Japan on Friday announced the biggest increase in its military budget since World War II. The US$ 320 billion plan, in effect, prepares the country for an ongoing conflict and includes the purchase of missiles capable of reaching China. In the midst of the war in Ukraine, which has now …
Read More »Ukraine war: General predicts new offensive against Kiev – 12/15/2022 – World
In an open campaign for more military aid from the West, Ukraine’s president, the commander of its armed forces and its army’s head of land operations have painted a bleak picture of Russia’s chances of winning the war that began in February. They gave interviews to the British magazine The …
Read More »Ukraine war: General predicts new offensive against Kiev – 12/15/2022 – World
In an open campaign for more military aid from the West, Ukraine’s president, the commander of its armed forces and its army’s head of land operations have painted a bleak picture of Russia’s chances of winning the war that began in February. They gave interviews to the British magazine The …
Read More »Selena Gomez has a millionaire fortune disclosed; see how much
With more than two decades of career, singer and actress Selena Gomez has a millionaire fortune. The artist began working at the age of seven, on the children’s series “Barney and His Friends”. As time went by, there was no lack of work and the spotlight, in addition to good …
Read More »In the US, a child asks for approval to have a unicorn and authorities respond
Playback/Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control After a 6-year-old girl submitted an application to Los Angeles County Animal Control to own a pet unicorn, the department granted her a special permit for the pet of her dreams. Last week, the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care …
Read More »Teams work to contain US oil spill – News
A leak in the Keystone pipeline, which spilled about 2.2 million liters of crude oil into a watercourse in Kansas, United States, was in the process of being controlled last Friday (9), according to American authorities. If the magnitude of the incident is confirmed, it would be …
Read More »Why the price of oil fell even with restrictions on Russia – 10/12/2022 – Market
This week marked a turning point in global geopolitics, with the entry into force of a European embargo and a price cap imposed by the G7 on Russian crude oil. Russia, faced with the humiliation of seeing Western powers dictate the price it can charge for its oil, has threatened …
Read More »US says ban on sex outside of marriage could scare investors away from Indonesia – News
The United States on Tuesday expressed concern over Indonesia’s criminalization of extramarital sex, warning that such a move could hurt investment in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country. “We are concerned about how these changes could affect the exercise of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Indonesia,” …
Read More »Taliban carry out 1st execution since retaking Afghanistan – 12/07/2022 – World
The Taliban Islamic fundamentalist group carried out the first public execution of a convicted criminal since it regained power in Afghanistan on August 15 last year. The practice was common in the Taliban’s first stint in government, from 1996 to 2001, when the group became synonymous with medieval brutality due …
Read More »US says out-of-wedlock sex ban could scare investors away from Indonesia – News
The United States on Tuesday expressed concern over Indonesia’s criminalization of extramarital sex, warning that such a move could hurt investment in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country. “We are concerned about how these changes could affect the exercise of human …
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