphor borrowed from the corporate world in circulation at Westminster to describe the power structure of this government ... .......
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Viewpoint: What Donald Trump gets wrong about Somalia
BBC News 06 Jul 2020
It seems Mr Trump's view of Somalia stems from the aftermath of the overthrow of Siad Barre in 1991, since when it has popularly been considered one of the world's most failed states.More on the US presidential race.. This label has stubbornly stuck even as the situation has improved in the country ... The other, among the least." ... Related Topics. ....
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Zambia , DR Congo border dispute getting hot
Zambian Watchdog 04 Jul 2020
The border dispute between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo is getting ‘hot’, according to international media....
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Rocket Fired Toward US Embassy in Iraq Injures Child
NBCBayArea 05 Jul 2020
The Iraqi military said Sunday that a rocket aimed at Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, home of the U.S. embassy, struck a residential house and injured a child. Iraqi officials said the embassy's recently installed C-RAM air defense system may have attempted to intercept the rocket as the system was operational late Saturday ... U.S. & World ... The U.S ... ....
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Peter Schiff Expects Bitcoin’s Pivotal $9,000 Support to “Give Way”
XBT.MONEY 06 Jul 2020
Bitcoin is once again flirting with the ever-important support level of $9,000. Earlier on Sunday, the cryptocurrency briefly fell under $9,000 in a $100 move that unfolded over 30 minutes. Over that time, BTC fell as low as $8,910 on most major spot and derivatives exchanges, liquidating millions in the process ... He wrote on July 5th. ... Source....
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Facebook is out of control. If it were a country it would be North Korea
The Guardian 05 Jul 2020photo: AP / Alberto Pezzali
Top police officer says it’s ‘crystal clear’ drunk people will not socially distance
Metro UK 05 Jul 2020
People gather in Soho last night as pubs reopened across England for the first time in months (Picture. REUTERS). A top police officer has said it is ‘crystal clear’ drunk people can’t properly socially distance after chaotic scenes were seen across the UK last night ... ‘What was crystal clear is that drunk people can’t/won’t socially distance ... More. UK ... ....
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Knife-edge Polish presidential race could slow the march of populism
The Guardian 05 Jul 2020photo: Public Domain
Argentina to unveil new debt offer to creditors, push deadline to late August
Yahoo Daily News 05 Jul 2020
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina is set to unveil a new debt restructuring offer that will be kept open until the end of August, President Alberto Fernandez told local radio on Sunday, as the government seeks to strike a deal despite rising tensions with creditors ... "I hope that the creditors can understand that." ... ....
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Trump repeats vow to defeat 'radical left' in July Fourth speech
The Jakarta Post 05 Jul 2020
US President Donald Trump on Saturday vowed to defeat the "radical left," in an Independence Day speech at the White House that condemned recent protests against monuments to historical figures as attempts to destroy the United States ... In fact, many states marked a record number of new COVID-19 cases ... "Their goal is demolition." ... ....
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France-Turkey spat over Libya arms exposes NATO’s limits
Artesia Daily Press 05 Jul 2020
BRUSSELS (AP) — The festering dispute between France and Turkey over a naval standoff in the Mediterranean Sea has shone a glaring searchlight on NATO’s struggle to keep order among its ranks and exposed weaknesses in a military alliance that can only take action by consensus ... “We have proven this with reports and documents and gave them to NATO ... ....
