(2024-08-25). UAE's support of Israeli economy and militarism. presstv.ir The UAE has allotted $10 billion for direct investment in the Zionist entity in compliance with the US-guided Abraham Accords.
(2024-08-25). More internationalized yuan a growing reality. ecns.cn The RMB remained the fourth most active currency for global payments by value for the ninth consecutive month in July. Overall, RMB payment value increased by 13.37 percent from that in June, SWIFT said.
(2024-08-25). China, Belarus eye deepening cooperation in trade, innovation. ecns.cn China and Belarus have set out priorities for future bilateral cooperation during Premier Li Qiang's first visit to the country as Chinese premier, vowing greater efforts in promoting trade and investment, scientific innovation, infrastructure connectivity and other fields.
(2024-08-25). Optimized real estate policies benefit millions. ecns.cn A senior housing official in China said on Friday that by the end of last year, the per capita housing construction area in urban areas in China exceeded 40 square meters.
(2024-08-25). Iran's relative advantages for export of agricultural goods. presstv.ir Iran's reliance on oil revenues have made its foreign exchange income and economy prone to oil price fluctuations, indicating how it is important to diversify export products and promote non-oil trade.
(2024-08-25). Economic Warfare and the Chokehold of Empire. counterpunch.org
(2024-08-25). China extradites ponzi suspect from Thailand. ecns.cn The Ministry of Public Security announced on Friday that its "Fox Hunt" working group successfully extradited a major economic crime suspect surnamed Zhang, who was allegedly involved in organizing and leading pyramid scheme activities, from Thailand back to China on Tuesday evening.
(2024-08-25). Crisis Beyond the Bubble. indybay.org The speculative air is slowly leaking out of the global valorization machine — but hardly anyone seems to have noticed. At the beginning of 2024, the World Bank warned of a "lost decade," the worst economic performance in more than 30 years. Without a "major course correction," the 2020s will go down as a "decade of missed opportunities,"
(2024-08-25). Cuba reaffirms solidarity with Venezuela and Nicolas Maduro. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 25 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR) reaffirmed their militant solidarity with Venezuela and President Nicolas Maduro, who was reelected on July 28. In a statement issued on Saturday, Cuba's largest mass organization stressed that the Venezuelan people defied the roadblocks, riots, economic sabotage and international press campaigns to ignore the results of these elections.
(2024-08-25). Radhika Desai: Peak Hindutva? newleftreview.org As Modi's BJP loses its overall majority, Radhika Desai examines the part played by India's capitalist conglomerates in his rise—and the contradictions on which their strategy has foundered. The economic crisis of the parched countryside as brake on Hindutva's forward march.
(2024-08-25). Lives will improve in Ekurhuleni, vows government. sanews.gov.za Lives will improve in Ekurhuleni, vows government | Government is committed to improving the lives of residents of the City of Ekurhuleni Municipality through interventions including "expanded support for small businesses and intensified efforts to spare communities from crime". | Other interventions will be in security of tenure for people living and working on farms, and much needed repairs to major roadways that serve as economic arteries to the municipality. | On Friday, President Cyril Ramaphosa led a District Development Model Presidential Imbizo in the municipality. | READ |
(2024-08-25). Google's (Illegal) Search Monopoly. ummid.com Google, the world's most conspicuous and dominant behemoths of Silicon Valley, was found to be operating an illegal monopoly in internet search and advertising markets, thereby breaching the Sherman Act.
(2024-08-25). Will Philly's car-free streets boost business? Some retailers will find out in September. whyy.org Have a question about Philly's neighborhoods or the systems that shape them? PlanPhilly reporters want to hear from you! Center City's Rittenhouse Square neighborhood will get a temporary pedestrian-only zone next month over four consecutive Sundays starting on September 8. | And there are about 50 retail storefronts along the stretch between 15th and 19th Streets along Walnut Street. There are no mobile food trucks, street vendors or pop-up markets — only existing retailers can participate. | The retail corridor…
(2024-08-25). Owen Hatherley: Labourism: In and Against? newleftreview.org Owen Hatherley on Andy Beckett, The Searchers. Interlinked portraits of the Labour Party's Bennite bloc, from 1968 to the Corbyn leadership.
