US-EU: Big Trouble Coming – BRICS and Oil
As of late Tuesday evening, August 8, 2023, countries expressing their intent to join BRICS account for 60% of known global oil/gas reserves. At...
From butter to baths, seaweed’s potential is being tapped in Europe
The market for kelp, “sea lettuce” and other algae is growing as their health and environmental benefits become increasingly known.
By ANDREW DUNNE
If the idea of...
FT: Tens of billions are the losses of Western business in Russia
European companies have suffered at least €100bn in direct losses from their operations in Russia since last year, according to analysis by the Financial...
Nigerian President Tinubu’s statement at ECOWAS summit on Niger coup
Let me commence by welcoming you all to the Second Extraordinary Summit on the Socio-Political Situation in the Republic of Niger, within the space...
West is paranoid about BRICS Summit
Reuters carried a speculative report last week that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi might not attend the BRICS summit in Johannesburg in person and,...
Earth’s core, replete with oceans and cyclones, is being demystified
Details are emerging about the protective magnetic field that’s key to sustaining life.
By JONATHAN O’CALLAGHAN
At the centre of Earth is a vast ball of metal,...
Asia Times: The difficult reality for the US is economic dependence on China
On the one hand, U.S. policy aims to constrain China’s economic, political, and military development because it has now become the United States’ chief...
African nations to shake off neo-colonialism
The coup in the West African state of Niger on July 26 and the Russia-Africa Summit the next day in St. Petersburg are playing...
Wagner-Backed Central African Leader Wins Right to Third Term
Bloomberg's Katarina Hoije reports that the Central African Republic voted to abolish term limits in a July 29 constitutional referendum, which may result in...
Fitch downgrades US rating
Fitch Ratings downgraded its US debt rating from the highest AAA rating to AA+, citing “a steady deterioration in standards of governance,” CNN informed.
The...