Month: February 2023
NATO support for Ukraine could lead to war
While NATO has been working behind the scenes to support the Ukrainian war effort, it does seem as if the alliance and its member states have been slowly drawn deeper into the conflict as it approaches its one-year anniversary. By sending tanks, the NATO countries are becoming more openly involved in the war and that
Marburg virus outbreak in Equatorial Guinea
The Marburg virus is part of the so-called filovirus family that also includes the Ebola virus, which has wreaked havoc in several previous outbreaks on the African continent. It is a highly dangerous pathogen that causes severe fever that often includes bleeding. The virus frequently targets several organs and reduces the body’s ability to function
NATO weapons shortage
The war in Ukraine is consuming an enormous amount of ammunition, the current rate of Ukraine’s ammunition expenditure is many times higher than our current production rates. NATO’s Jens Stoltenberg said Ukraine was using ammunition faster than NATO members could produce it. Meanwhile, Moscow and Kyiv both report heavy fighting around Bakhmut. Is NATO finding
Swedish and Finnish NATO membership postponed
The lack of progress in recent months between Turkey and the two candidates, coupled with the elections scheduled for May 14, with the dissolution of the chambers, rules out any ratification of membership at this stage. NATO is now setting the summit of allied leaders in Vilnius, Lithuania, next July as the deadline for Sweden
Russia of planning coup in Moldova
Moldovan President Maia Sandu on Monday accused Russia of plotting to violently overthrow of the country’s pro-European leadership in order to stop Moldova from joining the European Union and to use it in the war against Ukraine. Under the guise of “protests by the so-called opposition,” the saboteurs would aim to “overthrow the constitutional order
United Nations urged to lift sanctions in Sudan
In 2005, the Security Council imposed an arms embargo on the Darfur region in order to reduce the armed conflict between the government and armed groups and protect civilians. Khartoum after the signing of the peace agreement in October 2020 calls for the end of sanctions. Russia and China have supported systematically the removal of
Romania minimum inclusion Social fund
Attending a debate on European funds organized by MEP Victor Negrescu, the minister of labor referred, among other things, to the minimum inclusion income, which he said “is established and very well placed” on three extremely important pillars. Romanian minister of labor Marius Budai stated on February 11 that people who can work but do
Europe to build a wall to stop immigration
The debate in Europe is very intense around the dilemma of the waves of migration and refugees that are arriving. In 2022, there was a dramatic increase in the number of asylum applications in the EU. There were 924,000, according to the European Commission, compared to 630,000 in 2021. Chancellor Olaf Scholz recently commented on
Amazon strike escalation
The GMB union is calling for a pay rise from £10.50 to £15 an hour, although the union is not recognised by Amazon. Unionised workers at an Amazon distribution centre have announced more strikes in a row over pay. About 350 staff at the Coventry warehouse became the first in the UK to take industrial
New China- Iran Relationships
At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi will pay a state visit to China from Feb. 14 to 16, Noting that this will be President Raisi’s first visit to China, Wang said at a regular press briefing that the two presidents will hold talks, jointly plan