The “Pandemic Treaty” was NOT defeated. Negotiations resume on July 16-17 and additional meetings are scheduled for September and November with a goal of signing the Treaty before the end of 2024. JAMES ROGUSKI JUL 12, 2024 Share Leave a commentSubscribe The next meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body to negotiate the “Pandemic Treaty” is […]
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US Prepares To Reimpose Venezuela Oil Ban As Biden Seeks Scapegoat To Resume Draining SPR
For much of the past year, we had joked that behind the facade of western Democratic ideals, was a cold hard truth: the price of oil must not be allowed to go up in an election year. This was obvious in Biden’s “kid gloves” treatment of Iran’s regime, it was obvious when the US implemented […]
SAG-AFTRA to resume talks with studios as strike hits 100 days
SAG-AFTRA and Hollywood studios will return to the bargaining table on Tuesday, the union announced Saturday. The actors’ union and its more than 150,000 members have striked for 100 days, demanding better compensation, benefits and protections from artificial intelligence technology. Negotiations between the two groups resumed earlier this month, but quickly broke off again after… […]
Sudan government representatives arrive in Jeddah to resume talks with RSF
Sudanese representatives have arrived in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah to resume talks with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Sudanese government sources told Reuters on Saturday, after three months of fighting between the army and RSF. Previous talks in Jeddah facilitated by Saudi Arabia and the United States were suspended by both countries in early June […]
Amtrak Service Between NYC and Montreal to Resume in April
NEW YORK—Amtrak service connecting New York City and Montreal will resume next month, more than two years after the pandemic halted trains from crossing across the shared border between the United States and Canada. The reopening of Amtrak’s Adirondack line follows the resumption of trains last fall between Seattle and Vancouver, Canada, which was also […]
Turkiye NATO talks with Sweden and Finland to resume on 9 March
Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, said on Monday talks with Sweden and Finland over their NATO membership bids would resume on 9 March, although he said Sweden had still not fulfilled its obligations under a memorandum signed last year, Reuters reports. Turkiye, in January, cancelled talks with Sweden and Finland on their applications after a Danish far-right politician […]
Former Transgender Navy SEAL to Resume Living as a Man
A former U.S. Navy SEAL who famously came out as transgender ten years ago has renounced their transition and will soon resume living as a biological male. In 2013, Chris Beck, then known as Kristin Beck, famously came out as transgender after serving in the Navy for 20 years, including SEAL Team Six, having been […]
Libya urges foreign oil and gas partners to resume exploration and production
Libya’s state energy firm urged its foreign oil and gas partners to resume exploration and production, assuring them security had begun to improve dramatically after clashes earlier this year, AFP reports. According to the report, rival administrations in east and west have vied for power since March, in a standoff that has hampered Libya’s efforts […]
US grants Chevron license to resume oil operations in Venezuela
(NaturalNews) (Natural News) The U.S. government granted petroleum company Chevron a limited license to continue pumping in Venezuela oil fields, marking the possible first step in ending America’s embargo on oil from the socialist nation.In a press release, the U.S. Department of the Treasury confirmed the move, adding that it had allowed Chevron … [Read […]
Inter-rebel clashes resume in northwest Syria after collapse of truce
Rival Syrian rebel groups in northwestern Syria resumed heavy clashes a day after a fragile truce ended five days of bloody fighting in the last remaining opposition enclave, residents said yesterday, as reported by Reuters. The main jihadist rebel group, Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), listed as terrorists by the United States, Turkiye and others, forced […]
Apple Helps Taiwan Export Orders Resume Growth in August, Outlook Mixed
TAIPEI—Taiwan’s export orders unexpectedly expanded in August on strong demand for technology and new consumer electronics product launches like iPhones even as the island’s largest market China faced continued headwinds. But the government said the outlook was mixed due to a series of uncertainties including high global inflation, increasing geopolitical risks and new COVID-19 strains. […]
Apple Helps Taiwan Export Orders Resume Growth in August, Outlook Mixed
TAIPEI—Taiwan’s export orders unexpectedly expanded in August on strong demand for technology and new consumer electronics product launches like iPhones even as the island’s largest market China faced continued headwinds. But the government said the outlook was mixed due to a series of uncertainties including high global inflation, increasing geopolitical risks and new COVID-19 strains. […]
Apple Helps Taiwan Export Orders Resume Growth in August, Outlook Mixed
TAIPEI—Taiwan’s export orders unexpectedly expanded in August on strong demand for technology and new consumer electronics product launches like iPhones even as the island’s largest market China faced continued headwinds. But the government said the outlook was mixed due to a series of uncertainties including high global inflation, increasing geopolitical risks and new COVID-19 strains. […]
Apple Helps Taiwan Export Orders Resume Growth in August, Outlook Mixed
TAIPEI—Taiwan’s export orders unexpectedly expanded in August on strong demand for technology and new consumer electronics product launches like iPhones even as the island’s largest market China faced continued headwinds. But the government said the outlook was mixed due to a series of uncertainties including high global inflation, increasing geopolitical risks and new COVID-19 strains. […]
Panama: Government And Protesters Resume Dialogue With Little Progress
Dialogue between government and protesters in Panama continued for the second day on July 22, discussing the cost of the basic food basket, one of the main causes of the protests that have rocked the country over the past three weeks. The protest leaders proposed a reduction of 30% of prices of the items of […]
Iran ready to resume tension-easing talks with Saudi Arabia
Iran’s foreign minister on Thursday announced Tehran’s readiness to take part in the next round of tension-easing talks with Saudi Arabia brokered by Iraq, Anadolu Agency reported. Addressing a joint press conference with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein in Tehran, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Tehran presented “a set of practical proposals” to Riyadh, which were viewed […]
12 attorney generals call on Ben & Jerry’s to resume business in illegal settlements
A coalition of attorney generals is urging Ben & Jerry’s to sell its ice cream in the illegally-occupied West Bank once again. The group sent a letter to Ben & Jerry’s parent company Unilever calling for action. Signatories include the chief legal officers of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Indiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, […]
Student Loan Payments Resume Soon, But Working Borrowers Aren’t Ready
Above photo: A graduating student wears a money lei, a necklace made of US dollar bills, at the Pasadena City College graduation ceremony, June 14, 2019, in Pasadena, California. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images A new Student Debt Crisis Center survey found 89% of fully-employed borrowers aren’t financially secure enough to restart payments. Nearly a third […]
Kabul Evacuation Flights Resume as U.S. Warns Further Attacks Expected
Emergency civilian evacuation flights resumed from Kabul airport early Friday morning as U.S. officials warned further terrorist attacks can be expected. A day after twin suicide bombings targeted the thousands of desperate people fleeing the Taliban takeover, AP reports the U.S. says “further attempted attacks are expected” ahead of the Tuesday deadline for foreign troops […]