Economy

Federal judge says Trump is committing “more crimes than he did” to prevent Congress from confirming Biden’s victory

Federal judge says Trump is committing "more crimes than he did" to prevent Congress from confirming Biden's victory

U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter’s resolution resolved several key emails condemning the return of Trump ally and conservative lawyer John Eastman to the January 6 riots and the House Select Committee to defer 2020. Presidential election results. Eastman wrote key legal notes to deny the victory of Democrat Joe Biden. The judge assessed whether Eastman’s communications were protected …

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Biden called for US electoral reform

Verenigde Staten vaccineren al hun diplomaten, Oostenrijk helpt met vaccins voor Balkanlanden

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday issued a sharp call to reform national election laws as Republicans in several states changed voting practices in their favor. “They want chaos to rule,” he said of the opposition. “We want the people to rule.” Biden delivered his speech in the southern city of Atlanta, the stronghold of the black civil rights movement …

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CNN: Qatar has not yet made any new investments in Russia

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CNN: Qatar has not yet made any new investments in Russia Qatar does not currently make new investments in Russia. Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said in an interview with CNN. According to the Minister, the country rich in oil and gas is waiting with investments until the “clarity on the stability” of the situation around Ukraine …

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Strong recovery of the eurozone economy – Institutions

Strong recovery of the eurozone economy - Institutions

The eurozone economy grew by 5.2 percent last year, after shrinking by 6.4 percent in 2020. This was reported in a flash assessment on Monday by the European Statistics Office Eurostat. The year started with a slight contraction, but the economy recovered strongly in the second and third quarters, each time with growth of more than 2 percent compared to …

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Knot: 200 million freeze on Russian assets • US: China’s silence on invasion

Knot: 200 million freeze on Russian assets • US: China's silence on invasion

More Russian money has been frozen than Finance Minister Gog announced earlier this week. He wrote in a letter to the House of Representatives that 6 million euros in Russian assets had been frozen in the Netherlands. According to Klaas Knot, chairman of De Nederlandsche Bank, it is now 200 200 million. He declared News hours⁇ Knott says the difference …

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Bachingo S01E01-02: Beautiful cross section | De Lagarde

Bachingo S01E01-02: Beautiful cross section |  De Lagarde

In the book Pachingo (2017) Novelist Min Jin Lee shares the glorious history of this Asian country from the perspective of four generations of a South Korean family. The story is long, approximately from 1915 to 1990. Screenwriter Hugh Soo (The Whispers, 2015) decided to turn this bestseller into a miniseries: this is indeed an ambitious endeavor. However, in the …

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North Korean missile completes Japanese waters | Abroad

North Korean missile completes Japanese waters |  Abroad

North Korea fired an “unidentified missile” on Thursday. Says the South Korean military. Pyongyang has been launching continuously since the beginning of the year. The Japanese Defense Ministry said the bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a Japanese military base. Japanese authorities consider it an intercontinental ballistic missile. The United Nations has strongly condemned the missile test. Editorial …

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The British and Americans agree to reduce steel and aluminum tariffs

The British and Americans agree to reduce steel and aluminum tariffs

The United States and the United Kingdom have reached an agreement to gradually reduce mutual import duties, including steel and aluminum. Former President Trump decided on an additional tax in 2018, in his own words to protect the US economy, after which Europe also introduced tariffs on US products. Some of Britain’s steel and aluminum exports are now exempt from …

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Suriname eliminates visa requirements for five countries

Suriname abolishes visa requirement for five countries

Travelers from the United States, the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Canada will soon be able to travel to Suriname without a visa. This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and International Cooperation (BIBIS) Albert Ramdin at a press conference yesterday. Naturally, passengers have to pay the entrance fee at Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport. The Minister …

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