Economy

Photo: ANP The United States will immediately suspend federal investment in coal-fired power plants and other carbon-intensive projects abroad. That move by the Biden administration aims to combat climate change and accelerate the rise of renewable energy. The decision includes billions of dollars in annual financial and diplomatic and technical assistance. There are a few more exceptions. For example, it …

© BELGAIMAGE The United States has announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing. It is being held in protest of human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region. White House spokeswoman Jen Zaki made the announcement Monday. Monday, December 6, 2021 at 7:36 p.m. Psaki said the government was sending a “clear message” that China …

Photo: ANP The US House of Representatives on Wednesday (428-1) voted to impose a strict import policy on goods from China’s Xinjiang region. Companies that want to ship goods from that region to the United States can prove with “clear and conclusive” evidence that there is no forced labor in production. In Xinjiang province, Uyghurs are being mistreated, oppressed and …

7 December 2021 Tuesday, December 7 Question Time deals with the following topics: The role of the government in connecting Facebook with the power grid in Zeewolde, the question of whether the Netherlands – after the United States – wants to give up the government team for the Winter Games in China and the ‘relaxation choice of work: two revisions …

Photo: ANP ING, Rabobank and ABN AMRO have provided loans of € 3.1 billion over the past five years for products such as soy, which frequently promotes deforestation. At the end of last year, pension funds, insurers and banks had invested 2 362 million in these products, according to research by Milliotefensei & Profundo. “Dutch finance is a European champion …

Photo: ANP Following the Russian occupation of Ukraine, Germany will close the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. That’s what US officials told members of Congress that they agreed with the Americans. North Stream 2 runs from Russia to Germany. The pipeline is complete, but still awaiting approval for use by German authorities. The certification process was halted in November …

Qatari and Turkish foreign ministers have said they will cooperate with the Taliban in Afghanistan. The two countries will ensure that the Kabul airport is open, the Arab News Channel reported Al Jazeera. The Turkish Foreign Minister told a news conference that Turkey was trying to work for “peace and stability” in Afghanistan. He also called on the international community …

He arrived two and a half hours late, but Albert Ramdin has good reason. From a hotel room in The Hague, the Suriname Foreign Minister was on a conference call with China – Suriname’s largest debtor. Ramdin was not the only participant in the conversation, which was attended by more than thirty ministers from Latin America and the Caribbean. That …

Photo: ANP Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor has chosen the state of North Carolina to build its first electric car battery plant in the United States. The plant will be located near Greensboro and is expected to start production in 2025. It involved an investment of nearly $ 1.3 billion, converted into 1. 1.1 billion. Toyota said the plant was initially …

1886: The first day of school in Carlisle with the Apostolic Nuncio of Chirac.Field cartridge pictures Hollande, who is of Native American descent, announced the research in a speech to the National Congress of American Indians. He says it’s time for Americans to find out what really happened in boarding schools that sent children from Native families to become “real …