Nine Asian central banks to adopt SWIFT alternative (thecradle.co)
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China's annual trade with US and allies continues to grow, but trade with these partners has become less important for China overall. (www.gzeromedia.com)
In other words, China is decoupling from the west while the west continues to become increasingly more dependent on China.
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India's Imports Of Russian Oil Hit A Record High (oilprice.com)
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Russia, China Welcome Venezuela's Interest in Joining the BRICS (www.telesurenglish.net)
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Colombia rejoins UNASUR (peoplesdispatch.org)
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Earth past its safe limits for humans, scientists say (archive.ph)
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Venezuela’s Maduro Visits Brazil in a Blow to US Strategy of Isolation (archive.ph)
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China's massive new canal aims for closer ASEAN connectivity (archive.ph)
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Historical evidence suggests that US and UK are headed for societal collapse due to excess inequality. (archive.vn)
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Afghanistan Accepted Into China’s Belt & Road Initiative (www.silkroadbriefing.com)
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Why Indonesia Likes Partnering with China “What I like about partnering with China is the technology transfer. They are willing to share their technologies.” (jakartaglobe.id)
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US whinges about their precious spy plane getting intercepted. 🎻 (www.cnn.com)
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30 Russian Banks Connect to China's Analog of SWIFT: Strengthening Financial Ties between Russia and China (bnn.network)
China supports Serbia’s efforts to safeguard sovereignty, territorial integrity (www.globaltimes.cn)
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British police detain journalist Kit Klarenberg, interrogate him about The Grayzone (thegrayzone.com)
NATO to send 700 more occupation troops to Kosovo to crack down on the protests (apnews.com)
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S. Africa Grants BRICS-Meeting Immunity After Putin Invite (archive.ph)
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The Human Consequences of Economic Sanctions (popularresistance.org)
The Center for Economic and Policy Research brought together leading experts in the study of economic sanctions to help to answer a critical, but often-ignored, question: What are the human consequences of US economic sanctions?...
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Uyghur student that Amnesty International claimed was "disappeared" in Hong Kong a few days ago turns out to still be in South Korea, confirmed by his SK university advisor. (m.yna.co.kr)
China's UnionPay surpasses Visa with largest market share of debit card transactions: Nilson report (www.ecns.cn)
Gladis the killer whale and her gang of orcas out for revenge. (www.independent.co.uk)
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China has consolidated itself as the top scientific destination worldwide. Scientists who move to China see their productivity increase due to China's higher wealth and quality of life. (archive.is)
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Russian fascist with ties to leading German neo-Nazis led Ukrainian-backed incursion of Russia (www.wsws.org)
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Emissions are no longer following the worst case scenario (theclimatebrink.substack.com)
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