(2024-08-25). Monday 9/2: On 2024 Labor Day: Bust The Union Busters & Racists At Fremont Elon Musk's Tesla Plant! indybay.org Tesla Fremont Assembly Plant | Industrial Drive & Fremont Blvd | Fremont, CA…
(2024-08-25). Chris Hemsworth Joins Ed Sheeran Onstage: A Rocking Collaboration! devdiscourse.com Beyond his acclaimed acting career, Chris Hemsworth has revealed another talent: drumming. The actor made a surprising appearance at Ed Sheeran's concert in Bucharest, Romania, dazzling an estimated 70,000 fans with his drum performance, reported Variety.
(2024-08-25). teleSUR anuncia el concurso "Sur Influyente" telesurtv.net El concurso invita a jóvenes, mayores de edad, creadores de contenidos a elaborar piezas audiovisuales de máximo 60 segundos en formato vertical (9: 16).
(2024-08-25). Hawks committed to fighting serious crime. sanews.gov.za Hawks committed to fighting serious crime | The National Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya, has assured South Africans that the Hawks, as the directorate is known, are committed to the mandate of "investigating, preventing and combating national priority offences". | Lebeya was speaking during a media briefing to outline progress and take stock of milestones achieved during the first quarter of financial year 2024/2025. | "…We note that the fight against national priority offences remains an ongoing challenge that requires sustained commitment and…
(2024-08-25). CBI Launches Major Probe into Financial Irregularities at RG Kar Medical College. devdiscourse.com The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday initiated search operations at the premises of former RG Kar Medical College principal Sandip Ghosh, ex-MSVP Sanjay Vashisth, and 13 others in Kolkata, officials confirmed. This move is part of an investigation into alleged financial irregularities at the respected medical college.
(2024-08-25). EU probe into China EV makers 'not transparent'. ecns.cn Shi Yonghong, vice-president of the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products, told China Daily in an exclusive interview that under the new Foreign Subsidies Regulation, the European Union will conduct in-depth investigations into local investments in industries that it suspects of receiving foreign subsidies.
(2024-08-25). When did the Globalists' plan to enslave the world using chronic illness begin? expose-news.com Many writers in the resistance try to figure out when the crisis began — the crisis being that global monopoly capitalism is trying to enslave the entire developed world via chronic illness. …
(2024-08-25). Cédric Durand: Landscapes of Capital. newleftreview.org A critical engagement with the work of Brett Christophers, whose books—The New Enclosure, Rentier Capitalism, Our Lives in Their Portfolios and The Price Is Wrong—unfold a novel critique of the 'rentier stage' of contemporary capitalism, in the tradition of radical historical geography developed by Lefebvre, Harvey and Davis.
(2024-08-25). Peasants and Politics in Neoliberal India: The 2020-21 Peasant Movement. cadtm.org
(2024-08-25). Official urges study of Deng Xiaoping Theory. ecns.cn A senior Communist Party of China official has called on scholars to further study and apply Deng Xiaoping Theory and firm up confidence in socialism with Chinese characteristics in order to make greater contributions to building a strong country and realizing national rejuvenation.
(2024-08-25). Cuban president congratulates Frei Betto on his 80th birthday. plenglish.com From #Cuba, where he is admired and loved for his contribution to the understanding of Church-State relations in his book "Fidel and Religion," and for his unwavering defense of the Socialist Revolution and his work for social justice, we congratulate brother Frei Betto on his 80th birthday, the president wrote. | Carlos Alberto Libanio Christo, known as Frei Betto (Belo Horizonte, 1944), is one of the greatest exponents of liberation theology. He is the author of some 60 books in various literary genres, and has supported liberation movements in Latin America. | Frei Betto is also an advisor to social movements…
(2024-08-25). Leadership highlights development of western region. ecns.cn The leadership of the Communist Party of China has reiterated the need to push forward the national strategy for the development of China's western region to enhance its overall strength and sustainable development capabilities, according to a key Party meeting on Friday.
(2024-08-25). CPC leadership reviews measures on western region's development. ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting on Friday to review policies and measures to open up a new vista in the large-scale development of the western region.